July Already ! Purchased an ERAS Token Yet ?

The "token" is nothing but a big unique number that you will need before you can create your AAMC ID. The AAMC ID, is turn, is used to access to your MyERAS i.e. the online Residency Application system. The same ID will also be used later at NRMP.org to participate in the Residency match, for which you will need to register separately before December

Yea ! we are doctors, we NEED TO HAVE every process as ridiculously complex and arcane as it can be ! Now It would be too shamefully simple to have one USMLE logon ID to do all the work for you - registering and taking exams, applying with ERAS, participating in the Match ....maybe Google could take over managing ECFMG-MyERAS-NRMP processes too ? ;-)

Q. How to buy an ERAS Token ?

1. Goto www.ECFMG.org
2. Click on 'OASIS'
3. Login to OASIS with your USMLE id and Password
4. Next, eyeball that Left hand menu, click on "ERAS Support Services"
5. Select ERAS Residency Token
6. Agree with the agreement / disclosures
7. Next verify your contact information and then proceed to pay for it online. Price was $75 earlier, now increased to 90$

After a couple of days, logon back to OASIS --> ECFMG Support Services --> Residency Token and you should see the 'Token'.


Note: If you had applied the previous year and did not match, your AAMC ID will not change, but you will still need to purchase a new ERAS Token and re-register for AAMC ID

Also : Download the 2010 MyERAS User Guide for Residency Applications

Related Books:

- The Successful Match: 200 Rules to Succeed in the Residency Match
- First Aid for the® Match: Fourth Edition (First Aid USMLE)
- Iserson's Getting Into a Residency: A Guide for Medical Students, 7th Edition
- 101 Tips to Getting the Residency You Want: A Guide for Medical Students