Class of 2027

REMEMBER: update your address and any name changes ASAP!

Summative Clerkship Comments and your MSPE

As you complete your individual Phase 2 clerkships, keep in mind that the summative comments from your preceptors are used verbatim on your Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE). Be sure to review your evaluations in LEO. The formative comments cannot be used for the MSPE, only the summative comments. If there are any summative comments on your evaluations that are unclear or that you disagree with, you must contact the preceptor to have them officially changed in LEO. Other than punctuation or simple grammar changes, the comments cannot be changed without the preceptor’s permission. Please request any changes in a timely manner as it is easier to do when it’s fresh in the minds of the preceptors rather than months after the clerkship has ended.

ERAS tokens

The AAMC ERAS tokens for the 2027 Match were emailed on July 2, 2025. You should have received an email to your official UND email address from AAMC. If you did not receive it and will be applying for the 2027 Match through ERAS, check your clutter or junk email boxes.

Once you register your ERAS token with MyERAS, you will have the ability to request Letters of Recommendations (LoRs). LoRs can be uploaded to ERAS directly by the letter writers or their designee. This is especially important now as you make contacts during your Phase 2 clerkships. You will not be able to fill out your residency application until the ERAS 2027 application season opens in June 2026.

You will only have access to the following functions prior to the start of the ERAS 2027 application season:
• Update the personal Information section
• Add and confirm LoR information
• Print Letter Request Form(s)
• View the status of LoRs

Visit the AAMC website for more information regarding Letters of Recommendation and the portal.

Annual Student Engagement Survey (ASES)

The ASES is coming up! Just like last year, there will be an incentive program, meaning that if 90% of your class completes the survey, your entire class will be gifted a piece of UND merchandise. This year, classes are eligible for a quarter zip sweatshirt! Information is forthcoming via email. Please complete this anonymous survey in a timely manner. The SMHS Administration uses your feedback it to improve the program for future students. We really appreciate your engagement in program improvements!

Admissions update

Big thanks to those who helped make acceptance calls this admissions cycle. The applicants are incredibly appreciative of your investment in their journeys, and we really feel that you are a big part of their life changing forever! We really appreciate your involvement in all recruitment or admissions processes!

Jury duty

Did you receive a summons for jury duty, and aren’t sure how you can do your civic duty and keep up with your studies at the same time? Worry no more! Provide a copy of the summons and any other paperwork you received to Bethany Reck in the Office of Student Affairs and Admissions, and we will send a letter to the Clerk of Court requesting you be excused for the current term of the court. Bethany is the SAA Administrative Secretary, located in Suite W101. You can email paperwork to her at bethany.reck@UND.edu.

Miscellaneous updates

• It is extremely important that you keep your information in Campus Connection updated. Your current mailing address and phone number should be kept updated to ensure you receive everything intended for you. Please make a habit of updating your information periodically!
• If you change your name, let our SAA Office know as soon as possible – information needs to be officially changed within the NDUS system. Follow this Name Change link to get started. Contact Bethany Reck (bethany.reck@UND.edu) with questions.