The General Surgery Residency Program participates in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). All applicants are considered and appointments are made by the Chairman of the Department of Surgery subject to the rules and regulations of the NRMP.

The Surgery Residency Program participates in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). If you are applying to the General Surgery/Plastic Surgery Track, it is listed through ERAS under Plastic Surgery at the UC Davis. We will only accept applications for our Categorical, Preliminary and General Surgery/Plastic Surgery Program through this process for the 2008 "Match".

Important Application Information: A requirement for acceptance into a residency program in the State of California is that an applicant is eligible for medical licensure. The Medical Board of California requires that all residents (regardless of their specialty) be licensed prior to the start of the PG-III training year.

The State of California, in conjunction with the Medical Board of California, passed AB3479 (September 1994) that established a four-week family practice curriculum requirement. Therefore, in order to be eligible for licensure you must meet this requirement. This regulation will affect all medical school graduates as of May 1, 1998. If you have any questions as to whether or not your medical school curriculum meets the requirement for licensure in the State of California, please contact the Medical Board directly at (916) 263-2344.

Currently, the UC Davis Medical Center does not require drug testing of its residents. However, certain required rotations in the residency program, outside the UC Davis Medical Center, do require drug testing.

Information for U.S. medical graduates 

Information for international medical graduates