Application

Priority Application window: August 4 - November 7, 2026.

• • Applications may continue to be accepted after November 7th, but will not get priority.
• Round 1 Offers will be extended on December 9, 2026 at 10am ET. The offers will come directly from Program Directors via email. Please be prepared to respond within 6 hours of receiving an offer. Programs will continue to make offers until they fill their positions. See Offer Process below for details.
  • • • Round 1: December 9 at 10am ET
      • Round 2: December 9 at 4pm ET
      • Round 3: December 10 at 10am ET
      • Unrestricted offer period begins December 10 at 4pm ET

1. Register and complete the OMFC Standard Application, which includes uploading the following documents:

1. • Curriculum Vitae
   • Personal Statement (including description of career plans)
   • Transcripts of National Board Exams
   • Recent Photo
2. Choose the Programs where you'll apply.
3. Contact the 3 people who will write letters of recommendation and tell them to upload their letter to the Letter Upload Portal: https://omfellowship.org/letter-of-recommendation-upload-portal/
   • Three letters of recommendation are required from:
     1. your most recent residency/fellowship program director,
     2. a recent supervisor other than your residency/fellowship program director, and
     3. one additional letter from a clinical supervisor who can attest to your abilities.
   • Note: If you have a unique situation or difficulties accessing letters from the above supervisors, you may substitute with an appropriate supervisor who can attest to your abilities. 
4. Program Signaling will be open from November 16 to December 7. During this period, please log in to your application and select two programs to receive your preference signals. Signals should only be sent to programs where you have completed an interview.
   • Please submit your Rank List after signaling.

• Priority Application Window is August 4 - November 7, 2026 (we recommend not waiting until the November deadline to apply so that you have ample time to schedule interviews).
• Interview with programs that reach out to you.
• November 17-Dec 4: You may send preference signals to your top two programs where you completed interviews. The 2 programs you select should be the programs where you are most interested in completing your fellowship. If you signal a program, the director will know that you have chosen them as one of your top two choices. 
• December 4: Deadline to rank the programs where you interviewed. Your rankings will serve as pilot data to inform the development of a future matching process.
• December 4: Deadline to withdraw your application (if matched with another fellowship, e.g., GI, Endocrine, etc.)
• Offer Date is December 9, 2026. All programs will send offers to their top applicant at 10am ET.
  • If you receive an offer from your top choice, let the program director know as soon as possible and decline all other offers so that other applicants know the status of programs. Program directors will send out another offer in Round 2 if their first choice declines the offer or does not respond within the 6-hour response window.
  • If you do not receive an offer on December 9, you may receive one the next day, later in the week or the following week(s) as programs go through their list of applicants.
  • As positions get filled, the status of programs will be updated on this page of the OMFC website so you can see where there are still openings.
  • You may apply to additional programs that have openings if your top choices did not offer the position to you.

Note:

Round 1: December 9 at 10am ET, respond by 4pm

Round 2: December 9 at 4pm ET, respond by 10pm

Round 3: December 10 at 10am ET, respond by 4pm

Unrestricted offer period: begins December 10 at 4pm ET