Neurology Residency Application Instructions

Thank you for your interest in the Neurology Residency training program at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN). Please note that all applicants must register through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).

Our application season begins in mid- to late September each year, aligning with the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) September residency timeline. Applications are accepted exclusively through ERAS.

We start contacting selected applicants for interviews in mid-October. While our application deadline is Jan. 31, we recommend submitting applications early to facilitate interview scheduling. Interviews are conducted from November through January.

We accept six adult neurology residents annually. Our program is an Advanced Training Program (code: 1601180A0) with a joint agreement with our Transitional Year Program (code: 1601999P1). To use the joint agreement, rank our neurology Advanced Training Program on your main rank order list, and use the supplemental rank order list to rank our Transitional Year Program code if you’re interested in completing your PGY-1 transitional year at LVHN.

If you match with us, a spot in our Transitional Year Program is reserved for you. However, if you choose not to rank the LVHN Transitional Year Program, the unmatched spot will be offered to another applicant through the SOAP process, and you will join our neurology program in PGY-2 after completing your transitional year elsewhere. The PGY-1 year is a Joint Advanced/Preliminary (AP) Transitional Year Program. For more information about the Joint A/P, please refer to the NRMP website.

As a joint program applicant, you only need to apply to the Neurology Residency in ERAS. For further details, please contact our program specialists.

Program preferences:

• Graduated from medical school within the last two years.
• Must successfully pass USMLE/Comlex Steps 1 and 2 on the first attempt.
• Participation in research and quality improvement activities.
• Program will sponsor both H1-B and J-1 visas. Applicants must have U.S. clinical experience.
• Your ERAS application must have at least one letter of recommendation from a neurology rotation.