UAB GME Application Requirements

Residents are required to have an Alabama license to practice medicine or osteopathy in Alabama and must maintain a valid license to practice medicine in the state of Alabama throughout residency training. All Residents with M.D. degrees must possess a passing score for the USMLE Step 3 and provide evidence of an unrestricted Alabama Medical License by completion of the sixth month of postgraduate year two. All Residents with D.O. degrees must possess a passing score for the COMLEX Level 3 and provide evidence of an unrestricted Alabama Medical License by completion of the sixth month of postgraduate year two. Residents must also register with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and obtain an individual number and an Alabama Controlled Substances number.

Certification of a candidate requires graduation from a medical school in the United States or Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, American Osteopathic Association, or a school which offers education equivalent to that of an approved school.

Foreign medical graduates must have graduated from a medical school offering medical education equivalent to a medical school approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, must have received a currently valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), or must have a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the United States licensing jurisdiction. The applicant must be in possession of an alien registration card if not a U.S. citizen.

Please apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). After all the necessary information has been received, applicants may be invited to visit.

Application Submission Deadline: December 1