Plan your signals with the current rules.
These are the published 2027 ERAS residency signal allowances for 29 specialties. Individual programs decide whether to participate. A specialty allowance does not establish that a particular program accepts signals. Source: AAMC.
Use signals to communicate interest. They are not interview guarantees, quality rankings, or application-count recommendations. A specialty missing here has an unknown allowance in RMR; we do not assume it has zero signals.
Plan my applications and signals| Specialty | Gold | Silver | Single tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anesthesiology | 5 | 10 | — |
| Child Neurology | 3 | 6 | — |
| Dermatology | 3 | 25 | — |
| Diagnostic Radiology | 6 | 9 | — |
| Family Medicine | — | — | 5 |
| General Surgery | — | — | 15 |
| Internal Medicine | 3 | 12 | — |
| Internal Medicine/Medical Genetics | — | — | 3 |
| Internal Medicine/Pediatrics | — | — | 5 |
| Internal Medicine/Psychiatry | — | — | 2 |
| Interventional Radiology - Integrated | — | — | 8 |
| Neurodevelopmental Disabilities | — | — | 2 |
| Neurological Surgery | — | — | 25 |
| Neurology | — | — | 8 |
| Orthopedic Surgery | — | — | 30 |
| Otolaryngology | — | — | 25 |
| Pathology | — | — | 5 |
| Pediatric Medical Genetics | — | — | 3 |
| Pediatrics | — | — | 5 |
| Pediatrics/Psychiatry/Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | — | — | 3 |
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | — | — | 20 |
| Plastic Surgery - Integrated | — | — | 20 |
| Psychiatry | — | — | 10 |
| Public Health and General Preventive Medicine | — | — | 3 |
| Radiation Oncology | — | — | 4 |
| Thoracic Surgery - Integrated | — | — | 4 |
| Transitional Year | — | — | 12 |
| Urology | — | — | 30 |
| Vascular Surgery - Integrated | 3 | 12 | — |
What this data can tell you
The planner checks your saved signal assignments against these allowances, including tier mismatches. It shows applications without a planned signal so you can discuss them with your advisor. Signal allowance and planned assignment are different from program participation and historical interview yield; RMR has not yet verified those program-level datasets.
Check AAMC’s participating-program list before assigning signals in MyERAS. RMR keeps a private draft and does not submit assignments.