Residency Resource Links

The following resources may be of use to medical students seeking a residency program as well those currently enrolled in a residency.

AAFP (American Academy of Family Physicians) - AAFP's online Directory of Family Medicine Residency Programs nationwide.

ABFP (American Board of Family Medicine) - develops an annual examination for residents (the In-Training Exam) typically held in the fall and holds family medicine board examinations for board eligible physicians.

ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) -  responsible for the accreditation of residency programs within the United States; in 2003, they established new rules regarding the number of hours a resident can remain on duty in a given time frame.

Boynton Health Service - University of Minnesota's health service. You can view the immunization requirements for all University of Minnesota medical residency programs and download the form residents must complete here.

DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) - the federal authority that provides certification allowing physicians to prescribe controlled substances; application is made by completion of DEA form 224, which can now be done electronically.

ECFMG (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates) - Through its program of certification, the ECFMG assesses the readiness of international medical graduates to enter residency or fellowship programs in the United States. The St. John's program requires international medical graduates to be ECFMG certified.

ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service) - service that provides uniform applications to residency programs from medical students. The St. John's program uses ERAS for the receipt of residency applications.

FRIEDA Online (Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database) - database with over 7,800 graduate medical education programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

FSMB (Federation of State Medical Boards) is an organization representing 70 medical boards in the United States and its territories. It co-sponsors USMLE and manages the administration of the USMLE step 3.

MAFP (Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians) - largest specialty organization in Minnesota; its purpose is to support and promote the specialty of family medicine.

MBMP (Minnesota Board of Medical Practice) - medical licensing authority in Minnesota. Licensure eligibility and fee schedules are included on this site. The St. John's Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program will not consider applicants who are ineligible for licensure in Minnesota.

MMA (Minnesota Medical Association) - professional association representing about 9,500 physicians, residents, and medical students in the state of Minnesota.

MOMS (Minnesota Osteopathic Medical Society) - professional association representing osteopathic physicians in the state of Minnesota.

NBOME (National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners, Inc.) - DO applicants are expected to have passed Levels 1 and 2 prior to application to residency. Level 3 is typically taken in the winter of the first year of residency, for graduates of United States osteopathic medical schools.

Young Doctors' Resource Center - site maintained by Medical Economics with articles and information of use to residents and physicians just starting out.

NRMP (National Residency Matching Program) - St. John's accepts new residents through the Match.

University of Minnesota Department of Family Medicine and Community Health - provides overall supervision and coordination of all the University's family medicine residencies. You can view the residency manual online in PDF format. The Institutional Manual includes information from the University and applies to all the programs. Program Manuals contain program-specific information.

University of Minnesota Medical School is St. John's Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program's sponsoring institution.

USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination) - MD applicants are expected to have passed Steps 1 and 2 prior to application to residency. Step 3 is typically taken in the winter of the first year of residency for graduates of United States medical schools. Most international medical graduates take this prior to residency.