ERAS Now Accepts Digital Photographs of Candidates

Yeah - ERAS gets more digital for the 2008 Match and thank god for that for 2 main reasons:

1. Getting a passport sized photograph in the US is unusually expensive

2. Pre-scanned will hopefully save time and probably even result in documents transmitted earlier for that candidate as opposed to those who send in paper shots


Here are the official requirements for a Digital passport-sized picture (as published by ECFMG):


- It must be in the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) format.
- It must have a resolution of 300 pixels wide by 300 pixels high OR 240 pixels wide by 320 pixels high, and a color depth of 24-bit color.
- The source of the digital photograph should be either a digital camera or a print photograph scanned into a digital format.
- If a print photograph is scanned, it must be scanned at a resolution of 150 dots per inch (dpi) and with a color depth of 24-bit color.
- The maximum image size accepted will be 300,000 bytes (300 Kb)

Most Digital cameras will already have the required color depth and we don't have to worry on that one, however the candidates who will be scanning their paper pics will need to make sure the scanner is set to capture that color depth or more.


I am sure most of you already know how to achieve those specification - for those unsure, i am writing a post on how to create and upload your photograph for the Residency Application





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