Application Process

The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Pediatrics Residency Program accepts applications through the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS) only and cannot accept applications in any other format. The school does not offer positions outside of the Match.

Completed applications include:

  • ERAS Application
  • MSPE (Dean's letter) or equivalent
  • United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) or COMLEX transcripts
  • Medical school transcript
  • Minimum of three letters of recommendation with at least one being from a pediatric rotation (preferred)
  • Detailed education and work history
  • Personal statement
  • Passport-sized photograph

Supplemental ERAS Applications

 

For the 2025 ERAS® cycle, our program will be collecting and reviewing data from applicants’ supplemental ERAS applications. Completion of the standard MyERAS application is a requirement; completion of the supplemental ERAS application is optional.

In its second year of use, the supplemental ERAS application is designed to help applicants share more information about themselves and assist our program in finding applicants that fit our program’s setting and mission. There is no cost to applicants and participation is optional.

The supplemental ERAS application provides:

  • geographic preferences(by division and by urban or rural setting); 
  • information about an applicant’s most meaningful experiences and other impactful life events, if applicable; and 
  • program signals. 

The supplemental ERAS application will be delivered on a survey platform that is separate from the MyERAS application and must be completed between August 1 and September 16, 2025.

 

Selection Overview

Selection for Interview

A score is used to determine if a candidate will be invited for an interview. Components of the score include but are not limited to:

  • USMLE/COMLEX scores
  • Letters of Recommendation
  • MSPE
  • Personal Statement

Invitation to Interview

  • An applicant will be notified through ERAS that they have been chosen for an interview.
  • The ERAS Scheduler will be utilized to schedule interviews.
  • Interviews are on a first-come, first-serve basis. We maintain a cancellation/waiting list for all dates and can sometimes accommodate requests for dates previously filled if space subsequently becomes available.

Interview Schedule

  • Interviews will be on most Mondays and Thursdays, from October 7, 2025 to December 18, 2025 in the morning and afternoon.
  • Interviews will be conducted via the Zoom platform.
  • You will select one date and a one-time slot via ERAS. You are required to participate for the entire time slot of your interview session. Time slots are:
    • Monday
      8:30 - 11:30 a.m. PST, and 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. PST
    • Wednesday
      8:30 - 11:30 a.m. PST
  • Each interview session will start and end in groups with other applicants. Individual breakout rooms will be with program leadership, faculty, chief resident, residents, and the program coordinator in groups or one-on-one.

Meet and Greet

  • You will receive a Zoom invitation for a Sunday evening with our residents a few days prior to your interview day.
  • You will have the opportunity to speak and virtually hang out with 2-3 residents that evening.
  • This is a casual meeting with introductions and ice-breakers followed by a Q&A session.

Interview Day

  • Prior to your interview, an email will be sent with instructions and your designed itinerary for the day.
  • You will interview either in the morning or the afternoon on your scheduled interview day.
  • Virtual tours of the two affiliated children’s hospitals will occur on the day of the interview.

Rank List

A ranking score will be used to determine how a candidate will be ranked. This score is comprised of the following components but is not limited to:

  • Selection Score
  • Interview Score
  • Las Vegas interest/connection