The ERAS 2009 Post Office closed at 5:00 PM Eastern Time on June 1, 2009, and you will no longer have access to your online application. If you have questions about the ERAS Post Office closing, you may contact the ERAS HelpDesk at 202-828-0413.
If timeline dates fall on a federal holiday, the activity will take place on the next business day.
| Date | Activity |
| June 2009 | Schools will begin receiving Dean's Office Workstation kits (DWS) and applicants will have access to their user guide online. Schools may begin generating and distributing tokens to applicants as soon as software is installed. |
| July 1, 2009 | MyERAS Web site opens to applicants to begin working on their applications. |
| August 2009 | Residency programs will begin receiving their Program Director's Workstation kits (PDWS). |
| September 1, 2009 | Schools, ECFMG, NBME and NBOME may transmit residency supporting documents. Residency programs may begin contacting the ERAS PostOffice to download application files. |
| November 1, 2009 | MSPEs are released at 12:01 a.m.* |
| December 2009 | Military match results are available. |
| January 2010 | Urology match results are available. |
| March 2010 | NRMP Match results are available, beginning at 1pm. Scramble |
| May 31, 2010 | ERAS PostOffice will close to prepare for the ERAS 2011 season. |
| July 1, 2010 | Fellows begin their training. |
*According to your schedule, you will upload the MSPE to the ERAS PostOffice. The MSPE (along with other ERAS documents) are transmitted from the Dean's Office Workstation (DWS) to the ERAS PostOffice, and are placed in the programs' mailboxes. Most uploaded files become available immediately; the MSPEs, however, are held until November 1st for allopathic residency programs.
ERAS does not set program application deadlines as the individual programs set the deadlines. You should contact the fellowship programs directly for application process, deadlines and position start dates. ERAS has two application cycles each year: July and December. The ERAS PostOffice closes on May 31st each year to prepare for the following ERAS application season. At that time all of our servers are purged of all applications and supporting documents. ERAS does not maintain records from year to year.
