I don't know what you put on eras for the pub (article submitted vs. research experience) but I was told by the chair of my school's department of dermatology to bring a copy of the manuscript for any article not yet published but listed on eras to interviews. In his view, having an actual written manuscript counts a lot more than just saying you were working on an article in eras without any evidence of such work. Mention it to people and show it to them if they ask more about it.
Bringing a copy of each of your publications with you is far from cheesy. It is the right thing to do. What if you are asked about it and you have a nice figure/graph to help the interviewer understand it better? Without the pub you have just shot yourself in the foot. Of course, you only want to bring them out if needed and not simply as a bragging right.
Just recently I had the opportunity to share some of my current endeavors through the use of figures. It made our discussions more interesting and productive.
