The interview process begins in the fall and ends in early February of each year.  All faculty and residents have input in the interview and ranking order process.

All prospective applicants to the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Residency are directed to apply through the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS). This process opens in September each year.  We suggest that you “signal” our program to express interest in securing an interview if you desire to be considered for training in our department. Last year we did not interview any candidates that did not signal our department. Our department is listed in ERAS as “Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University.”

If possible, we suggest that you take the USMLE Step 2 in the fall of your senior year of medical school so that your scores will be available for faculty in the ranking process.

If you would like to visit our program prior to the interview process, we suggest you apply for our four-week clerkship: Otolaryngology for the Future Surgeon.

For more information, contact program coordinator Erin Mordecai at 757-388-6229.

Interview process

This academic year interviews for the 2024-2025 recruitment season.will be held in person at our River Pavilion ENT clinic located at 600 Gresham Drive, Suite 1100, Norfolk, VA 23507.

We will have 4 interview dates in 2025:

Friday, January 10, Noon to 5 p.m
Saturday, January 11, 7 a.m. to Noon
Friday, January 31, Noon to 5 p.m.
Saturday, February 1, 7 a.m. to Noon

We will be participating in the common interview offer date and invitations will be sent out on November 8, 2024. Interviews will be scheduled starting at Noon EST on November 12, 2024. You can find information about this and other recruitment information from the Otolaryngology Program Directors Organization at Committee Resources - Society of University Otolaryngologists.