Welcome Applicants - How to Apply

How to Apply

Our Residency Program accepts applications through ERAS, the Electronic Residency Application Service. We accept applications through December 15, 2025. Interviews take place from mid-October through mid-January. If you are selected to interview, you will be contacted either by email via Thalamus. We offer both in person and virtual/remote interviews.

We utilize a standardized recruitment process and our mission is to recruit physicians from underrepresented and underserved backgrounds.

We will begin reviewing applications and arranging interviews after all of the following are received:

• ERAS Application which includes:
  • Personal Statement. Given our residency’s mission its ideal if you include:
  • Desire to work with underserved communities
  • Interest in full spectrum training
  • Level or desire of Spanish proficiency
  • Future practice plans
• Letters of Recommendation (3 or more)
• Medical School Transcript
• USMLE/COMLEX Scores
• MSPE

Minimum Interview Criteria

Applicants must meet one of the following medical school graduation qualifications:

• Graduate of a medical school in the United States or Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)
• Graduate of a college of osteopathic medicine in the United States accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
• Graduate of a medical school outside the United States or Canada that:
  • Holds a current valid certificate from the Educational Council on Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) or Has a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a United States licensing jurisdiction in which they are training

We are not able to accept applicants with J1 Visas.

Residency Program Contacts

Morehouse School of Medicine Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz Family Medicine Residency
1555 Soquel Drive
Santa Cruz, California 95065
Office: 831-462-7296
Fax: 415-591-6478

Program Administrator: Cindy Au - [email protected]
Program Director: Gary Zane, DO - [email protected]