How to Apply

Application Process

The Canyon Vista Family Medicine Residency Program offers four PGY-1 positions every year.

Applicants must meet one of the ACGME requirements listed below.

• Must graduate from an Osteopathic Medical School in the United States accredited by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA).
• Must graduate from a Medical School in the United States and Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).
• Graduates of medical schools outside the United States and Canada (Foreign Medical Graduates) must possess a current valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) or have a full unrestricted license to practice medicine in a U.S. licensing jurisdiction in which they are training.
• Graduates of medical schools outside the United States who have completed a Fifth Pathway program provided by an LCME-accredited medical school.

Each program sets individual requirements for the documents that should be submitted with the MyERAS® application. Be sure to research each program individually to determine those requirements before assigning documents. Within your MyERAS® account, you must include the following documents:

• Photo
• Personal Statement
• Letter of Recommendation (three)
• COMLEX-USA Transcript (Level 1, Level 2-CE, and Level 2-PE) / USMLE Transcript (Step 1 and Step 2) 
• Medical School Performance Evaluation (MSPE) (or “Dean’s Letter”)
• Medical School Transcript 
• Curriculum Vitae

Appointments are made through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), which requires registration in addition to ERAS.

Applicants considered for an appointment will be invited to visit for a personal interview with the Program Director and selected Faculty. Interviews are conducted from mid-December to mid-January each year.

If your COMLEX and/or USMLE scores are unavailable at the time of ranking, you will not be eligible to be ranked with the NRMP.

Additional Information

We do all our recruiting through ERAS. Applications must be complete, have 3 letters of recommendation, EXAM Scores #1 and #2, and have graduated from Medical School within the last two years. We will consider foreign graduates if they are on an osteopathic track. We will begin our interview process in November and end in January. We use Thalamus, so applicants will get to choose their interview dates. We do all interviews on Saturdays from 8-12 in a round-robin setting via Microsoft Teams with the Program Director, Program Coordinator, Associate Program Director, and a few Residents. Friday nights before the interview, there is always an open Microsoft Teams Meet & Greet with just the residents; interviewees can join any Meet and Greet they wish. In December and January, we hold in-person Meet and Greets, where we will give you a tour of the hospital and clinic and then have a sit-down dinner at a local Mexican Restaurant. Applicants can contact the Program Coordinator with any questions.

Visiting Medical Students

Any student can request a rotation with our Family Medicine clinic. Please reach out to our Program Coordinator, Lorie Luse. She will work with the clinic manager to schedule your rotation. Ms. Luse will also send you all the documents that must be completed and a list of items to be returned two weeks before your rotation.

We do offer student housing within walking distance to the Family Medicine Clinic. The housing is first-come, first-serve; the Men’s house hosts 8 students and 4 bedrooms, and the Women’s house will host 6 students, and 3 bedrooms. The rent is $50.00 for 2 weeks and 100.00 for one month; arrangements are made through Ms. Luse.