Application Process

There are more than 900 applications for our three categorical positions with an interview extended to approximately 50 students. All qualified applicants are evaluated via a holistic review process. 

Spartanburg Regional Medical Center’s Surgery Residency program strives to provide equal evaluation opportunity to all applicants and prohibits discrimination of any type based on race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, veteran status or any other non-merit-based factor. 

We exclusively utilize ERAS for the application process. 

We will be participating in the ERAS supplemental application but it is not a requirement. 

When you meet or faculty and residents, you will know that you are indeed looking at the best community program in the Southeast.  Therefore, interviews for residency positions will be held in person. 

Interview Dates for the academic year starting July 2025 will be: 

• November 8, 2024
• November 22, 2024
• December 6, 2024
• December 13, 2024
• January 10, 2025

A casual dinner the evening before your interview is provided so that you may meet with a representative group of our current residents. In addition to dinner, the program will arrange for a single night’s lodging, at our expense. On the day of the interview, you should be able to leave Spartanburg in the early afternoon. Convenient airports are Greenville-Spartanburg (GSP) or Charlotte (CLT). The program does not reimburse travel expenses.

Application review begins as soon as ERAS opens to programs and only complete applications are reviewed. To facilitate travel for our in-person interviews, initial offers will be extended starting October 14, 2024.  All applicants who receive an offer will have a slot available for scheduling. Interview offers will continue to be extended until all slots are filled.

Each year we receive more than 200 applications from International Medical Graduates.  

• Our application process is exclusively through ERAS - do not forward CVs through email or paper mail. They will not be reviewed.  
• Deadlines for application are posted on ERAS. 
• We do not accept trainees who require VISA sponsorship. 

We offer up to three non-designated preliminary positions. Overall, preliminary residents have valued their time at Spartanburg. Recently designated residents continued their training in specialties such as anesthesiology, PM & R, radiology and surgery. 

Non-designated residents have the same responsibilities, rotation schedules and opportunities as our categorical residents. We do offer individualized opportunities to pursue specialty focus to prepare for subsequent years.  

Applicants for preliminary positions only will be contacted early in the interview season with offers to arrange virtual interviews in January.

Externships to medical students from accredited US medical schools are important in contributing to the educational experience for all involved. Often students rotating here match into Spartanburg Regional residency programs. Students on a fourth-year sub-internship with us are given the opportunity to meet with the program director and faculty while they are on rotation.