The ERAS Checklist to Run Before You Certify

Do not click certify until you have run this sweep. It is the same completion checklist my coaching students use before submission.

Account and contact

  • Legal name matches ECFMG documents exactly

  • Preferred name added if different from legal name

  • Professional email address

  • Birth date release checked Yes

  • US phone number with voicemail in Preferred Phone

  • US mailing address used if at all possible

Authorization and IDs

  • J-1 and H-1B both selected if you need a visa

  • USMLE/ECFMG ID verified against the portal, not memory

  • NRMP account created at nrmp.org and ID entered in ERAS

Biographic and geographic

  • Self-identification completed honestly

  • Every language at Good or above listed accurately

  • Up to 3 geographic divisions, with a 300-character explanation in each

  • Up to 3 hometowns, including US cities with genuine USCE ties

  • Setting preference selected and explained

  • Military service answered accurately

Education and training

  • Every post-high school institution listed, degree status accurate

  • Medical education matches ECFMG documents, transfers included

  • Home-country training in Experiences, not Postgraduate Training

  • Interruption questions answered precisely, three-sentence framework if Yes

Achievements

  • Every honor listed, with context

  • Professional memberships spelled out in full

Remember what certify means

When you certify, you are signing that your application is complete, accurate, and your own work. False information can disqualify you, trigger an AAMC investigation, or cost you a position after you match.

Complete. Accurate. Yours. Then sign it with conviction.

Want this sweep done with expert eyes before you click certify? That is a Trifecta review. Only 10 spots are available this cycle. Book your Trifecta review.

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