Official ERAS 2027 listing
- ERAS 2027 status
- Participating
- Program signals
- Takes part in program signaling for ERAS 2027 (20 signals per applicant in this specialty)
- Track
- Not stated in the program name
- AAMC badges
- None
- ACGME ID
- 3625100153
- Program website
- surgery.vcu.edu/education/residencies/plastic-reconstructive-surgery (as listed by AAMC)
Source: AAMC ERAS 2027 Participating Specialties & Programs, Plastic Surgery-Integrated, updated Nov 16, 2026.
Requirements
What the program's website says
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- Interviews
The initial round of invitations for categorical and preliminary interviews will be sent out via ERAS between Wednesday October 21, 2026, and October 30, 2026. source
Interviews will be held in-person on the VCU campus in Richmond, VA. source
The General Surgery Residency Program will hold virtual interviews via Zoom on the dates listed below. source
All interviews are self-scheduled via ERAS on a first-come, first-serve basis; this includes both preliminary and categorical applicants. source
- Visa
Only J-1 Visas are accepted by the VCU Health System; our institution does not sponsor H-1B Visas. source
- Graduation year
Applicants must be within four years of graduation from medical school and have three months of clearly documented direct patient care activity in the U.S. or Canada. source
All applicants must be within four years of graduation from medical school. source
- USMLE / COMLEX
In order to be ranked in the NRMP, all applicants must have passed USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 (CK) prior to February 1, 2026. source
In order to be ranked in the NRMP, all applicants must have passed USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 (CK) prior to February 1, 2027. source
USMLE Report with a passing score for Step 1 and Step 2 CK source
- US clinical experience
U.S. and Canadian medical school clinical rotations and externships with direct patient care meet this requirement. source
Observerships and research fellowships do not qualify. source
Three (3) Letters of Recommendation; International Medical Graduates must have letters of recommendation which clearly document 3 months of U.S. clinical experience source
- ECFMG
ECFMG Certification is required before acceptance into the program; however, an interview can be granted without a certificate. source
- Letters of recommendation
Three letters of recommendation from U.S. or Canadian physicians, including the chair of surgery or designee dean’s letter (or equivalent) source
Contacts listed on the program's website
- Associate program director: Kenneth Ortiz, MD source
- Program director: Paschalia Mountziaris, M.D · paschalia.mountziaris@vcuhealth.org source
- Program coordinator: Shinnel Adesina · oluwaseun.adesina@vcuhealth.org source
From the program's own website, updated Nov 16, 2026. Staff change, so check the source page before you write, and keep emails short: one clear question, your AAMC ID, and no attachments unless they ask.
Where current residents went to medical school
Counted from the program's own residents page (page 1 · page 2 · page 3) on Nov 16, 2026. We count lines that name a country or medical school, not people, and we do not store names, so treat the numbers as approximate and check the page.
Countries named with a medical school
Australia 1
Medical schools named
- VCU School of Medicine 9
- Eastern Virginia Medical School 3
- Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine 3
- Eastern Virginia School of Medicine 2
- Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine 2
- Georgetown University School of Medicine 2
- Penn State College of Medicine 2
- Albany Medical College 1
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine 1
- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 1
- Chapel Hill School of Medicine 1
- Duke University School of Medicine 1
- FSU College of Medicine 1
- Geisel School of Medicine 1
- Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine 1
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