Residency Application Advising
Matching into a good residency program is perhaps the most important acomplishment in a young physician’s life. However for anyone who has been through the process, they can attest that finding a match can be quite stressful. Many students struggle with questions such as, “How many programs should I apply for?” “When should I be doing what during the applicaiton cycle?” or “What are programs looking for in my personal statement?” Elite Residency Application Advising is designed to provide answers by professionals who have been through the process.
Our Services
Residency Application Cycle Assistance:
Receive advice from our tutors (MD, MD PhD, and non-MD) from a variety of specialties about each aspect of the residency application cycle.
Assistance with the following components is available:
- General overview of the application cycle with a focus on the timeline (including important deadlines) and an applicant’s To-Do list
- Curriculum Vitae editing
- Personal Statement Workshop
- ERAS Review and Editing prior to submission
- Program selection
- Preparation for interviews & strategies for scheduling
- Formal Mock Interviews with video recordings
- Rank List discussion
Our Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Sanjeet Patel, MD
Sanjeet is completing a Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery at USC-LA County Medical Center, one of the highest volume CT Surgery Programs in the world. Sanjeet was previously chief resident in surgery at UCLA, a top 20 Surgery residency program. He earned his MD PhD at Baylor.
Dermatology
Alexandra R, MD
Alex has matched into the Dermatology Residency at Einstein-Montefiore Medical Center, ranked among the Top 25 training programs in Dermatology. Dermatology is typically one of the 3 most competitive fields for residency matching. She also matched into prelim transitional year at Memorial-Sloane Kettering, a program universally considered the most competitive preliminary year medicine internship in the country.
Otolaryngology/ENT
Gaelen Stanford-Moore, MD, MPhil
Gaelen is doing her Residency at UCSF in Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, ranked as a top 15 program in this field, and considered the most competitive ENT program on the West Coast. UCSF Medical Center has been repeatedly ranked as one of the top 10 hospitals in the US. ENT is consistently one of the most competitive residency matches.
ER, Emergency Medicine
Lauren Becker, MD
Lauren is completing her residency at Denver Health Medical Center, the #3 ranked ER residency in the country. In the last decade, Emergency Medicine has emerged as one of the hottest fields for residency applications, and thus it has become increasingly competitive.
Neurology
Caleb McEntire, MD
As a former class president at Columbia P&S, a top 10 medical school, Caleb matched into Neurology residency at the Harvard Combined Program for Massachussetts General and Brigham and Women’s Hospitals, two of the most prestigious hospitals in the world. The program is the #2 ranked Neurology program in the country.
OB/GYN
Abigail Garbarino, MD
Receiving her MD from Baylor College of Medicine in 2018, Abigail matched into OB/GYN at the University of Pennsylvania. The OB/GYN program at UPenn is the #3 ranked OB/GYN program in the country. Over the past 5 years, OB/GYN has become increasingly competitive for residency matches.
Pathology
Karolina Woroniecka, MD/PhD
As a former MD/PhD student at Duke, Karolina received a direct match into Pathology at Duke Medical Center, a top 20 Pathology program. Her research focus is in T-cell dysfunction as it relates to glioblastoma. Karolina has strong family ties to medical schools in Poland, and has done extensive tutoring work with students from international medical schools.
Pediatrics
Rhodes Hambrick, MD
Rhodes was former Howard Hughes Medical Institute Researcher while completing his MD at NYU. Rhodes matched into Pediatrics at Boston Children’s/Harvard University, the #1 Pediatric program in the country.
Diagnostic Radiology
Anup Bhattacharya, MD
Anup is a resident in Diagnostic Radiology at Washington Univ–St Louis, the #3 Radiology program in the country. He previously completed his preliminary transitional year at Scripps Mercy Hospital in La Jolla, CA one of the most competitive and desired preliminary programs in the country.
Sanjeet Patel, MD
With a Fellowship at USC in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sanjeet is a member of one of the highest volume CT Surgery Fellowships in the world. Sanjeet was also previously chief resident in surgery at UCLA, a top 20 Surgery residency program.
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Alexandra R, MD
As a Dermatology Resident at Einstein-Montefiore Medical Center, ranked among the Top 25 in Dermatology and one of the most competitive Dermatology programs in the country, Alex practices at one of the highest volume centers for dermatology disease. She also matched into prelim transitional year at Memorial Sloane Kettering, a program universally considered the most competitive preliminary year in the country.
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Gaelen Stanford-Moore, MD, MPhil
Gaelen is doing her Residency at UCSF in Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, a top 15 program in this field. ENT is consistently one of the most competitive residency matches in general.
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Lauren Becker, MD
Completing her residency at Denver Health Medical Center, the #3 ranked ER residency in the country, Lauren practices in one of the hottest fields for residency applications. ER has become increasingly competitive over the past decade.
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Caleb McEntire, MD
As a former class president at Columbia P&S, a top 10 medical school, Caleb matched into Neurology residency at the Harvard Combined Program for Mass General and Brigham and Women’s Hospitals. The program is the #2 ranked Neurology program in the country.
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Abigail Garbarino, MD
Receiving her MD from Baylor College of Medicine in 2018, Abigail matched into OB/GYN at the University of Pennsylvania. The OB/GYN program at UPenn is the #3 ranked OB/GYN program in the country.
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Karolina Woroniecka, MD/PhD
As a former MD/PhD at Duke, Karolina found a direct match into Pathology at Duke Medical Center, a top 20 Pathology program. Her research focus in T-cell dysfunction in glioblastoma.
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Rhodes Hambrick, MD
As a former Howard Hughes Medical Institute Researcher, Rhodes matched into Pediatrics at Boston Children’s/Harvard University, the #1 Pediatric program in the country.
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Anup Bhattacharya, MD
Anup matched into Diagnostic Radiology at Washington Univ–St Louis, the #3 Radiology program in the country. He also matched into prelim year at Scripps Mercy Hospital in La Jolla, CA one of the most competitive and desired preliminary programs in the country.
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