Welcome Applicants - How to Apply

How to Apply

Our Residency Program accepts applications through ERAS, the Electronic Residency Application Service. We accept applications through November 30, 2023. Interviews take place from mid-October through early-January. If you are selected to interview, you will be contacted either by phone or email.

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

• ERAS Application
• Personal Statement, addressing:
  • Desire to work with underserved communities
  • Interest in full spectrum training
  • Level of Spanish proficiency
  • Future practice plans
  • A list of your senior rotations
• Letters of Recommendation (3 or more)
• Medical School Transcript
• USMLE/COMLEX Scores

The MSPE must be received by the time of your interview.

For more information or if you have further questions, please email our program manager:

Layla Franks, Program Manager: [email protected]

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

Residency Program Contacts

Residency Address:

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 Manager: Layla Franks -  [email protected]

Program Director: Walt Mills, MD, MMM, CPE - [email protected]

Family Medicine Center/Practice Site: 

Santa Cruz Community Health Centers-Live Oak Health Center
1510 Capitola Road
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Office: 831-427-3500