You will receive your interviews via the same ERAS website that you used to apply. You can see the “Interviews” tab on the banner above. Note that most programs will send you a Message in addition to the Interview Request. Click “Message Center” to read the message, and click “Interviews” to accept or decline the invitation.
Example of what an Interview E-mail looks like from the ERAS Message Center:
Example of what an Interview Invitation looks like from the ERAS “Interviews” Tab:
Usually, after scheduling an interview date, the program will give you a follow up e-mail with details. They will tell you the general schedule for the day, if there is a dinner before, etc.
Your AUC/school email will alert you when you have new messages on your ERAS account, so you do not have to keep checking it. The e-mail you will receive looks like this: 
Also note that not all programs use ERAS to communicate. They will send an e-mail directly to your AUC/school e-mail. In addition, they will send you the invitation using Interview Broker. Below is an example of what the e-mail looks like:
This can be really frustrating because all of your e-mails and invitations are not located in the same place. Invitations start rolling in using both platforms and it gets confusing. Make sure you buy a planner or use a digital calendar to keep track of your interview dates and times.
Most of my interviews were pretty straight forward. The programs wanted to know more about me and who I was as a person. The conversations would flow naturally, and there was nothing tricky or difficult. Questions like “what do you do for fun” or “why do you think you are a good fit for this program” were asked often. You will get the occasional scenario of a patient coming through the ED with a PE and will be asked what to do next. I was asked “What are the Well’s Criteria?” during one interview. These questions aggravate me — we have proved through our exams that we know the necessary information, so interviews should be focused on if you are a good fit for the program. If that is not the case, I would not consider the program a high rank.
Make sure you come prepared with questions. Programs will “Do you have any more questions?” you to death. Think about the fact that most programs want you to interview with the Program Director, sometimes the Associate Program Director, and another staff member/resident. On average, each program had me interview with 2-4 people. Each one of those people are going to ask if you have any questions. In addition, the residents will be around all day asking if you have any questions. You may think you came prepared with “what fellowships have your residents gone into in the past” or “what types of research are your residents participating in”, but they get those questions every single year and have therefore already answered them in their Welcome Powerpoint. I STRUGGLED WITH FINDING QUESTIONS. My advice is to go to their website and try to think of unique questions based on that particular program. Save questions for your interview time and space them out between interviews. If you can find some unique question that shows interest in that particular program but doesn’t necessarily apply to others, then it gives you points. For example, I found out that the APD of one program I applied to was extremely interested in combating obesity, so I had a couple of questions concerning that topic. I think it made all the difference in my interview with her.
All in all, my advice is to be yourself. Be prepared with your answers, but do not over prepare. I once asked a APD what his worse candidate was, and he told me it’s “the robots”. Those who cannot have a natural conversation. Those who have memorized every answer to every possible question. There’s no personality. Be genuine. That’s most important.
Paging Dr. Brittni 