Apply to the Samaritan Internal Medicine Residency Program

Application Process

We offer nine categorical and two preliminary internal medicine training positions.

All fourth-year medical students applying for internships and residencies will apply through the ERAS program (Electronic Residency Application Service). Applications will be accepted the September prior to the upcoming academic year. We participate in the National Residency Matching Program. NMRP Code Number:

  • Categorical: 1715140C0.
  • Preliminary: 1715140P0.

The deadline to apply to the program is December 31 of the application year. To be considered for a position in our program, the following information should be submitted via ERAS:

  • Completed ERAS application.
  • Personal statement.
  • Letters of recommendation.
    • At least two letters of recommendation, with at least one letter written by an internal medicine physician.  Chair letters do not count toward this number.
    • We do not require a chair letter.
  • Medical school transcripts.
  • MSPE (Dean’s letter).
  • USMLE/COMLEX scores. Passing scores are required for application review.

For International Graduates, in addition to the above:

  • Must be ECFMG certified at the time of application unless you are a current student.
  • We do not accept or sponsor visas at this time.

Interviews at Samaritan Health Services Internal Medicine Residency

Interviews will be granted to applicants who successfully complete our initial screening process.

We use a holistic approach in reviewing applications and applicants are selected solely based on academic performance and personal qualifications, regardless of sex, ethnicity, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identification, veteran status or disability that does not directly impede the training process. Samaritan Health Services has an Equity and Inclusion policy, and our GME Office Diversity Policy for Recruitment of Resident, Fellows, Faculty, and Staff expressly forbids discrimination of any form and encourages recruitment and retention of minorities underrepresented in medicine and medical leadership.

Preference for application review will be given to applicants who signal our program, but not signaling does not exclude you from an interview invite. 

Due to limited interview slots on each day, we recommend scheduling your interview as soon as possible after receiving your invitation. If your preferred date is unavailable, you may join a waiting list for that day.

Interviews will be conducted virtually from October to January.

Interviews consist of a group orientation with our program director, individual interviews with our faculty and an opportunity to speak with our residents between interviews.

Site Visits

We offer optional site visits for medical students to explore the program and experience Corvallis firsthand on a case-by-case basis. To ensure fairness for all applicants, in-person visits do not include interviews and will not influence your position on the rank list. If you’re interested, please contact our program coordinators.

Apply for a Sub-internship

We are excited to offer Internal Medicine sub-internship opportunities to current fourth year medical students interested in our residency program. We accept applications from Feb. 1 to May 15. We conduct a holistic review of applications and offer sub-internship positions on a rolling basis.

To provide medical students with a well-rounded internal medicine experience, this rotation includes three weeks of inpatient training with our resident teams and one week of outpatient experience in our resident clinic.

To learn more about our application process for our internal medicine sub-internship opportunities please visit our rotation request page.

If you have any further questions, please email [email protected].

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