All first-year resident positions are filled through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). Swedish Family Medicine Residency accepts only those applications transmitted via the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) between the opening of the ERAS post office and October 18th. We have 17 resident openings this year.

***Important - as of September 2026, we will still be accepting applications to both Swedish FIRST HILL (First Hill, Ballard, and DFM clinic sites) and Swedish CHERRY HILL (Cherry Hill, Sea Mar clinic sites) programs until ACGME certification is finalized. Both programs will function together as Swedish Family Medicine Residency. We strongly encourage applicants to apply to BOTH programs within ERAS if interested in Swedish Family Medicine Residency for the upcoming application cycle***

Sept. 2, 2026 - Residency applicants may begin submitting MyERAS® applications to programs at 9 a.m. ET

Sept. 23, 2026 - Residency programs may begin reviewing MyERAS® applications and MSPEs at 9 a.m. ET. 

For information regarding ERAS, contact the Dean's office of your medical school.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

We only accept applications and supporting documents through ERAS.

Applications are considered complete and are reviewed as soon as ALL of the following items are received through ERAS:

1) ERAS Common Application Form
2) Medical School Transcript
3) Personal Statement
4) Minimum of two Letters of Reference, preferably at least one from a family medicine physician
5) USMLE Step 1 scores; COMLEX score for D.O. students.  It is highly encouraged to submit USMLE Step 2 scores by the time of applying, deadline for Step 2 CK/CS scores to be reported is January of submitting year (ex. if you’re applying in 2026, must be submitted by Jan 2027)

J-1 visa sponsorship may be available on a case-by-case basis for qualified applicants. Please contact the program for additional information.

We do not have USMLE or COMLEX minimum score requirements but do require that applicants pass the exams.

We are accepting applications from International Medical Schools his year (evaluated on a rolling basis annually).

Applicants must have graduated from medical school within one year of applying to residency (i.e. you must have graduated in 2026 or later to apply in 2026).

INTERVIEW DAYS:

Interview dates for 2026 - 2027 are as follows:

Our format is virtual this season using the Zoom platform to ensure equity amongst applicants. We interview on Mondays and Thursdays.  Interview days are filled on a first-come, first-scheduled basis, so we recommend scheduling your interview as soon as possible after you receive an invitation.  If an interview day is full, we can schedule you for another date and put you on a wait-list for your first choice. We do offer second look opportunities after we submit our rank list in January of each year in order to allow candidates to have an in-person experience with our program while foregoing any additional bias on the program’s behalf.

Interviews are not granted on non-interview days.

For questions regarding the application and interview process, please contact Swedish Family Medicine Residency Administration on our contact page