After sending out applications, all residency candidates must play the waiting game to see if they will be receiving any interview invitations. This is quite possibly the most tense time for candidates– apart from Match week. After a few weeks, it’s easy to get discouraged when looking at forum sites or hearing from friends who are receiving interviews while you haven’t heard from a single program.

What many residency candidates don’t realize is that interviews run from September all the way until February. Furthermore, each specialty has its own preferred months to run their interviews. And, these months are later than you might think! Keep in mind that programs receive thousands of applications, and filters can only do so much. It takes time for programs to look through applications. This means that there is plenty of time to hear from programs.

Below is a list of specialties with their peak interviewing months as provided by AAMC’s® Careers in Medicine section.

Anesthesiology

• November
• January

Dermatology  

• December
• January

Emergency Medicine

• November
• February

Family Medicine

• October
• January

General Surgery

• November
• January

Internal Medicine

• November
• January

Neurology

• October
• December

Neurosurgery

• October
• January

Obstetrics & Gynecology

• November
• January

Orthopaedic Surgery

• December
• February

Pathology

• October
• February

Pediatrics

• November
• January

Physical Med & Rehab

• November
• February

Psychiatry

• October
• February

Radiology

Diagnostic Radiology

• December
• January

Radiation Oncology

• December
• January

*Transitional Year, Combined MedPeds and Child Neurology not provided

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DISCLAIMER: This information is not an indication of deadline, just when the majority of programs run interviews. Programs may deadline early to prepare for interviews. Programs may stop accepting applications at any time and do not have to indicate their status change on ERAS. You may also receive interviews during months not listed.