ERAS Update

Patrick FritzDirector, ERAS Medical School, Applicant and Business Partner Relations April 8, 2016

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ERAS Team

• Patrick Fritz – Director, ERAS Medical School, Applicant and Business Partner Relations

• Magda Paz – Applicant Relations Specialist

• Ebony Harris – Medical School Relations Specialist

Agenda

I. Overview of 2016 Season

II. 2017 Timeline

III. New in ERAS 2017

IV. Resources and Support

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Modernization Project

• New infrastructure

• Secure

• Web based (DWS)

• Intuitive, user-friendly interface

• Mobile-friendly

• Tracking functionality

DWS Modernization Project

• User management

• Improved reporting

• Tracking functionality

• Improved bulk actions

oToken generation

oAppendices

oComments

MyERAS Modernization Project

• Improved program search

• Bulk document assignment capability

• Photo upload

• Tracking functionality

• Simplified letters of recommendation section

oNotifications when a LoR is uploaded

• Cleaner Message Center

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

• Gold Humanism Honor Society

ERAS 2016 Applicant Summary

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2015 2016

DO Res ApplicantsAll Res Applicants

DO Res ApplicantsAll Res Applicants

Total Number of Applicants

6,039 45,555 6,060 45,732

Total Number of Applications

284,796 3,653,659 331,441 3,998,242

Avg. Apps per Person

47.16 80.20 54.69 87.43

Avg. Apps per Program

62.39 789.64 72.02 863.18

ERAS 2016 Feedback

• DWS:– Bulk upload

– 3rd year student letter collection

– Reporting options

– Slowness

• MyERAS:– Message center functionalities

– Mobile view

– Slowness

– Personal statements

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LoR Policy Change

• Overview

• Operation Paper Cut

• Status

• ERAS 2015 season 113,048 LoRs uploaded

• ERAS 2016 season 243,962 LoRs uploaded

• Next Steps

• Continue to evaluate the LoRP application

• Prioritize enhancements

Future Applicant Letters

• 94 sites have issued tokens to 2017 applicants

• 5,314 tokens have been registered

• 982 Letters uploaded

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ERAS 2016: SOAP®

• 13,879 SOAP eligible applicants

• 10,602 applicants applied to programs during SOAP

• 509 DO applicants applied during SOAP

ERAS 2016: SOAP®

– 10,602 SOAP eligible applicants used ERAS during SOAP

• March 14th – 10,070 applicants, 351,995 applications

• March 15th – 2,144 applicants, 28,796 applications

• March 16th – 1,495 applicants, 11,896 applications

• March 17th – 612 applicants, 3,090 applications

– Programs received

• Average: 901.5

• Minimum: 15 - Child Neurology

• Maximum number received: 4,694 - IM

Agenda

I. Overview of 2016 Season

II. 2017 Timeline

III. New in ERAS 2017

IV. Resources and Support

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2017 Timeline

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*Advanced Application Submission – Applicants will have two weeks to submit their applications prior to programs being allowed to view applications

Target Date Event

June 2 ERAS 2017 Season Open

July 1* DO applicants can begin advanced application submission to AOA programs

July 15 AOA programs begin receiving applications

September 1* Applicants can begin advanced application submission to ACGME residency programs

September 15 ACGME programs begin receiving applications

March 2017 SOAP week (Dates TBD)

Agenda

I. Overview of 2016 Season

II. 2017 Timeline

III. New in ERAS 2017

IV. Resources and Support

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2017 Enhancements

DWS:

• Archiving

• Updated Reports

• Future Applicant Tokens

• DWS Dashboard

MyERAS:

• Future Applicant Letters

• Personal Statements

• Message Center

• Advanced Application Submission

• MyERAS Terms and Conditions

• Activity Tracking

• Scheduler16

Future Applicants in DWS

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Personal Statements in MyERAS

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Scheduler (PDWS and MyERAS)

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MyERAS Applicant View

• Meeting with AOA

• Evaluating impact

• Soliciting feedback

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Single Accreditation

Agenda

I. Overview of 2016 Season

II. 2017 Timeline

III. New in ERAS 2017

IV. Resources and Support

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Resources and Support

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ERAS Help Desk ERAS User Guides FAQs

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DWS Training Seminars

Webinar Training Dates

Wednesday, May 11 @ 1pmFriday, May 13 @ 1pmMonday, May 16 @ 1pm

*Recordings of the trainings will be posted online in May

VSAS®

The Visiting Student Application Service (VSAS®) is an AAMC application designed to streamline the application process for senior "away" electives. VSAS enables medical students to submit just one application for all institutions, effectively reducing paperwork, miscommunication, and time.

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Thank You &

Questions

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