Official ERAS 2027 listing
- ERAS 2027 status
- Participating
- Program signals
- Takes part in program signaling for ERAS 2027 (15 signals per applicant in this specialty)
- Track
- Not stated in the program name
- AAMC badges
- None
- ACGME ID
- 4400821390
- Program website
- health.uconn.edu/graduate-medical-education/general-surgery-residency- (as listed by AAMC)
Source: AAMC ERAS 2027 Participating Specialties & Programs, Surgery, updated Nov 16, 2026.
Requirements
What the program's website says
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- Interviews
Interview invites will be sent out on Friday, October 23rd, 2026. source
We will not invite more candidates than we have interview slots available. source
Applicants will have 48 hours to respond to the interview invite. source
All interviews will be held in person at UConn Health, Farmington, CT. source
- Visa
J-1 visas are acceptable for those applicants who are not permanent residents source
J1 Visa only (UConn does not accept H1 visas) source
- USMLE / COMLEX
USMLE score for step I (and step II if available) source
COMLEX score for step I (and step II if available) source
Passed USMLE Steps 1 and 2 (competitive scoring on both exams required) source
- ECFMG
Graduates of medical schools outside the United States and Canada who have or will have a valid Educational Commission of Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certificate and successful completion of any pre-requisite training specified by the appropriate accrediting body*. source
ECFMG certification required for entrance to the residency source
Met all requirements of ECFMG certification source
Contacts listed on the program's website
- Program director: Eric Girard, M.D source
- Program coordinator: Jill Goldsmith · jgoldsmith@uchc.edu source
- Program coordinator: Bethany Steinway · steinway@uchc.edu source
- Program coordinator: Olga Nykyforchyn · onykyforchyn@uchc.edu source
- Program coordinator: Jenn Navarro · navarro@uchc.edu source
- Program coordinator: Renee LaVoie · rlavoie@uchc.edu source
- Program coordinator: Eric Girard, M.D source
From the program's own website, updated Nov 15, 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 · page 4 · page 5) on Nov 15, 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
United Kingdom 4 · Antigua and Barbuda 1 · Ecuador 1 · Ireland 1
Medical schools named
- University of Connecticut School of Medicine 7
- Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine 4
- University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine 4
- American University of Antigua College of Medicine 1
- Chicago Medical School 1
- DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine 1
- Drexel University College of Medicine 1
- Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine 1
- Indiana University School of Medicine 1
- Jacobs School of Medicine 1
- Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine 1
- New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine 1
- New York University Grossman School of Medicine 1
- Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine 1
- Norton College of Medicine 1
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