Placement Process

Applicants should anticipate that it may take up to four months to complete the placement process, once complete files have been submitted to SACM and accepted for processing.

1. Applications for direct residency placement are submitted to the Academy for Educational Development (AED). The applications will be reviewed by the AED Medical Team for completeness and content quality. Incomplete applications will not be accepted for processing.
2. Completed applications will be reviewed for matching to placement opportunities.
3. AED will notify applicants via email that their files have been received and have been accepted for processing.
4. AED will initiate the placement process. Candidates must be prepared to accept interviews and, ultimately, placement in any U.S. geographic region. No exceptions.
5. The hospital program directors will decide whether or not to interview the candidate and ultimately, whether or not to accept the candidate into their program.
6. Candidates will receive written notification regarding their status.
7. Medical residency placement is not guaranteed for specific candidates; however, every effort will be made to secure a residency placement for each applicant.