AI doctor headshots for directories, practices and ERAS

As of October 2026, the AAMC's 2027 MyERAS Applicant User Guide (students-residents.aamc.org) asks for a JPG/JPEG or PNG file of at most 150 KB with your face centred in the photo. The AAMC's documents page for residency applicants adds that the file should not exceed 2.5 x 3.5 inches at 150 dpi. Downloads here are full resolution, so resize and compress the file to fit before you submit it. US graduates upload it in MyERAS themselves; the AAMC says ECFMG uploads it for international medical graduates and EFDO for fellowship applicants.

Check before you do. The AAMC says programmes mostly use the photo to identify you when you arrive for an interview, so it has to look like you on interview day. Read the current AAMC guidance and each programme's instructions, and ask your dean's office if you're unsure. If anyone asks for an unedited photograph, take a real one: a phone, a window and a plain wall are enough.

It depends on who will see it. A white coat over business clothes is common on hospital and practice directories. Plain scrubs suit nurses, surgeons and clinical teams. For a residency application the usual advice is interview attire: a suit or a blazer. Describe the one you want in words, for example a white coat over a blue shirt on a light grey background.

Follow your employer's policy and your licensing board's rules on advertising; we can't confirm what yours allow. Whatever the rule, use a current, accurate likeness. A patient should recognise the person who walks into the room.

Yes. The steps are the same for everyone: 1 to 3 selfies, then a description of the look. Type plain navy scrubs for a nursing or clinical profile, or pick a business style for a medical school or LinkedIn photo. New accounts get 5 free credits, and one credit makes one photo at standard quality.