Doctor headshots, ERAS-ready to the exact spec

Per the AAMC, your MyERAS photo must be 2.5 × 3.5 inches (about 375 × 525 pixels at 150 DPI), saved as a JPG or PNG no larger than 150 KB, with your face centered. AAMC sets no attire rule. Imagera's document-spec engine formats your generated headshot to those exact dimensions and file size, so the upload passes the first time.

For the official ERAS upload, business formal is the convention — a blazer over a button-down, or a shirt and tie, in solid neutral colors. White coats aren't standard for the MyERAS identification photo. Save the white coat or scrubs look for your hospital directory, Doximity and practice website, where it helps patients recognize their physician. Imagera renders both looks from one upload.

Yes. Alongside the business-formal and white-coat looks, Imagera can style your portrait in clean clinical scrubs — useful for nurses, nurse practitioners, surgeons, residents and care-team directory pages. Pick the look that matches how patients and colleagues see you day to day, and generate it from the same set of selfies without a second sitting.

Imagera styles a realistic white coat or scrubs, but it won't fabricate a specific hospital's ID badge, logo or an embroidered name and credentials, because your headshot should reflect reality rather than invent affiliations you can't verify. For a real badge or monogrammed coat, photograph yourself wearing it, then use Imagera to refine the lighting, background and framing.

That's the priority. An ERAS photo exists so program coordinators can recognize you on interview day, so a faithful likeness matters more than anything else. Imagera builds your portrait from your own selfies and preserves your real features — it only refines the lighting, wardrobe and background. Upload several clear, recent photos from slightly different angles for the truest result.

AAMC's published requirements cover only the file specification and a centered face — they don't ban AI-assisted or studio-retouched photos. What matters is that the image clearly identifies you and meets the 2.5 × 3.5 inch, under-150 KB spec. Because Imagera preserves your real likeness and formats to spec, the photo does exactly what programs need it to do.

Yes. LinkedIn permits AI tools to enhance or create a profile photo as long as it reflects your likeness, and physician directories like Doximity simply ask for a recent, professional, filter-free headshot. Imagera's portrait is built from your own photos, so a single image works across your residency application, Doximity profile, LinkedIn and practice website.

For ERAS, use a plain, evenly lit neutral backdrop — light gray, off-white or pale blue — with your head and shoulders centered and no harsh shadows. For a practice website or hospital directory, a soft, slightly blurred clinical or warm-neutral background reads as approachable and trustworthy. Imagera generates both, so you're not limited to one setting per shoot.