

SUGGESTION: If you have time, ask your medical school if you can review a copy of your MSPE in advance to make sure the information is accurate and does you justice. The more detailed the information, the better your MSPE will serve you during the residency application cycle.
MSPE NOTEWORTHY CHARACTERISTICS EXAMPLES FREE
Each medical school is free to use whatever format they see fit. There is no mandatory standard format currently available for medical schools to use.

(NOTE: Allow for 1-2 weeks processing time, especially during the busy season). If you are an International Medical Graduate (IMG) and your medical school is not connected to ERAS, you will need to obtain the MSPE from your medical school and submit it through ECFMG’s OASIS. The MSPE is typically submitted by the medical school you attended if the school participates in EMSWP ERAS. The absence of an MSPE will be noted by Program Directors and interview committees as the MSPE is rated as the top #5 residency application component cited by Program Directors in the 2021 NRMP Program Director Survey and rates a 4.0 out of 5 in importance. While some residency candidates treat the MSPE as optional, you should absolutely do your best to get one submitted. For example, you may write in your Personal Statement that you are hardworking and a people person, but your MSPE could reveal you have failed four classes and did not get along with your professors and fellows students. It is also important for residency programs to know that your medical school has faith in your abilities and that you are not hiding anything too serious that your medical school would know. The MSPE will give the residency program a more complete and comprehensive view of your time in medical school from the characteristics you have to the clinical rotations you completed. The MSPE document is a very important and influential piece of your overall residency application. Some answers to the most common questions about the MSPE are: Is the MSPE important? Unlike your other application documents, all MSPEs are held until applications are released to programs. The Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE) replaced the Dean’s Letter and acts a direct evaluation of your medical school performance directly from your medical school. One piece of the ERAS residency application that still causes confusion for residency candidates is the MSPE document.
