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Why Some Residency Applicants Don’t Match

Few days have a more profound impact on the lives of physicians in the United States than Match Day. Every March, thousands of medical students across the country find out where they will train in residency. Given that doctors have a tendency to practice in the state where they completed ... Read more

Kunal Sindhu

Updated June 23, 2022 by Kunal Sindhu

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Are Sub-Internships Beneficial?

I was recently asked to speak to students at my former medical school and give advice on succeeding in the clinical years of medical school and the residency application process. In speaking with them, the ... Read more

Kara Hessel

Updated June 23, 2022 by Kara Hessel

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Taking A Research Year: What You Should Know

When a medical student approaches the end of third year and is assessing their chances of matching, multiple factors come into play: what specialty, where in the country, grades, honors, Step 1and 2 scores, letters ... Read more

Tyler Montgomery

Updated June 23, 2022 by Tyler Montgomery

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Reflection Before A Year Of Change

Every year, I love thinking about the past year and thinking about everything I have in store for the year to come. The past year was especially tough as I finished up my required activities ... Read more

Adelle

Updated June 24, 2022 by Adelle

Changing Your Mind—And Your Specialty

I’ve written about choosing a medical specialty throughout the third and even fourth years of medical school, but further discussion is warranted regarding the students who don’t choose a specialty in this “typical” timeframe. It ... Read more

Brent Schnipke

Updated August 23, 2022 by Brent Schnipke

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So You Didn’t Match. Now What?

Last year, over a thousand American senior medical students, failed to Match into a residency to advance their training. That’s almost 6% of all senior students. Over eight thousand total applicants failed to obtain a ... Read more

Mohamed Gad

Updated March 14, 2023 by Mohamed Gad

Looking at Other Specialties

This column has been focused on providing clinical snapshots while exploring the factors that affect specialty choice for medical students. Some of these factors are universal, but so much is largely person-dependent—i.e., whatever is most ... Read more

Brent Schnipke

Updated June 26, 2022 by Brent Schnipke

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How to Get The Residency You Want

Updated September 9, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors and to update technical details. Getting matched to a residency program is nearly a year-long process, but where do you even begin? ... Read more

BoardVitals

Updated June 26, 2022 by BoardVitals

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