Embarking on the journey to secure a residency position is both exciting and overwhelming. The residency application process is a critical step in your medical career, and having a comprehensive checklist can ensure you stay organized and put forth your best application. This guide will walk you through each essential component of the residency application
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Stay on track for the 2025-2026 Main Residency Match! This complete timeline and checklist outlines key events and suggested actions for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) throughout the application season. 2025-2026 Residency Application Cycle: Complete IMG Timeline and Checklist Date Pending: ERAS Tokens available to IMG applicants Apply and pay for your ERAS token through ECFMG
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For International Medical Graduates (IMGs) navigating the residency application process, understanding IMG-friendly specialties is key. Based on the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®)’s Advance Data Tables for the 2025 Main Residency Match, the following specialties demonstrated the highest percentages of filled positions by both US and non-US IMGs. Before diving into these specific fields, let’s
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Match Day is one of the most exciting days of any medical student’s career. It is the culmination of countless hours of work and dedication, and marks both the end of one journey and the beginning of another. Now, you can read about the NRMP® 2025 Main Residency Match highlights below. Let’s take a look
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How to Use Social Media to Network for Medical Residency In today’s digital age, social media is not just a tool for staying in touch with friends and family; it has evolved into a powerful platform for professional networking, especially for medical students preparing for residency. This blog post will explore effective strategies to leverage
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The National Resident Matching Program® (“NRMP®”) matches medical students and medical residency programs together. Securing a medical residency is a competitive process, and for international medical graduates, it can be even more challenging. International medical graduates applying for U.S. based residency programs under go the same level of scrutiny, and participate in the same matching
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The Post-Match Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program® (SOAP®) is not an option most residency candidates want to consider until they absolutely have to. And, that is very understandable! Thinking about the Post-Match may feel like thinking about the possibility of not receiving a Match through the Main Residency Match®, which can be a very scary
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What is the Post-Match SOAP? The Post-Match Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program® (SOAP®) is an opportunity for eligible residency candidates who go unmatched or partially matched during the Main Residency Match® to apply to residency programs with unfilled positions. The Post-Match SOAP® spans the Monday through Thursday of Match Week and can be very confusing
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As Match Week approaches, it’s time to focus on the last task before the Main Match – creating your Rank Order List. What each applicant values most in choosing a residency program will vary based on the individual. However, there are still a few things that we recommend that everyone take into consideration when ranking
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Guidelines for Preparing a Rank Order List (Main Residency Match): 1. The matching algorithm attempts to place you in the most preferred program possible, so rank programs in order of your true preference and not where you think you will match. 2. Rank ONLY those programs where you are able and willing to train. Placing
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