Acceptance Factors for Matching into a Transitional Year (TY) Residency

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A group of transitional year medical residents.

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The NRMP Program directors survey “at a glance” tool is extremely helpful in gauging where your application packet stands compared to the applicant pool. Here are the major components to consider when applying into Transitional Year.

What You Need to Match into Family Medicine for Residency

10 min

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Two people shaking hands at an interview to match into family medicine for residency

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The NRMP Program directors survey “at a glance” tool is extremely helpful in gauging where your application packet stands compared to the applicant pool. Here are the major components to consider when applying into Family Medicine.

Will I Match into My Residency Specialty of Choice?

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A residency applicant receiving an email letting them know that they have matched for residency.

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The NRMP Program directors survey “at a glance” tool is extremely helpful in gauging where your application packet stands compared to the applicant pool.

Scheduling Residency Interviews

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A doctor shaking hands with a prospective resident during a residency interview.

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You’ve submitted your ERAS application, all of your LoR are in, your school uploaded your MSPE, and now here you are, waiting for the “wave” of interview invites that you hope is going to hit you. Here are a couple tips for scheduling interviews.

Saving Money on Residency Applications

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someone putting coins into a piggy bank and saving money on residency applications

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The cost of interviewing for residency can be a very expensive process for many applicants. As interviewing for residency usually involves travel, the median cost of interviewing in recent years has been roughly $3,900! Here’s how to cut that number down.

Preparing for Your Residency Interview

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Medical Student preparing for Residency Interview

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Performing well during the residency interview is critical in maximizing your chances at being ranked well in a particular program. In order to present the best version of yourself, you must prepare!

Journey to Orthopedics Residency- Interviews

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An orthopedic resident shaking hands with their attending.

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In the upcoming months, we will be interviewing some of our tutors about their experiences with residency. We’ll be asking the questions many of our students are interested to know about some of the most popular and sought after residency programs and areas of study. This week, hear from Dr. Wichern and Dr. Marshall on their experiences applying into Orthopedics!

How to Write the MSPE

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An M3 student meeting with their medical school's dean.

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Towards the end of M3 year, medical students meet with one of their medical school’s Deans and write the Medical Student Performance Evaluation letter (MSPE), or the “Dean’s letter”, which is sent to all residency programs. Here’s what to (and not to) include.

Applying Into Pathology Residency

A microscope in a pathology residency lab.

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What I can say about my residency application process is that I gained important perspectives on how residency program directors think, how to optimize your application, and even how to negotiate the process (you can negotiate more than you think!)

Applying to ENT Residency

An ENT resident using an otoscope to examine his patient.

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Do you love the ears, nose and throat? Me too! The residency application process in ENT can be daunting and stressful – the best way to navigate the system is by talking to friends and colleagues who have been through it before!

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