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 General Surgery Application Criteria

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​We are accepting applications for General Surgery Residency positions for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Applications will be accepted from September 25, 2024, to November 1, 2024. Applications will be accept​ed only through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Please contact your medical school for assistance with filing this electronic application.

International graduates are advised to contact the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECGMG) for assistance.    

The General Surgery Residency Program has the following application criteria:

  • First attempt pass on USMLE Step 1 (or 220 minimum) and 220 minimum on USMLE Step 2
  • DO applicants: USMLE is preferred. We will, however, accept first attempt pass rate on COMLEX 1 (or 580 minimum) and 580 minimum on COMLEX 2.
  • Minimum of three letters of recommendation
  • Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE)
  • ECFMG certification for foreign graduates
  • Medical school graduation not more than three years prior to residency start date​​

Marshfield Clinic as an organization currently sponsors H1B and J1 visas​. Vis​a information found here.  

For more information please contact the Program Coordinator:

Beth Gruber
Marshfield Clinic
1000 North Oak Avenue
Marshfield, WI 54449
Phone: 1-800-541-2895
or 715-387-9222
E-mail: gruber.elizabeth.m@marshfieldclinic.or​g