Road to Residency
Find the resources and guidance you need to help you on the path to your career as a doctor. These resources are intended to supplement the support you receive from LUCOM’s faculty and staff.
Timelines
Find third and fourth-year curriculum timelines under Clinical Education in the LUCOM Academic Catalog.
Fourth Year Planning
- OMS-IV Student Guide – Class of 2026
- CORE ELMS Login (Affiliation and OMS-IV Registration Requests)
- VSLO for Students (Visiting Student Learning Opportunities)
- VSLO Participating Host Institutions
- Clinician Nexus for Students
Specialty Guidance
Choose an area of specialty for your fourth year at LUCOM.
Application and Matching Programs
Use your Liberty University email address for all Match programs and processes.
Watch this brief video from the NRMP on choosing your residency program
Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
ERAS is a tool used for residency applications. It houses letters of recommendation, application questionnaires, and other documentation that may be required by residency programs. Interview data is also tracked through ERAS. Student-doctors gain access to this platform in the spring of their third year. Please elect to share your application and interview data with LUCOM. In August of your fourth year, please add your NRMP ID in MyERAS Personal Information Section.
- ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service)
- Add your NRMP ID in your MyERAS Personal Information Section
- Letters of Recommendation for ERAS
National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
The National Resident Matching Program also know as the NRMP, facilitate “The Match”. This organization helps connect the nation’s aspiring physicians with clinical training residency programs.
Military Match
Consult your LUCOM faculty mentor for further advisement on the Military Match process
Other Resources
Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE)
Freida (The AMA Residency & Fellowship Database)
Texas STAR
- Texas STAR
- Access granted to OMS III and OMS IV Student-doctors through LUCOM Clinical Education..
- After receiving an invitation and claiming your account, log in to Texas Star.
- Texas Star Troubleshoot Guide