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Residency Match Data Analysis

The document contains information on applicants who matched into various medical specialties, including their specialty, medical school/residency program, applicant type, whether they had a SOAP application, current position, and Step 1 score. The specialties range widely from surgery fields like vascular surgery and plastic surgery to radiology, psychiatry, pediatrics, and physical medicine & rehabilitation. The applicants include US MD, DO, IMG graduates from both US and non-US schools with Step 1 scores ranging from 193 to 274.

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Residency Match Data Analysis

The document contains information on applicants who matched into various medical specialties, including their specialty, medical school/residency program, applicant type, whether they had a SOAP application, current position, and Step 1 score. The specialties range widely from surgery fields like vascular surgery and plastic surgery to radiology, psychiatry, pediatrics, and physical medicine & rehabilitation. The applicants include US MD, DO, IMG graduates from both US and non-US schools with Step 1 scores ranging from 193 to 274.

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Specialty Program you match

Applicant Type SOAP? Current PositionStep 1 Score


Vascular Surgery US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 250
Urology DMC US DO No M4 243
Urology Downstate US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 263
Transitional Year Northwell Health - US DO Yes PGY-1 resigned from categorical IM in December
Thoracic Surgery New York US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 254
Thoracic Surgery US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 245
Radiology - DiagnosUniversity of Colora US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 257
Radiology - DiagnosUPMC US MD - Top 25 School No M4 260
Radiology - DiagnosUC Davis US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 243
Radiology - DiagnosCleveland Clinic US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 248
Radiology - DiagnosUniversity of TennesUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 245
Radiology - Diagnostic Non-US IMG No M4 247
Radiology - Diagnostic US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 214
Radiology - DiagnosUniversity of Toledo US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 224
Radiology - DiagnosDoximity Top 50 US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 248
Radiology - DiagnosUniversity of Kansa US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 235
Radiology - DiagnosTripler Army MedicaUS DO No M4
Radiology - DiagnosDoximity Top 20 US IMG No M4 263
Radiology - Diagnostic US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 262
Radiology - DiagnosUAB US MD - Top 25 School No M4 248
Radiology - DiagnosSUNY Downstate No M4 260
Radiology - Diagnostic US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 233
Radiology - DiagnosMcLaren Oakland US DO No M4
Radiology - DiagnosUNM US DO No M4 262
Radiology - Diagnostic US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 220
Radiology - DiagnosCreighton universityUS IMG No M4 245
Radiology - Diagnostic US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 243
Radiology - DiagnosMedical College of US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 255
Radiology - DiagnosDoximity Top 10 US MD - Top 25 School No M4 260
Radiology - Diagnostic US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 225
Radiology - DiagnosBeaumont Hospital -US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 244
Radiology - Diagnostic US MD - Not Top 25 Yes M4 257
Radiology - DiagnosCCF US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 253
Radiology - DiagnosBaystate US DO No M4 262
Radiation Oncology US DO No M4 252
Radiation Oncology US IMG No M4 220
Psychiatry University program iUS IMG No M4 227
Psychiatry US MD - Top 25 School No M4 257
Psychiatry US DO No M4
Psychiatry University of CincinnUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 244
Psychiatry Hopkins US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 229
Psychiatry UT San Antonio joi US DO No M4
Psychiatry VCU US DO No M4
Psychiatry US DO No M4 237
Psychiatry US IMG No M4 216
Psychiatry US MD - Not Top 25 Yes M4 225
Psychiatry U of Utah US MD - Top 25 School No M4 236
Psychiatry US MD - Top 25 School No M4 244
Psychiatry UNLV US DO No M4
Psychiatry UNLV US DO No M4
Psychiatry St Louis University Non-US IMG No Gap Year 218
Psychiatry Non-US IMG No Gap Year 245
Psychiatry Wayne State Univers US DO No M4 253
Psychiatry Georgetown US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 208
Psychiatry US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 208
Psychiatry UTMB US MD - Top 25 School No M4 194
Psychiatry Unmatched US MD - Not Top 25 Yes M4 240
Psychiatry US DO No M4 250
Psychiatry Emory US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 235
Psychiatry US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 237
Psychiatry UTSW US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 252
Psychiatry none US MD - Not Top 25 Yes M4 193
Psychiatry US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 220
Psychiatry US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 242
Psychiatry US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 238
Psychiatry Harvard South ShorUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 213
Psychiatry East Coast NE Aca US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 196
Psychiatry US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 206
Psychiatry Institute of living US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 203
Psychiatry US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 202
Psychiatry US DO No PGY-1 (Prelim or T 205
Psychiatry SIU US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 231
Psych/Family Psych/FM combo US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 255
Prelim - Surgery US MD - Not Top 25 Yes M4 203
Prelim - Medicine Non-US IMG No M4 231
PM&R Emory US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 214
PM&R LLU US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 234
PM&R Vidant/ECU US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 207
PM&R US DO No M4 232
PM&R University of Nebra US DO No M4 224
PM&R US DO No M4
PM&R Midwestern US US DO No M4
PM&R Northwestern US MD - Not Top 25 No PGY-1 (Prelim or T 233
PM&R Philly program US DO No M4 220
PM&R UCLA/VA US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 241
PM&R Carolinas Medical CUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 221
PM&R US DO No M4 223
PM&R US DO No M4 229
Plastic Surgery US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 262
Plastic Surgery N/A US DO Yes Gap Year 274
Plastic Surgery US MD - Top 25 School No M4 250
Plastic Surgery US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 260
Plastic Surgery US MD - Top 25 School No M4 261
Plastic Surgery US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 268
Plastic Surgery US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 262
Plastic Surgery US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 246
Peds/Psych Brown US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 237
Pediatrics NYU US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 220
Pediatrics Emory University US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 235
Pediatrics University of Tenn US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 223
Pediatrics SUNY Upstate US IMG No Gap Year 206
Pediatrics VCU US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 235
Pediatrics CHOP US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 245
Pediatrics Rutgers Robert Wo US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 225
Pediatrics Non-US IMG No M4 227
Pediatrics Medical College of US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 228
Pediatrics Rainbow Babies US MD - Top 25 School No M4 227
Pediatrics SIU US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 226
Pediatrics St. Christopher's US DO No M4 207
Pediatrics Children’s Hospital US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 250
Pediatrics Valley Children's US MD - Top 25 School Yes M4 251
Pediatrics Chop US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 260
Pediatrics US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 250
Pediatrics Freestanding ChildreUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 225
Pediatrics Jacobi Pediatrics US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 216
Pediatrics UT Houston US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 247
Pediatrics UNLV US DO No M4
Pediatrics UAB Birmingham US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 222
Pediatrics Phoenix Children's US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 232
Pediatrics DuPont Children’s HoUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 199
Pediatrics DuPont/Jefferson US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 242
Pediatrics OHSU US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 206
Pediatrics Top 15 US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 235
Pediatrics University of NebrasUS DO No M4 227
Pediatrics Indiana University US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 252
Pediatrics Jersey Shore UMC US DO No M4
Pediatrics Southeast Mid-siz US DO No M4
Pediatrics Jefferson Medical CUS DO No M4 222
Pediatrics University of ConnecUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 235
Pediatrics East Carolina US DO No M4
Pediatrics USC US DO No M4 227
Pediatrics US MD - Top 25 School No M4 244
Pediatrics Albany Medical CentUS IMG No M4 233
Pediatrics UCLA US MD - Top 25 School No M4 257
Pathology US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 251
Pathology US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 238
Pathology Rush University MedNon-US IMG No Gap Year 255
Otolaryngology Top 10 US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 262
Otolaryngology Duke US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 251
Otolaryngology Southeast Program US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 264
Otolaryngology US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 253
Otolaryngology Top 10 Program US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 252
Otolaryngology Western Reserve US DO No M4 237
Otolaryngology Vanderbilt US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 231
Otolaryngology US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 249
Otolaryngology Top 10 program US MD - Top 25 School No M4 243
Orthopaedic SurgerEasy coast programUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 235
Orthopaedic SurgerIndiana University US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 264
Orthopaedic Surgery US MD - Top 25 School No M4 249
Orthopaedic Surgery US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 256
Orthopaedic SurgerN/A US DO No Gap Year 244
Orthopaedic SurgerDidn't match US MD - Top 25 School No M4 261
Orthopaedic Surgery US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 235
Orthopaedic SurgerMount Sinai US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 262
Orthopaedic Surgery US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 233
Ophthalmology US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 254
Ophthalmology US DO No Gap Year 244
Ophthalmology Medical College of US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 258
Ophthalmology Cleveland clinic US MD - Top 25 School No M4 252
Ophthalmology Top 25 US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 255
Ophthalmology University of FloridaUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 246
Ophthalmology US MD - Top 25 School No M4 243
Ophthalmology US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 253
Ophthalmology University of Michig US MD - Top 25 School No M4 256
Ophthalmology US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 247
Ophthalmology US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 256
OBGYN Brown US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 239
OBGYN US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 208
OBGYN Advocate Lutheran US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 211
OBGYN US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 245
OBGYN Unmatched US MD - Not Top 25 Yes 216
OBGYN University of CincinnUS MD - Top 25 School No M4 231
OBGYN US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 207
OBGYN US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 254
OBGYN US DO No M4 211
OBGYN UC San Diego US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 263
OBGYN Unspecified top 15 US MD - Top 25 School No M4 246
OBGYN None US DO No M4 231
Neurosurgery US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 258
Neurosurgery US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 253
Neurosurgery Midwest Program US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 258
Neurosurgery US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 248
Neurosurgery US MD - Not Top 25 No M4
Neurology US MD - Top 25 School No M4 260
Neurology Case Western ReserUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 238
Neurology Henry Ford Non-US IMG No M4 265
Neurology UCI US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 271
Neurology USC US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 220
Neurology Rutgers Newark NJ US IMG No M4 241
Neurology University of Wisco US MD - Not Top 25 Yes M4 240
Neurology Cleveland Clinic US DO No M4 252
Neurology Michigan US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 254
Neurology University of CincinnUS DO No M4 241
Neurology Jefferson US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 219
Neurology US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 208
Neurology Loyola US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 215
Neurology US DO No M4
Neurology UA US IMG No M4 216
Neurology Brown US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 242
Neurology US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 202
Neurology Loma Linda US DO No M4 245
Neurology SUNY Upstate US MD - Not Top 25 No Gap Year 215
Neurology BIDMC US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 245
Neurology US DO No M4
Neurology OHSU US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 230
Neurology University of Arizon US DO No M4 252
Neurology No IMG 258
Neurology California US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 235
Neurology Cleveland Clinic US DO No M4 258
Neurology East Coast US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 259
Neurology University of FloridaUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 229
Neurology Georgetown Non-US IMG No Gap Year 245
Neurology Neurology US DO No M4
Neurology US DO No M4 203
Neurology US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 259
Intervential Radiolo University of Arizon US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 253
Intervential Radiology US MD - Top 25 School No M4 255
Internal Medicine Icahn Mt sinai US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 219
Internal Medicine Henry Ford US IMG No Gap Year 265
Internal Medicine UTSW US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 231
Internal Medicine MSU - Sparrow US DO No M4
Internal Medicine Yale US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 251
Internal Medicine Geisinger Medical CUS DO No M4
Internal Medicine Wash U US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 252
Internal Medicine UTMB US DO No M4 219
Internal Medicine Univeesity of Michi US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 261
Internal Medicine University of KentucUS DO No M4
Internal Medicine Northwestern US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 272
Internal Medicine Tripler Army MedicaUS IMG Yes Gap Year 225
Internal Medicine Lenox Hill Hospital US DO No M4 231
Internal Medicine Mt. Sinai St.Luke's/ Non-US IMG No 249
Internal Medicine UC Irvine US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 238
Internal Medicine US IMG No M4 235
Internal Medicine VCU US IMG No M4 254
Internal Medicine NYP-Queens Non-US IMG No M4 195
Internal Medicine University of Michig US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 248
Internal Medicine University of KentucUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 242
Internal Medicine University of WisconUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 241
Internal Medicine Wustl US MD - Top 25 School No M4 242
Internal Medicine Abington Memorial H US IMG No M4 218
Internal Medicine UCSD US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 240
Internal Medicine Drexel COM/Hahnema US DO No M4 224
Internal Medicine GWU US DO No M4 260
Internal Medicine US DO No M4 263
Internal Medicine White Memorial MedUS IMG No M4 233
Internal Medicine UIC US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 244
Internal Medicine US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 219
Internal Medicine Beaumont Hospital -Non-US IMG No Fmg 235
Internal Medicine University of Arizon US DO No M4 205
Internal Medicine Washington UniversiUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 268
Internal Medicine University of CincinnUS DO No M4 240
Internal Medicine UCF COM - OrlandoUS IMG No M4 212
Internal Medicine US DO No M4
Internal Medicine KU US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 244
Internal Medicine Colorado US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 250
Internal Medicine UCSF US MD - Top 25 School No M4 252
Internal Medicine University of KentucUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 215
Internal Medicine Mid Tier academic US IMG No M4 220
Internal Medicine UT Houston US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 226
Internal Medicine Stanford US MD - Top 25 School No M4 260
Internal Medicine Northeast universit Non-US IMG No Foreign doctor 7 y 232
Internal Medicine Wake Forest US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 238
Internal Medicine Mid Tier Academic pUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 210
Internal Medicine US DO No M4
Internal Medicine University of RochesUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 262
Internal Medicine Duke US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 252
Internal Medicine US DO No M4
Internal Medicine Chattanooga US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 234
Internal Medicine Cornell US MD - Top 25 School No M4 251
Internal Medicine SUNY Downstate US DO No M4 212
Internal Medicine Ann Arbor US IMG No 3yrs out of Med S 228
Internal Medicine Michigan US IMG No IMG YOG 2012 228
Internal Medicine Vanderbilt US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 253
Internal Medicine Mercy Catholic MediUS IMG No Gap Year 231
Internal Medicine US MD - Top 25 School No M4 251
Internal Medicine Duke US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 259
Internal Medicine UAB US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 231
Internal Medicine Tulane US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 235
Internal Medicine California US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 210
Internal Medicine US MD - Not Top 25 Yes M4 211
Internal Medicine US IMG No M4 228
Internal Medicine UCFCOM Orlando US DO No M4
Internal Medicine Indiana University US DO No M4 219
Internal Medicine Albany Medical CenUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 230
Internal Medicine Michigan US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 250
Internal Medicine Johns Hopkins US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 248
Internal Medicine Massachusetts gener US MD - Top 25 School No M4 255
Internal Medicine Columbia US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 245
Internal Medicine Cooper US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 209
Internal Medicine University of Michig US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 245
Internal Medicine Hofstra Lenox Hill US IMG No M4 214
Internal Medicine NY State US IMG No M4 250
Internal Medicine Tufts US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 250
Internal Medicine University of Illinois US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 236
Internal Medicine SUNY Upstate Medic US IMG No M4 237
Internal Medicine University of MinnesUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 251
Internal Medicine Temple University Ho US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 217
Internal Medicine Mayo Clinic US MD - Top 25 School No M4 253
Internal Medicine Walter Reed National US DO No M4
Internal Medicine Medical College of US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 201
Internal Medicine Henry Ford hospital US DO No M4 252
Internal Medicine Mid-tier university hoUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 244
Internal Medicine US DO No M4 205
Internal Medicine U of Florida US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 225
Internal Medicine Northeast Region Non-US IMG No Working as a GP 250
Internal Medicine UPMC US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 265
Internal Medicine US MD - Not Top 25 Yes M4 210
Internal Medicine UNC US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 256
Internal Medicine US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 254
Internal Medicine The Ohio State UnivUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 238
Internal Medicine Harlem Hospital Non-US IMG No stay at home mom 227
Internal Medicine osteopathic Florida US DO No M4 222
Internal Medicine Emory US MD - Top 25 School No M4 236
Internal Medicine US DO No M4 225
Internal Medicine Mayo Rochester US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 265
Internal Medicine Yale No 255
Internal Medicine Carney Hospital Non-US IMG No Gap Year 231
Internal Medicine Cooper US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 209
Internal Medicine Penn US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 260
Internal Medicine UNLV US MD - Not Top 25 Yes M4 204
Internal Medicine Top 10 University Non-US IMG No M4 233
IM/Psychiatry Temple US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 215
IM/Psychiatry Temple US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 215
IM/Psychiatry UTSW US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 242
IM/Psychiatry US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 230
IM/Pediatrics large Midwest univeUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 224
IM/Pediatrics Rush US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 248
IM/Pediatrics UAB US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 259
IM/Pediatrics US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 254
IM/Pediatrics Western Michigan US DO No M4 212
IM/Pediatrics Phoenix US MD - Top 25 School No M4 240
IM/Pediatrics Phoenix US MD - Top 25 School No M4 240
IM/Pediatrics US MD - Top 25 School No M4 255
IM/Pediatrics Umass US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 242
IM/Neurology VCU US IMG No M4 219
IM/Neurology Georgetown US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 256
IM/EM Vidant / ECU US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 243
IM/Anesthesiology Stanford medicine aUS MD - Top 25 School No M4 245
General Surgery US DO No M4 243
General Surgery UPMC US MD - Top 25 School No M4 265
General Surgery Cleveland Clinic Ak US DO No M4 232
General Surgery US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 255
General Surgery US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 232
General Surgery US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 258
General Surgery US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 224
General Surgery Dartmouth US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 252
General Surgery US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 211
General Surgery US IMG No M4 237
General Surgery Categorical in MiamiUS IMG Yes M4 262
General Surgery Danbury Hospital US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 244
General Surgery US DO Yes M4 255
General Surgery US IMG No PGY-1 (Prelim or T 241
General Surgery US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 242
General Surgery General surgery US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 217
General Surgery Sky Ridge Medical US DO No M4 228
General Surgery Mayo US MD - Top 25 School No M4 234
General Surgery UTRGV US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 235
General Surgery New England Progr US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 213
General Surgery US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 232
General Surgery US MD - Top 25 School No M4 225
General Surgery US DO No M4
General Surgery US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 220
General Surgery US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 236
General Surgery Mayo Clinic -- Roch US MD - Top 25 School No M4 244
General Surgery Michigan US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 233
General Surgery EVMS US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 263
General Surgery Community HospitalNon-US IMG No FMG 271
Family Medicine Eisenhower Health US IMG No Gap Year 196
Family Medicine US IMG No M4 217
Family Medicine US DO No M4 229
Family Medicine CVPH Non-US IMG No Graduated med sc 249
Family Medicine UT Tyler US DO No M4 207
Family Medicine Cleveland Clinical US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 216
Family Medicine UCR Palm springs US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 215
Family Medicine Middle US US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 259
Family Medicine US MD - Top 25 School No M4 209
Family Medicine Top California Prog US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 192
Family Medicine Troy Beaumont US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 223
Family Medicine US IMG No M4 207
Family Medicine UC Davis US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 237
Family Medicine Cook County US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 208
Family Medicine John Peter Smith US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 250
Family Medicine PA US DO No M4
Family Medicine University Program US IMG No 215
Family Medicine Sutter Sacramento US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 239
Family Medicine Waukesha Family Me US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 207
Family Medicine Swedish Health (Sea US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 217
Family Medicine Top Academic Prog US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 246
Family Medicine Top Academic Prog US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 246
Family Medicine US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 217
Family Medicine UAMS West - Fort SUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 209
Family Medicine SW Washington US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 239
Family Medicine St. Joseph RegionalUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 192
Family Medicine US IMG No Gap Year 226
Family Medicine Natividad Medical CUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 194
Family Medicine US IMG No M4 242
Family Medicine US IMG Yes Gap Year 202
Family Medicine Local community baUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 213
Family Medicine Beaumont Grosse po Non-US IMG No M4 239
Family Medicine Stanford US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 253
Emergency Medicine US MD - Top 25 School No M4 219
Emergency Medicine US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 218
Emergency MedicinIndiana University US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 242
Emergency MedicinOrlando Health US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 240
Emergency MedicinDenver Health US MD - Top 25 School No M4 262
Emergency MedicinUniversity of WashinUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 244
Emergency MedicinUPMC US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 262
Emergency Medicine No M4 216
Emergency Medicine US DO No M4
Emergency MedicinEmory US MD - Top 25 School No M4 237
Emergency MedicinUCLA-OV US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 238
Emergency MedicinUT Memphis US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 242
Emergency MedicinA LA county progra US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 255
Emergency MedicinKent hospital RI US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 217
Emergency MedicinUniversity of TennesUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 255
Emergency MedicinWestern Michigan Un US DO No M4 228
Emergency MedicinMidwest tertiary acaUS DO No M4 230
Emergency MedicinUniversity of Michig US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 238
Emergency Medicine US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 250
Emergency Medicine US DO No M4 220
Emergency MedicinAlbert Einstein MediUS DO No M4 212
Emergency MedicinAdvocate Christ MedUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 239
Emergency MedicinTexas US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 245
Emergency MedicinAdena US DO No M4 205
Emergency MedicinHennepin County Me US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 260
Emergency MedicinUniversity of Toledo US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 232
Emergency Medicine US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 226
Emergency MedicinMSU US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 207
Emergency Medicin4 year west coast US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 223
Emergency MedicinUCSF Fresno US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 251
Emergency MedicinEM Program in BostUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 245
Emergency Medicine US DO No M4
Emergency MedicinUCSF US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 269
Emergency Medicine US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 235
Emergency MedicinDMC/Detroit ReceiviUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 217
Emergency MedicinSaint Louis UniversiUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 209
Emergency Medicine US DO No M4 245
Emergency Medicinstanford US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 243
Emergency MedicinStanford US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 262
Emergency Medicine US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 246
Emergency Medicine US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 210
Emergency MedicinMetropolitan US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 249
Emergency MedicinUMKC US DO No M4 238
Emergency MedicinSouthern California US MD - Top 25 School No M4 219
Emergency Medicinsaushec US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 232
Emergency MedicinUMichigan US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 260
Emergency MedicinSunrise Health US DO No M4 219
Emergency MedicinEM US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 237
Emergency MedicinGrand strand em US DO No PGY-1 (Prelim or Transitional Year)
Emergency MedicinSt. Luke’s UniversityUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 223
Emergency MedicinPalmetto Healtg US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 245
Emergency MedicinJacobi US MD - Top 25 School No M4
Emergency MedicinUB US DO No M4 229
Emergency MedicinMcLaren Macomb US DO No M4 203
Emergency MedicinStony Brook US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 210
Emergency MedicinJohns Hopkins US MD - Top 25 School No M4 246
Emergency MedicinUMich US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 266
Emergency MedicinUniversity hospitals US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 229
Emergency MedicinGrand Strand medica US DO No M4
Emergency MedicinSaint John medical US DO No M4
Emergency MedicinMidwest ACGME PrUS DO No M4 214
Diagnostic RadiologUNM US DO No M4 242
Diagnostic RadiologCook County US DO No M4 236
Diagnostic RadiologLoma Linda US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 250
Dermatology US MD - Not Top 25 Yes M4 232
Dermatology Mayo US MD - Top 25 School No M4 245
Dermatology Mayo Clinic FL US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 252
Dermatology Did not match dermaUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 238
Dermatology in the northeast US MD - Not Top 25 No current 4th year, 240
Dermatology US MD - Top 25 School No M4 260
Dermatology Dermatology US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 253
Dermatology US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 260
Dermatology US MD - Top 25 School No M4 250
Dermatology US MD - Top 25 School No M4 234
Dermatology West Coast progra US MD - Top 25 School No M4 250
Dermatology US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 244
Child Neurology UCSD US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 250
Child Neurology US IMG No M4
Child Neurology CU Denver US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 259
Child Neurology UT Houston US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 235
Anesthesiology Dartmouth US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 238
Anesthesiology US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 245
Anesthesiology Icahn Mt. Sinai US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 245
Anesthesiology Cedars-Sinai MedicaUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 223
Anesthesiology NYU US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 223
Anesthesiology US DO No M4
Anesthesiology University of Chica US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 242
Anesthesiology US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 249
Anesthesiology UCSF US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 240
Anesthesiology Ohio State UniversitUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 228
Anesthesiology Jefferson US DO No M4 233
Anesthesiology Cleveland Clinic US MD - Top 25 School No M4 249
Anesthesiology US IMG No M4 244
Anesthesiology TJUH Non-US IMG No M4 237
Anesthesiology Ochsner US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 235
Anesthesiology Top ten per doximityUS DO No M4 257
Anesthesiology UPMC US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 253
Anesthesiology Program in Ohio US DO No M4 215
Anesthesiology Cook County Non-US IMG No M4 248
Anesthesiology Indiana University US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 247
Anesthesiology St Joseph's US DO No M4 245
Anesthesiology US DO No M4 212
Anesthesiology Tulane US DO No M4 228
Anesthesiology UC Davis No M4 230
Anesthesiology Case Western Reserv US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 202
Anesthesiology Stanford US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 250
Anesthesiology Johns Hopkins US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 245
Anesthesiology University of Nebra US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 231
Anesthesiology UNC US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 242
Anesthesiology University of Washi US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 245
Anesthesiology US IMG No M4
Anesthesiology University of Virgini US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 236
Anesthesiology Arkansas US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 231
Anesthesiology US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 238
Anesthesiology Non-US IMG No PGY-1 (Prelim or T 243
Anesthesiology University of Nebra US MD - Top 25 School No M4 217
Anesthesiology Lahey Clinic US IMG No graduate 211
Anesthesiology UNC US MD - Top 25 School No M4 248
Anesthesiology US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 197
Anesthesiology US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 203
Anesthesiology University of Nebra US MD - Top 25 School No M4 217
Anesthesiology U Southern CaliforniUS MD - Not Top 25 No M4 258
Anesthesiology NYU US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 251
Anesthesiology Cleveland Clinic Fo US DO No M4 254
Anesthesiology East coast US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 217
Anesthesiology Pennsylvania US DO No M4 212
Anesthesiology Texas US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 230
Anesthesiology NYP-Columbia US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 243
Anesthesiology A Southern Californ US MD - Top 25 School No M4 245
Anesthesiology US DO No M4 211
Anesthesiology Brown US MD - Not Top 25 No M4
Anesthesiology US DO No M4 222
Anesthesiology Stanford US MD - Top 25 School No M4 221
Anesthesiology Top 25 program per US MD - Not Top 25 No M4 227
AVERAGES 236.5
Step 2 ScoreStep 2 CS Pass COMLEX I ScorCOMLEX II ScorClass Centile Number of Programs
259 First Attempt 50 50
248 First Attempt 694 638 90 90
261 First Attempt 10 53
m categorical IM in December 506 550 25 0
257 First Attempt 25 25
265 First Attempt 15 23
259 First Attempt 1 65
260 First Attempt 25 30
256 First Attempt 70 52
257 First Attempt 6 29
255 First Attempt 30 45
242 First Attempt 8
212 First Attempt 70
232 First Attempt 35 42
245 First Attempt 35
241 First Attempt 33
649 719 90 4
265 First Attempt 99 91
267 First Attempt 10 4
250 First Attempt 41
268 First Attempt 80
250 First Attempt 50 45
430 454 20 23
First Attempt 675 714 5 80
248 First Attempt 3 90
244 First Attempt
265 First Attempt 60 36
261 First Attempt 37
259 First Attempt 46
242 First Attempt 75
256 First Attempt 30 40
244 First Attempt 55
255 First Attempt 25 60
262 712 786 95 66
252 First Attempt 630 611 64
234 First Attempt 50 10
210 First Attempt Q2 157
270 First Attempt 10 16
First Attempt 415 433 4 44
235 First Attempt 40 21
250 First Attempt 6
First Attempt 486 529 72 22
First Attempt 525 532 40
251 First Attempt 622 730 90 60
238 First Attempt 180
246 First Attempt 60 40
247 First Attempt 76 26
265 First Attempt 20
480 516 50 65
Second Attempt or 430 522 25 72
226 First Attempt 50 130
254 First Attempt 90 86
257 First Attempt 651 741 15 41
228 First Attempt 25 36
226 First Attempt 25 40
238 First Attempt 70
264 First Attempt 2 22
273 First Attempt 707 885 1 57
235 First Attempt 25
228 First Attempt 48 60
260 First Attempt 15 22
244 First Attempt 112
250 First Attempt 50 25
257 First Attempt 20
240 First Attempt 34
225 First Attempt 50
215 First Attempt 25 20
213 First Attempt 50
239 First Attempt 60
217 First Attempt 44
225 First Attempt 450 525 6 200
254 First Attempt 14
268 First Attempt 25 6
229 First Attempt 1 189
237 First Attempt 75 40
241 First Attempt 41
237 First Attempt 40
234 First Attempt 60
229 First Attempt 505 550 60
238 578 613 40
516 518 50
221 515 535 75 84
256 First Attempt 2 36
First Attempt 600 550 50 80
246 First Attempt 80 65
231 First Attempt 80
248 First Attempt 560 580 50 50
243 First Attempt 501 601 50 45
258 First Attempt 76
266 First Attempt 752 730 10 40
252 First Attempt 50
260 First Attempt 95 77
279 6 55
274 First Attempt 52
261 First Attempt 1 76
267 First Attempt 76
262 First Attempt 7
250 First Attempt 20 84
255 First Attempt 60 22
230 First Attempt 3 33
217 First Attempt 80
243 First Attempt 80
260 First Attempt 1 22
227 First Attempt 75 55
222 First Attempt 80
238 First Attempt 35
247 First Attempt 50 25
233 First Attempt 50 20
229 First Attempt 523 473 4 71
251 First Attempt 15 13
242 First Attempt 0
279 First Attempt 29
250 First Attempt 28
257 First Attempt 22
240 First Attempt 50 36
248 First Attempt 25 19
First Attempt 402 575 50 50
249 First Attempt 45
243 First Attempt 16
240 First Attempt 30
232 First Attempt 18
233 First Attempt 50
248 First Attempt 20
546 550 25 40
270 First Attempt 25 31
First Attempt 425 440 92
First Attempt 428 505 49 119
242 543 640 75 41
255 First Attempt 33 48
465 522 25 53
235 First Attempt 573 571 36
244 First Attempt 25
234 First Attempt 75 70
253 First Attempt 5 20
260 First Attempt 75 17
267 First Attempt 99 20
252 First Attempt 5 50
268 First Attempt 92 80
264 First Attempt 72
267 First Attempt 1 66
258 First Attempt 10 67
265 First Attempt 75 61
253 First Attempt 617 711 25 100
237 First Attempt 65 100
NR First Attempt 2 80
247 First Attempt 1 100
250 First Attempt 10 100
258 Second Attempt or Later 5 70
254 First Attempt 56
239 First Attempt 25 60
246 First Attempt 622 583 85 35
99 64
264 First Attempt 4 110
253 First Attempt 75 70
250 First Attempt 89
270 First Attempt 1 51
230 First Attempt 656 618 10 100
253 First Attempt 95 89
244 First Attempt 69
260 First Attempt 1 50
250 First Attempt 2 100
260 First Attempt
267 First Attempt 95 80s
268 First Attempt 75 65
262 First Attempt 25 100
250 First Attempt 5 64
248 First Attempt 10 45
257 First Attempt 100
245 First Attempt 3 53
231 First Attempt 65
226 First Attempt 60+
256 First Attempt 25 60
229 First Attempt 5 200
269 First Attempt 33 30
221 First Attempt 514 496 100
272 First Attempt 43
257 First Attempt 40
234 First Attempt 619 569 70 50
255 First Attempt 15 90
250 First Attempt 90 72
250 First Attempt 95 90
238 First Attempt 50 100
First Attempt 85
260 First Attempt 21
233 First Attempt 75 50
253 First Attempt 90 60
266 First Attempt 10
235 First Attempt 50 46
243 First Attempt 20 78
264 First Attempt 2 22
266 662 742 40
266 First Attempt 85 17
253 First Attempt 593 753 85 32
238 First Attempt 30
218 First Attempt 35
214 First Attempt 50
229 571 580 77 50
234 First Attempt 50 60
237 First Attempt 8
236 First Attempt 25 36
231 First Attempt 593 597 4 31
222 First Attempt 10 100
258 First Attempt 25 22
523 526 38 48
232 Second Attempt or Later 20 40
245 First Attempt 637 576 30
264 First Attempt 30
245 First Attempt 34
250 First Attempt 689 695 25 40
267 First Attempt 75 11
214 First Attempt 90 80
229 First Attempt 60
First Attempt 495 540 60
231 First Attempt 501 590
262 First Attempt 20
254 First Attempt 16
258 First Attempt 1 30
232 First Attempt 50 60
265 First Attempt 99 175
255 First Attempt 35
497 525 25 18
260 First Attempt 20
524 536 60
261 First Attempt 30
237 559 517 10 30
264 First Attempt 10 35
255 First Attempt 610 700 75 75
282 First Attempt 25 30
219 First Attempt 90 90
241 First Attempt 548 613 60 70
253 First Attempt 55
256 First Attempt 50 42
250 Second Attempt or Later 2 200
256 First Attempt 90 100
225 First Attempt 150
257 Second Attempt or Later 28
261 First Attempt 2 19
254 First Attempt 1 47
256 First Attempt 50 25
226 First Attempt 150
257 First Attempt 25 25
250 First Attempt 578 592 50 40
252 729 740 95 30
First Attempt 651 717 95 17
250 Second Attempt or Later 50 50
247 First Attempt 12
245 First Attempt 30
243 First Attempt 80 101
237 474 523 25 70
262 First Attempt 42
252 First Attempt 652 739 45
232 First Attempt 50 100
548 545 50
261 First Attempt 26 48
258 First Attempt 52
263 First Attempt 30
211 First Attempt 105
240 First Attempt 25 100
228 First Attempt 75 27
260 First Attempt 27
262 First Attempt 90 70
257 First Attempt 25 23
235 First Attempt 70
445 470 36
260 First Attempt 15 20
255 First Attempt 28
45
233 First Attempt 50
260 First Attempt 75 30
233 First Attempt 566 636 50 150
241 First Attempt 250
220 First Attempt 250
266 First Attempt 15 45
224 First Attempt 105
264 First Attempt 25 35
260 First Attempt
255 First Attempt 25 35
242 First Attempt 19
242 First Attempt 60
241 First Attempt 10
229 First Attempt 266
First Attempt 503 547 50 20
245 First Attempt 575 681 71
243 First Attempt 30
270 First Attempt 30
252 First Attempt 25 27
244 First Attempt 14
257 First Attempt 90 25
248 First Attempt 40
246 First Attempt 90 30
237 First Attempt 59
250 First Attempt 25 150
256 First Attempt 33
247 First Attempt 45
239 First Attempt 95
252 First Attempt 35 29
240 First Attempt 50 92
268 First Attempt 16
225 First Attempt 75
260 624 803 99 27
265 First Attempt 15 27
223 First Attempt 508 459 75 25
242 First Attempt 90 40
263 First Attempt 10 142
264 First Attempt 15 16
240 First Attempt 25 96
264 First Attempt 2 42
263 First Attempt 10 20
264 First Attempt 35
222 First Attempt 10 192
235 586 604 42
244 First Attempt 27
215 First Attempt 500 450 150
270 First Attempt 10 30
255 First Attempt 5
248 First Attempt 250
248 First Attempt 75 40
270 First Attempt 38
234 Second Attempt or Later 50 37
249 First Attempt 95 84
224 First Attempt 60
224 First Attempt 60
234 First Attempt 3 8
229 First Attempt 11
244 First Attempt 35 30
258 First Attempt 16
253 First Attempt 17
280 First Attempt 10 20
230 First Attempt 480 550 42
230 Second Attempt or Later 50 50
230 Second Attempt or Later 50 50
269 First Attempt 50 10
231 First Attempt 2 36
239 First Attempt 135
257 First Attempt 18
240 First Attempt 85 7
246 Second Attempt or Later 70 3
First Attempt 642 786 60 40
274 First Attempt 21
253 First Attempt 508 665 58
255 First Attempt 90 25
247 First Attempt 75 62
271 First Attempt 75 41
247 First Attempt 65
263 First Attempt 31
264 First Attempt 50 60
232 First Attempt 89
270 First Attempt 99 225
235 First Attempt 40
255 First Attempt 50
240 First Attempt 150
251 First Attempt 42
262 First Attempt 30 48
244 First Attempt 601 599 25 70
241 First Attempt 50
245 First Attempt 50 30
251 First Attempt 50 75
255 First Attempt 50 89
245 First Attempt 85 50
541 646 25 27
240 First Attempt 120
248 First Attempt 50 68
264 First Attempt 40
240 First Attempt 25 50
266 First Attempt 3 82
277 First Attempt 150
222 First Attempt 194
249 First Attempt 390
539 672 25 22
242 First Attempt 200
211 First Attempt 478 524 25 50
249 First Attempt 22
231 First Attempt
265 First Attempt 12
216 First Attempt 20 19
237 First Attempt 20 26
244 First Attempt 85 20
217 First Attempt 250
249 First Attempt 36
223 First Attempt 37
258 First Attempt 25 25
505 450 90 15
233 First Attempt 200
247 First Attempt 30
244 First Attempt 25 31
220 First Attempt 10 27
257 10 20
257 10 20
237 First Attempt 9 22
229 First Attempt 90 32
245 First Attempt 30
240 Second Attempt or Later 15
231 First Attempt 50
228 First Attempt 55
234 First Attempt 86
221 First Attempt 197
241 First Attempt 30 15
230 First Attempt 100
257 First Attempt 25 50
225 First Attempt 33 58
237 First Attempt 70
268 First Attempt 33 39
264 First Attempt 50 45
260 First Attempt 94 24
259 First Attempt 32
271 First Attempt 30 55
245 First Attempt 88
45
253 First Attempt 31
250 First Attempt 35
250 First Attempt 50 60
265 First Attempt 25 45
250 First Attempt 70 102
270 First Attempt 50 70
226 First Attempt 561 629 70 65
251 First Attempt 639 739 69
259 First Attempt 74 53
260 First Attempt 15 30
236 First Attempt 565 560 20 84
236 First Attempt 510 655 25 78
250 First Attempt 35
255 First Attempt 2 55
230 First Attempt 535 600 75
272 First Attempt 95 31
232 First Attempt 84
235 First Attempt 55
240 First Attempt 160
260 First Attempt 40
273 First Attempt 30
265 First Attempt 25 35
248 616 626 25
276 First Attempt 1 25
235 First Attempt 25 60
265 First Attempt 52
240 First Attempt 90
247 First Attempt 612 612 80 75
248 First Attempt 15 40
260 First Attempt 95 34
262 First Attempt 15 45
252 First Attempt 60
242 Second Attempt or Later 30 62
256 Second Attempt or 651 714 20 40
257 First Attempt 30 40
243 First Attempt 4
278 First Attempt 65
235 529 629 65 110
259 First Attempt 4
ransitional Year) First Attempt 503 571 40
232 First Attempt 69
250 First Attempt 25 47
First Attempt 52
242 First Attempt 566 657 50 80
220 First Attempt 450 475 75 70
252 First Attempt 80 53
247 Second Attempt or Later 40
272 First Attempt 10 40
241 First Attempt 54
578 800 40
First Attempt 627 578 20 25
249 First Attempt 524 639 60 80
244 First Attempt 599 659 20 35
253 First Attempt 621 688 25 80
275 First Attempt 95 30
257 First Attempt 90 95
235 First Attempt 2 95
269 First Attempt 2 77
257 First Attempt 25 91
252 First Attempt 15 60
262 First Attempt 1 100
251 First Attempt 10 200
First Attempt 120
267 First Attempt 60
225 First Attempt 25 117
267 First Attempt 60
257 First Attempt 25 117
260 First Attempt 25 23
First Attempt
275 First Attempt 1 21
236 First Attempt 25 40
246 First Attempt 60 26
261 First Attempt 48
249 First Attempt 50 50
235 First Attempt 60 68
253 First Attempt 75 40
234 474 554 60
244 First Attempt 70 29
262 First Attempt 4 35
258 First Attempt 10 32
240 First Attempt 50 27
240 First Attempt 600 600 50 90
255 First Attempt 30
238 First Attempt 90 100
223 First Attempt 70 123
231 First Attempt 60 25
256 682 703 25 62
270 First Attempt 23 12
230 First Attempt 500 550 50 135
261 First Attempt 80
266 First Attempt 70 1
565 540 90
229 First Attempt 510 560 90
250 461 620 50 70
247 First Attempt 52
243 First Attempt 43
270 First Attempt 70 22
260 First Attempt 25 40
250 First Attempt 40 30
254 First Attempt 30
255 First Attempt 30

253 First Attempt 25 30


231 First Attempt 50 67
255 First Attempt 70 35
256 First Attempt 75 80
246 First Attempt 55
223 First Attempt 10
255 First Attempt 80 20
213 First Attempt 25 59
218 Second Attempt or Later 25 110
246 First Attempt 60 50
265 First Attempt 33 40
255 First Attempt 2 30
239 First Attempt 699 647 90 23
227 First Attempt 30
212 563 475 75 86
247 First Attempt 2 39
255 First Attempt 37
249 First Attempt 12
223 First Attempt 551 489 75
First Attempt 50 60
245 First Attempt 529 670 25 70
253 First Attempt 50 30
216 First Attempt 50 55
247.6 560.2 603.4 41.4 57.2
Interview Invitat Interviews AttendedNumber of Programs Ra
Number on Rank LisCouples Match?
50 23 20 5 No
6 6 6 2 No
8 12 12 No
0 0 0 0
14 13 12 4 Yes
17 15 15 6 No
30 17 16 1
28 15 15 15
15 12 12 2
16 12 12 3
24 9 9 1
1 1 1 1
9 9 9 1 No
16 12 12 1 No
10 10 10 2 No
15 11 11 3 No
4 4 4 2 No
16 14 14 2 No
4 4 4 1 Yes
13 13 13 5 No
24 18 18 4 No
16 13 13 10 No
2 2 2 1 No
14 13 13 1 No
22 19 19 1 No
7 4 4 1 No
19 13 11 7 No
22 18 16 1 No
23 17 17 1 No
25 15 15 9 No
23 19 19 4 No
13 13 13 No
20 12 12 8 No
8 8 8 5 No
10 9 8 8 No
5 5 5 1 No
8 8 6 3
15 12 12 1 No
11 8 7 1 No
13 12 12 3 No
4 4 4 1 No
2 2 2 1 No
19 13 13 4 No
15 15 15 2 No
16 14 15 3 No
22 12 12 No
13 10 10 1 No
15 12 12 1 No
4 4 4 1 No
5 5 5 5 No
3 3 3 1 No
13 12 11 1 No
22 17 17 8 No
20 16 16 3 No
16 12 13 4 No
9 8 8 4 No
14 13 13 No
23 No
10 10 10 1 No
26 17 17 1 No
16 10 10 1 No
7 7 7 0 No
13 10 10 No
8 8 8 1 No
23 14 14 1 No
30 18 15 No
4 4 4 1 No
12 8 8 2 No
20 20 20 12 No
16 11 11 1 No
17 14 14 1 No
10 8 8 3 No
6 6 5 1 Yes
4 3 1 0 No
4 4 4 1 No
20 18 23 7
16 14 14 2 No
20 15 15 1 No
30 19 19 1 No
9 8 9 1 No
13 13 13 2 No
14 14 13 1 No
34 28 28 5 Yes
21 17 17 1 No
23 12 12 2 No
18 15 15 1 No
25 14 20 1 No
16 12 12 2 No
31 15 15 6 No
3 3 3 0 No
23 14 14 1 No
32 23 21 9 No
35 12 11 No
19 15 15 Yes
32 19 19 5 No
9 8 8 3 No
5 5 5 1
35 18 18 2
16 13 13 1
18 12 12 4 No
1 1 1 1 Yes
20 15 15 7 No
22 13 8 1 No
18 15 15 4 No
6 6 6 1 No
20 15 14 2 No
8 8 8 3 No
12 8 8 1 No
24 20 18 9 No
12 12 12 1 No
0 0 0 0 No
28 18 54 1 Yes
25 8 8 1 No
15 12 12 4 No
23 15 15 1 No
17 13 13 13 No
8 7 7 2 No
35 18 18 1 No
13 12 12 1 No
16 12 12 1 No
10 8 8 1 No
25 22 22 1 Yes
16 13 13 1 No
14 11 11 3 No
28 16 11 2 Yes
6 6 5 1 No
21 13 16 1 No
25 14 13 2 No
16 12 12 2 No
15 11 12 2 No
7 7 7 1 No
17 12 12 2 No
16 12 12 No
18 16 16 2 Yes
16 12 12 1 No
20 17 16 1 No
14 11 10 1 No
55 19 19 5
22 16 15 4 No
13 13 12 3 No
27 16 16 1 No
27 16 18 4 No
7 7 7 1 No
39 19 19 No
28 18 18 1 No
39 16 16 2 No
25 10 10 No
16 15 15 6 No
6 6 6 1 No
18 14 14 4 No
2 1 1 1 No
18 15 15 No
12 11 11 4 No
29 16 16 1 No
9 8 8 1 Yes
17 13 13 2 No
5 5 5 2 No
17 13 11 8 No
21 14 13 2 No
8 7 7 2 No
14 13 13 5 No
16 14 14 5 No
21 15 15 6 No
27 14 14 1 No
15 11 11 3 No
16 12 12 3 No
32 16 15 1
21 16 16 4
4 4 4 3
12 12 12 4
12 10 10 0
13 13 13 8 No
16 16 16 2 No
22 17 17 3 Yes
12 12 11 1 No
16 15 15 2 No
20 14 14 3 No
11 10 10 No
28 20 20 8
28 23 23 1 No
35 22 20 5 No
10 9 9 1 No
No
20 16 16 3
30 22 20 4 Yes
8 7 7 1
10 10 10 1
18 16 15 8
15 9 9 1 No
14 13 13 0 No
16 12 11 2 No
17 14 14 1 No
17 14 13 4 No
16 15 14 3 No
15 11 10 No
23 13 13 2 No
20 11 11 1 No
7 5 5 2 No
6 6 6 5 No
14 9 9 1 No
20 9 9 No
16 13 13 8 No
21 12 12 2 No
14 10 9 3 No
19 18 18 1 No
17 11 11 8 No
14 10 10 10 No
25 14 14 2 No
23 16 16 1 No
7 7 7 2 No
40 20 20 3 Yes
30 20 19 1 Yes
6 6 6 1 No
25 12 11 3 No
16 13 13 1 No
4 4 4 1 No
13 12 12 1 No
30 20 20 2
26 19 17 2
27 13 13 1
12 7 7 2
12 10 9 1
30 12 9 1
28 15 15 1
7 7 6 1
20 12 12 2
37 14 14 1
20 15 15 2
4 4 3
25 16 12 1
5 5 5 2
17 14 14 2
26 16 16 1 No
21 15 15 3 Yes
1 1 1 1 No
17 12 12 1 No
17 6 6 11 No
13 10 10 1 No
14 10 10 1 No
9 8 8 1 No
14 11 11 2 No
16 10 10 1 No
20 15 12 2 No
7 7 7 1 No
4 4 4 2 No
6 6 6 2 No
23 12 9 2 No
6 5 6 1 No
8 7 7 1 No
18 13 13 4 No
18 13 14 2 No
9 8 8 1 No
16 7 9 5 No
20 12 11 1 No
39 26 26 5 Yes
26 20 18 2 No
11 10 10 2 No
20 17 17 1 No
8 8 8 1 No
24 18 15 1 No
12 12 12 1 No
7 5 5 1 No
18 15 15 3 No
6 6 6 1 No
13 10 10 1 No
15 7 2 1 No
6 5 5 3 No
18 15 15 6 No
18 13 13 2 No
60 40 26 5 No
17 17 17 2 No
9 9 9 1 No
30 12 12 1 No
9 9 9 7 No
27 14 14 1 No
No
25 15 14 2 No
10 9 9 2 No
20 17 16 2 No
No
11 11 10 1 No
12 7 7 1 No
25 11 11 11 No
10 9 8 2 No
25 15 15 1 No
19 16 16 1 No
12 11 9 1 No
20 16 14 1 No
20 14 14 2 No
23 13 13 1 No
12 10 10 3 No
50 25 25 1 No
17 16 14 2 Yes
14 12 11 3 Yes
16 12 12 1 No
16 13 13 8 No
16 14 13 1 No
13 10 10 1 No
22 15 15 2 No
10 9 9 2 No
13 12 12 1 No
12 8 3 1 No
6 6 5 2 No
3 3 2 2 No
13 11 11 4 No
6 6 6 0 No
34 16 16 1 Yes
19 7 7 1 No
26 14 13 1 No
3 3 3 No
22 13 8 1 No
14 14 12 3 No
25 11 11 2 No
10 10 10 1 No
25 17 16 2
7 7 6 2 No
20 14 14 2 No
25 15 15 No
10 10 9 No
23 16 16 2 No
20 18 17 5
20 18 17 5
3 2 2 2
8 8 8 5 No
10 10 10 10
15 10 9 5 No
11 11 11 1 No
16 13 10 1 No
8 8 8 5 No
20 20 20 2 No
20 20 20 2 No
9 9 9 1 No
9 9 9 7 No
20 10 10 1
15 12 10 1 No
6 5 5 No
3 2 1 1 No
12 9 9 1
19 13 13 2
15 14 14 2
14 11 11 7
17 14 14 12
20 16 16 2 No
18 14 13 4 No
15 14 14 1 No
16 14 13 13 No
3 3 3 1
5 5 5 6 No
9 9 9 3 No
8 8 4 No
2 2 2 No
14 10 10 1 No
21 12 12 1 No
15 14 9 2 No
24 15 15 1 No
10 10 10 10 No
13 11 11 8 No
27 23 21 1 No
12 12 12 2 No
6 5 5 2 Yes
16 16 16 6 No
24 18 17 6 No
20 13 13 3 No
26 23 99 1 Yes
35 19 19 5 No
15 15 15 4 No
9 8 8 2
2 1 1 1 No
15 11 11 1 No
6 6 6 1 No
25 17 13 2 No
14 14 14 2 No
30 16 14 3 No
12 12 11 1 No
5 4 3 1 No
6 6 6 2 No
20 8 8 1 No
15 15 13 2 No
32 26 20 1 Yes
7 7 7 1 No
21 16 16 1 No
14 10 7 1 No
7 7 7 1 No
23 18 18 1 No
16 10 9 3 No
23 16 20 1 No
18 16 12 1 No
18 16 12 1 No
7 7 7 2 No
16 9 9 3 No
18 15 15 3 Yes
4 4 4 2 No
4 4 4 1 No
19 15 15 2 No
12 12 11 8 No
13 12 12 No
13 10 10 3 No
4 4 4 1 No
40 26 20 1 No
10 10 10 1
13 11 11 3
26 17 17 2
26 16 16 1
19 13 13 1
16 15 15 2
32 23 23 6
13 12 12 1
1 1 1 1 No
14 12 12 1 No
30 12 12 1 No
9 9 9 9 No
26 12 12 1 No
12 10 10 9 No
25 20 21 1 No
9 9 8 1 No
34 16 16 2 No
42 23 23 1 No
27 11 11 1 No
9 9 9 2 No
12 11 9 1 No
22 14 14 2 No
23 14 14 3 No
14 12 11 2 No
25 13 13 1 No
8 8 8 6 No
16 13 13 2 No
42 17 17 1 No
22 13 13 3 No
15 13 13 3 No
28 15 15 4 No
11 11 11 1 No
22 16 16 1 No
15 14 13 9 No
21 15 15 1 No
12 10 10 2 No
10 10 10 1 No
18 13 13 1 No
27 20 20 1 No
23 14 14 6 No
22 15 15 1 No
15 15 15 2 No
10 8 8 1 No
21 13 13 1 No
4 4 4 1 No
51 18 17 4 Yes
14 11 10 2 No
4 4 4 1 Yes
10 8 6 No
15 15 15 6 No
27 12 12 2 No
14 13 13 7 No
12 12 12 3 No
2 2 2 1 No
12 12 12 1 No
15 13 13 No
35 15 15 1 No
7 7 7 4 No
13 12 11 2 No
10 9 8 4 Yes
15 15 10 2 No
9 6 6 No
15 14 14 2 No
17 15 15 5 No
3 3 3
15 10 10 1 No
8 7 7 1 No
4 4 4 No
2 2 2 2 No
11 11 11 2 No
4 4 4 2 No
10 10 9 3 No
15 13 12 2 No
10 9 9 3 No
15 13 12 2 No
10 10 10 1 No
12 12 12 12 No
Yes
20 16 16 1 No
33 14 14 1 No
13 10 10 2
27 14 13 1
25 12 12 1
26 16 16 2
14 12 11 1
12 10 10 1 No
16 12 12 2 No
16 12 12 1 No
28 15 14 1 No
13 10 10 2 No
35 14 13 1 No
12 11 11 3 No
18 15 15 1 No
6 6 6 1 No
9 8 8 1 No
22 19 25 2 No
10 8 8 1 No
15 15 15 8 No
8 8 8 1 No
1 1 1 1 No
18 15 15 7 No
5 5 5 3 No
17 13 13 1 Yes
17 12 12 1 Yes
11 11 11 1 No
14 12 12 1 No
25 12 12 1 No
11 11 11 1 No
14 13 13 7 No
15 11 9 4 No

18 8 8 3 No
21 16 16 3 Yes
17 11 11 1 No
12 11 11 2 No
20 13 11 1 No
7 7 7 1 No
16 9 9 1 No
3 3 3 No
14 14 14 5 No
20 13 11 1 No
20 16 14 1 Yes
20 15 15 2 No
14 11 11 1 No
10 8 8 1 No
8 8 8 1 No
20 13 13 3 No
17 11 11 1 No
8 8 8 1 No
5 5 5 2 No
20 14 12 1 No
32 16 4 No
16 9 9 1 No
8 8 9 1 No
16.4 11.8 11.7 2.5
Number of ERAS Publications/PresenNumber of ERAS Work/Volunteer ExpNumber of Away Ro
17 4 1
18 4 3
10 8 3

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20 15 4
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3 3 0
4 10 2
5 3 0
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0 7 2
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0 5 0
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1 4 0
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5 20 0
8 7 0
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23 11 1
6 7 0
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4.7 6.4 1.3
Think really hard about what YOU need in a residency. Assuming you have the choice:

1. Don't compromise on your specialty if it means a lot to you.


2. Don't compromise on your support system. GME is basically glorified serfdom, and you're
AOA Status Other Advanced 3.
AnyResidency wellness
advice for future is usually a bunch of bullshit. Sleep hygiene lectures, yoga, ice cream
applicants?
4. Don't get sucked into one really positive trait about a program to the point where you're n
No 5. Don't take people at their word on interview day. Look for red alert phrases like "learn by
No
This is important because you have no job portability until you finish a residency. If you leav
Yes - before inter Yes
No As an aside, don't do HPSP. Forget the money, there's like 1000 other reasons not to do it.
No
Yes - before interviews
Yes - after interviews
No
No
Yes - before interviews
No
No Get good
No
No
No Research and EC's are usually what separates a top 25% applicant from a top 10% applica
No
No Try to do at least a relevant poster presentation or if possible write up a case report.
No
Yes - before inter M.S. Biotech Don't be a dick
No
No Have everything ready at the time of application and make personal statements which expre
No Apply broad since rads is getting a whole lot more competitive, maybe if you are a borderlin
No Don’t be afraid to take risks. I did and it paid off big time.
Yes - before interviews Apply far and wide
No
No
No
No
No MS Apply broadly. The process can be pretty random in term of interviews and it's hard to say w
No Do an away rodation
No Apply very broadly, be a genuine person on interviews. Rads in particular seems to want so
No Treat every interview like it’s your only one
No APPLY BROADLY. Look out for 2018 charting outcomes. Competition varies a lot by year.
No Get some research
Yes - before interviews If you don’t go to an upper-tier MD school, things will be a lot tougher for you. Apply broadly
No
No Don't fuck up Step 2. It worked out all right in the end but it could very well have not. At the
Yes - before interviews
No Scores aren't everything. Do everything you can to make yourself a prime candidate in othe
No Apply broadly, 25-30 programs. Top programs very insular, recruit from within, so must try h
No
No Psych is getting a lot more competitive than last years, so apply broad.
No Be okay with falling down your rank list.
No do aways. match.
No
No Psychiatry is more heavy on dedication to the field than numbers.
No
No the interview counts for a lot
No
No MBS If you're not getting the interviews you want, send out LOIs!
No Away rotations are crucial to get strong LoRs as well as influential and dedicated connection
No Contact the expert of whatever your main interest is in the desired speciality, and ask him to
No post interview communication are a game that needs to be played at every program.
No MS This survey is missing GHHS. Psych is more about interest and passion than numbers, but
No

No Apply to more programs. Act lucky to be at any program that invites you. Don't pay ANY atte
No
No Make sure you apply to a large number of programs that are a "good fit", as opposed to a lo
No MPH Do cool stuff that demonstrates your interest in psych. Your story is more important than you
Yes - before inter MBA Do an away if there’s a program you’re really shooting for. Try to act like a normal person du
No backup plan
No
No
No
No MPH
No Be likeable, as you can see from my stats that's the most important thing. I also had some u
No
No MS
No
No MS Read the book "The Successful Match" $$$
No
Yes - before interviews Enjoy interview season and all the wonderful people you will meet.
No If your program gives the impression that it's going to be tough but if you want to do someth
No
No
No Work hard, play harder
No
No Apply broadly. Don't overestimate your competitiveness. Be humble on the trail.
No
No For PM&R at least, apply to as many programs as you can. No point in saving 100$ or so if
Yes - before interviews Keep your head up and push on. Be positive and don't be a dick or a weirdo.
No Do a variety of rotations in PM&R they like to see that you know what you’re getting yoursel
No Crush your aways, get boss LoR from aways
No Boards boards boards>research>letters>everything else
No Do as many aways as you can, get a strong PM&R letter, apply broadly
Yes - before inter Masters of Science
No
No
No Fuck DO - May as well not have gone to med school
No
Yes - before interviews
Yes - before interviews Don’t be a dick and be yourself
Yes - before interviews Go to a top 30 medical school, get involved in meaningful research as early as possible, find
Yes - before interviews Do 3 aways
No Have a backup plan and love thy safety
No
No
No Plan ahead as much as you can. Have fun with it.
No If you want to match a reach program, do an away there. Post-interview communication me

No Be extremely proactive in addressing any weird/negative comments that show up in your ev


No
No Crash at friends' places as many times as you can on the interview trail.
No Apply smartly!! do your research
No
No Update programs when something good happens (publication, awarded a grant, etc.)
No
No Get everything submitted/uploaded/scores back and tied up with a pretty bow before ERAS
No
No Apply broadly, esp for psych!
Yes - before interviews Articulate a plan for your future at interviews
No
No
No First, I know my specialty wasn't very competitive, but step 1 does not make or break you an
No
No Masters 1) IF YOU FUCK UP, HAVE A GOOD EXPLANATION/EVIDENCE THAT YOU'RE NOT A FU
No
No
No My step scores weren’t great but I made up for it with great clinical evals, doing well on sub-
No Nah, you're on r/medicalschool. You're good, fam.
No Apply widely!
No Yes Know your app inside and out. Know yourself and what you value regarding ranking.
No
No Couples matching is very stressful but it always works out. My biggest word of advice is do
Yes - before interviews Do away rotations
*Replace Step 2 CS if you
withcan most2ofPE*
Comlex my interviews came from those rotations
No Apply outside of your comfort zone/comfort area, don't limit yourself geographically or by typ
No Never pay for a hotel
No Be yourself on interviews. Use the day wisely to figure out if that program is one you want t
No no
No

Yes - before inter PhD


No
No
No Research your interviewers the moment you get your schedule. Treat each interview as if yo
Yes - before interviews Just because you have high stats doesn't mean you'll match. Just because you have low sta
Yes - before interviews
Yes - before interviews
Yes - before interviews Get good letters. I think that is the most important things. I know kids from “low ranked” scho
No
No 8======D
No
No
No No LORs are bae
Yes - before interviews Plan well. Don’t assume that a high board score will guarantee interviews. Also be normal!!
Yes - before interviews
No
Yes - before interviews
No No No
Yes - before interviews
No Only do uworld for step 1 don't mess around with dit or first aid or any nonsense
Yes - before interviews
No
No
No Don't be a DO if you want Ophtho
Yes - before interviews Apply early and get strong LoRs from well known faculty. Also be involved in research early.
No
Yes - before interviews
No
No
Yes - after interviews Apply broadly, stratify rank list
No Commit to your #1
No Apply broadly. Publish research in the field. Get letters from prominent ophthalmologists. If y
Yes - before interviews
Yes - before interviews
No
No Apply to more schools in the very beginning than your advisors tell you.
No
No Do not listen to your med school advisors. Review statistics. Do not be influenced by post-IV
No
No MPH
No
No Always be humble. Use your connections. Letters of interest help big time.
No
Yes - before interviews Apply to a healthy mix of programs both in terms of region and competitiveness.
No
Yes - before interviews
Yes - before interviews It's all about connections
No
No Work hard on your aways, that’s what it takes for competitive surgical specialties

No
No MS Neurobiology Don't over apply. Don't look at SDN. Enjoy the dinners.
No
Yes - before interviews
No
No Just do your best. Step exams are important regardless so doing well on those will help you
No Lie more. Apply to more programs. Act lucky to be at any program that invites you. Don't pa
Gl hf
Yes - before interviews
No
No Neuro was very competitive this year and probably going to increase. I think away rotations
No
No
No Be personable/human/social
No
No
No Apply broadly but also keep an open mind--my #1 program (where I matched) was not even
No no
No
Yes - before interviews All specialties are competitive at the top, plan accordingly
No
No If you have pulse -> you will match top pick in Neurology
No do auditions. do EC's
No
No After each interview, write down a few sentences about the program (call schedule, vibe fro
No Just crush step 1 and figure the rest out later
No Be wary of trusting post-interview communications, and make an effort to get along with / ge
No
No
No
No
Yes - before interviews
No PhD Protect your magic
No If you apply IR, apply DR but know that it DOES hurt your chances at the DR program if IR
No
No
No
No
Yes - before interviews
No
Yes - before interviews
No Rule #1: Interview well. Rule # 2: Don’t suck at interviewing.
Yes - before interviews
No Aways are extremely valuable, even for IM
Yes - before interviews
No Suck as many dicks as possible. Brown nosing is pathetically necessary.
No
No
No Not advice for future applicants but wanted a place to say I couples matched so number app
No Make your application personal to your goals and passions
Couples matching as IMGs is hard.
No don't screw up your steps lol
No Upload all letters ASAP
No
No Study for your shelf exams. I had great evals but my lack of 3rd year Honors hurt me becau
No
No
No Apply broad and not top heavy!
No Apply broadly and don't get discouraged if you didn't get interviews at places you thought yo
No
No Apply broadly
No
No
No
No Invest in a neck pillow for the flights.
No
No AOA is important. Find letter writers who are Professors or further along in their career than
No
No
No DO: Take USMLE.
No Location location location
Yes - before interviews Figure out what you value most for you future training and evaluate programs based on mee
No Believe in yourself!
No
No Over apply
No PHD
No
No
No Geography > everything
No MS The whole interview process is quite exhausting, avoid booking >2-3 interviews in 1 week fo
Show up on time, don't ask to leave, don't be an asshole, and you'll be better than at least h
Yes - before inter MPH
Yes - before inter PhD Work hard from day 1 of med school
No
No
No
No Apply to two specialties (a reach and a backup) and apply broadly
No
No
Yes - before inter Masters in SciencWork hard at what you love, and be open to new experiences, you'll never know where they
No
No
Yes - before interviews
No Masters- Biostats Good luck!! Medicine interviews are chill and overall really enjoyable.

No
No Seek as many opinions as you can about your chances matching into your desired specialty
No Be yourself during the interviews. But if your baseline self is being a douche - feign interest
No Apply broadly
No If you don’t get an interview from a program, just email them and tell them why you like the
No
Yes - before interviews
Yes - before interviews
Yes - before interviews
Yes - before interviews don't stress -- just be friendly and genuine on interview days
No MS Step score
Yes - before interviews
No
No scores open doors obvi, but your entire application should tell a story
No
No
No
No Take step 2 CK early, esp if you're between IM and another surgical subspecialty
No
No
No Apply very broadly, even to reach places. Email programs in late October/November with le
No
Yes - before interviews Apply broadly. Bias against low tier/newer MD schools at top institutions is real. Don't get co
No
No
No Don't be a graduate from a Middle Eastern University. CALL programs early on to show you
Yes - before interviews apply to dream programs and safeties, treat both as real interviews and prep for them, think
No 1 patient, 1 bad mood attending can ruin a SLOE and not match because of it
No
Yes - before inter 1 year of funded Apply to a variety of programs, IM is very very diverse just as its applicant pool. Don’t get ca
No Academic IM is becoming more competitive, but there are tons of awesome programs in IM
Yes - before inter Registered Nurse
No Yes - M.S.
No
No
Yes - before inter No Don’t be yourself
No academic IM is insanely competitive
No no connections
No MS Step scores
Yes - before interviews if you're ranking all top 20 places, be prepared to drop a little down on your ranklist if you're
No None
No No Doing well on always and impressing is key. Step scores are key for interview cutoffs.
No
No
No
No Make sure you have a backup specialty that you also apply to just in case.
No
No MBS Get informed before applying. Try not to. Waste your time or money at places you won't go
No
Yes - before interviews
No MS Work hard and be nice
No
No
No yes Med-peds is wonderful and once you go on interviews you'll feel like you found your people
No MS
No Find things outside of medicine you enjoy--great interview conversations
No
No MPH
No MS
No
Yes - before interviews
No
No
No Be attractive, don’t be unattractive. Step score is king. Always would have been a good idea
No Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst
No Pick away rotations smartly, and apply smartly. Ask as many people as you can about repu
No
No Crush your step exams
No impress PD's
No Pray hard and pray often. Avoid Carib unless you want to do primary care. after all those $$
No All it takes is one!
No
No
No
No
No
No Politely ask mentors to make calls for your
No dont have any alcohol related shit on your application
No Do away rotations if you have a slow step1 in general surgery
No Do away rotations and be honest about your application.
No
No Also, apply as early as possible! Be on top of your letters. I firmly believe my lack of more in
No MPH Step 1 is the only thing important to matching into surgery. Getting above a 220 is a minimu
No
No Work hard for a good letter
No MS Remember that your questions are also part of the interview
No

No Showing passion in teaching and educating others was a cornerstone of my interview seaso
No
No
No If you are an IMG - do electives (at least 3)
No
No Away rotations make you memorable.
No
No This too shall pass.
No
No Apply early. Programs often download applications on the very first day. Try to spread out yo
No
No
No
No
No
Yes - before interviews Do away rotations to get into reach programs. Worked for me!
No Apply broadly, especially as an IMG. Don't limit yourself geographically. Look at the list of cu
No
No
No Learn how to really brand and market your strengths and kill the interview, especially if your
Yes - before interviews Work hard, play hard, find balance. Choose the field that makes you happy.
Yes - before interviews Work hard, play hard, find balance. Choose the field that makes you happy.
No Repeated 2nd year. Don’t be shy about red flags. Own up to them and use them as part of y
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No MS biology

No No
No
No
No
No Kill your aways, study, be cool
Yes - before interviews Kick ass and work hard on Aways.
No Apply/interview in places you can see yourself being. For example if mountains matter don’t
No Couples matching is difficult, but can be useful for reaching out to programs - don't be afraid
No

No
No
No
No Listen to your advisors!
No
No SLOEs are king. I pretty much only matched to my number 1 because I did an away rotation
No More EM-specifics: if there's a few minutes of downtime, ask a resident how to format the "E
No Always look busy/be busy on away rotations. Volunteer to do as much as the residents will a
Yes - before interviews
No SLOEs are insanely important in EM. Go ham in audition rotations and nab that golden SLO
No
No
No Post IV communication means nothing, everyone lies
No DO specific: take usmle and dont trust programs who aren't ACGME accredited yet
Yes - before interviews
No
No MPH Have a good sense of what the specialty you are going into is about, both the positives and
No
No
No
No
No
Yes - before inter MS For EM: do two aways, each one in a different practice environment (ie, county v community
No MPH If you're sick before a pre interview dinner don't go! I have major regrets from attending one
No Put interesting hobbies/extracurriculars in ERAS. So many of my conversations on interview
No if you have a low score, apply broadly, especially midwest heavy. get amazing SLOEs no m
No MS
Yes - before interviews
Yes - before inter Yes
No
No MPH Work hard during away rotations, get great SLOEs.
No MS Start figuring out early in med school what you want to do and adapt quickly to change...
No
No
No
Yes - before interviews
No MBA
No Go military and don't be a chach. Learn every day, be better every day.
No MPH Work hard, be enthusiastic
No SLOEs are the most important! Be prepared for your EM rotations. Think I would have matc
No
No
No
No If you do a sub I, work hard and don't be annoying. It makes a huge difference in how they v
No Do away rotations at programs you will shine at. Your SLoEs will look much better and they
No
Yes - before interviews
No Apply to more places than you think and multiple geographic regions.
No
No Get a good step one, 3 sloes, do always, be chill.
No MS
No Don't trust even the nicest pd and group of residents.
No
Yes - before interviews
No
No Connections are key
No Personality REALLY goes a long way! Do aways at places the guarantee interviews if you a
No Dual apply for competitive fields
Yes - before inter MS its a crapshoot. do as many aways as possible as most ppl I know got interviews at every p
Yes - before interviews
Yes - after interviews The internet can hurt you, or help you, it just depends on who/what you believe on there. Fo
Yes - before interviews Connections are extremely important! Ways to build connections include getting to know yo
Yes - before interviews
No Be good.
Yes - before interviews
No
No Be nice

Yes - before inter MS


No Apply broadly! You never know who will see you as a potential great fit.
Yes - after interviews
No
No
No Apply broadly. Easier to reject interviews than to scraping by and worrying about not having
No
No For DOs, take the USMLE
No "Elite" Name recognition Does not necessarily mean the best training you could get
No
Yes - before interviews
No Don't listen to programs when they tell you they ranked you to match
No Away rotations are clutch. I suggest doing one at a safety and one at a place you really wou
No
No Make yourself as well rounded of a candidate as possible and sell yourself. Learn early on i
No
No
No Apply wide, practice responses, don't be afraid to crack jokes and be honest, know your we
Yes - before interviews Anesthesia interviews are chill, just be yourself and know your app
No
No
No Do well on STEP and pray
No Aways and persistence
No
No
No
No
No Get AOA
No Be yourself on interviews. Best you can do is rank places according to how you liked them a
No Take Step 2 CK/CS early
No
No

No Fuck PDs. Do not trust them.


No
No Apply broadly
No
No No
No
No
No
No M.S. Apply broadly
No Take Step 2 CK/CS early... And do better! Several program directors told me they look for a
No
No
No
No Engineering mastSkiplagged
No Aways aren't that important for gas. But use them if you have low scores and need to impre
No Commit to your studies.
No MS
No Don’t be afraid to demonstrate your positive personality traits during the interview day! I wis

No Step 2 is more important every year!


Do away rotation if DO
No
No Use your connections. Do an away in a region you have no ties to.
uming you have the choice:

ou.
ally glorified serfdom, and you're going to need to have access to whatever it is that allows you to keep going. Family/friends/hobbies/etc.
hygiene lectures, yoga, ice cream, and resilience training are all signs that the program holds you accountable for morale, and absolves the
gram to the point where you're not asking about important things like EHR, ancillary staff effectiveness, etc.
red alert phrases like "learn by doing" and "lots of autonomy" which may really mean "we ride you hard enough that you don't have time to

ou finish a residency. If you leave and there is anything less than total mutual love, the odds of landing on your feet ANYWHERE are low. U

1000 other reasons not to do it. If you want to serve your country, wait until you're done with residency. Military won't force you out of your s

applicant from a top 10% applicant

e write up a case report.

personal statements which express why you want to go to a particular program.


ive, maybe if you are a borderline applicant you may have to consider applying to a second specialty

interviews and it's hard to say who will like your application and who won't. If you have the luxury don't apply to locations you don't want to

ds in particular seems to want someone they can hang out with and not be annoyed by in the reading room :)

ompetition varies a lot by year.

ot tougher for you. Apply broadly. Do as many aways as possible. Do a research year, if you’re not an MD-PhD.

could very well have not. At the same time, don't despair if you only have ~6 rankable programs on your list like I did. Make connections, pr

ourself a prime candidate in other ways!


recruit from within, so must try hard for reaches. Otherwise, it's still reasonable.

pply broad.
uential and dedicated connections/mentors
desired speciality, and ask him to interview you.
played at every program.
and passion than numbers, but it's not easy to get into now.

at invites you. Don't pay ANY attention to post-interview communication. I tried to be genuine in interviews, but I'd suggest just thinking of the

e a "good fit", as opposed to a lot of safeties + reaches


story is more important than your numbers.
Try to act like a normal person during interviews

mportant thing. I also had some unique stuff from my application that helped me match into a really good psych program - in psych the numb

ugh but if you want to do something, you can, pin them down and ask them if they would rank you. Don't find out from the dean after soapin

humble on the trail.

No point in saving 100$ or so if it means not matching.


a dick or a weirdo.
know what you’re getting yourself into

pply broadly

esearch as early as possible, find wel-known mentors early


ost-interview communication means nothing.

omments that show up in your evals outside of the "formative feedback, not for inclusion in MSPE" section. Check after every rotation and in

nterview trail.

on, awarded a grant, etc.)

p with a pretty bow before ERAS is released to programs.

1 does not make or break you and a big jump on step 2 does help. Second, I know it can be hard but applying to a mix of programs - reach

ENCE THAT YOU'RE NOT A FUCKUP 2) Never think that publications don't matter 3)Kill the interview 4)Write HANDWRITTEN thank you n

clinical evals, doing well on sub-i’s which led to great LORs and having really strong extra curriculars

value regarding ranking.

My biggest word of advice is do NOT try to match up your interviews together if you are not in the same speciality. I was doing peds, fiance
om those rotations
yourself geographically or by type/size of hospital/program, and apply to reach as well as backup programs (but don't over-apply as much a

if that program is one you want to be at. A lot of programs will give you similar spiels and curricula won't vary too much, so look past that at

dule. Treat each interview as if your only one.


h. Just because you have low stats doesn't mean you won't match.

know kids from “low ranked” schools/do schools who matched at “top 5” programs based obviously on their credentials, but also because of
tee interviews. Also be normal!!

aid or any nonsense

so be involved in research early.

prominent ophthalmologists. If your STEP1 score is average, take STEP2 early and blow it out of the water.

sors tell you.

. Do not be influenced by post-IV communication. Do not trust your home program...or any program for that matter. Do not pass on safety p

t help big time.

and competitiveness.

e surgical specialties

doing well on those will help you get interviews. Also, dont be an asshole on interviews. That helps too.
ogram that invites you. Don't pay ANY attention to post-interview communication.

increase. I think away rotations are going to start mattering more. Apply to double the amount of prelims than you think you need, matchin
(where I matched) was not even on my radar and I was blown away. Programs I was really looking forward to I left feeling very underwhelm

program (call schedule, vibe from residents, fellowship opportunities etc.), programs will start to sound the same after a while. If you're app

ke an effort to get along with / get to know the other applicants on your interview days, your good attitude will be noticed.

hances at the DR program if IR won't interview you

ly necessary.

couples matched so number applied is higher plus I got my #2 school but combined it was our 15th rank out of 50

3rd year Honors hurt me because I was lazy

erviews at places you thought you were a shoe-in. I received interviews from places I thought were reaches based on stats, and didn't rece
further along in their career than newly minted grads from fancy programs (what I did).

evaluate programs based on meeting those goals. Every program has great things, but even some of the "best" programs may be a horrible

king >2-3 interviews in 1 week for your own sanity, and when choosing programs to apply to, only apply where you could realistically see yo
nd you'll be better than at least half of the other applicants.

es, you'll never know where they may take you.

tching into your desired specialty. Choose at least one person who will be brutally honest with you. Look at NRMP match data trends yourse
s being a douche - feign interest and pretend to be pleasant.

m and tell them why you like the program, why you think you would be a good fit, and literally ask for an interview. Worked 3/4 times for me a

surgical subspecialty
n late October/November with letter of interests. I got 3 interviews at very good programs this way.

p institutions is real. Don't get complacent even with AOA/top Step scores.

L programs early on to show your interest -- make sure they pick up and take your name and ID. Do NOT just email them. Be in the US whe
erviews and prep for them, think about what the program's priorities/values are (med ed? primary care? leadership?) and go where you're a
match because of it

as its applicant pool. Don’t get caught up in name brands, but if you get an invitation to one, you have to go to see for yourself how it makes
ons of awesome programs in IM! Interviews are laid back so enjoy them, be normal, do well on boards and you’ll easily match. Good luck!

e down on your ranklist if you're not from top 25 med school! But its all good because youll matched at a great place anyways!

e key for interview cutoffs.

to just in case.

r money at places you won't go to. Don't do too many interviews if possible because you're gonna be tired as hell at the end and it'll show.

l feel like you found your people

onversations

ys would have been a good idea for me.

ny people as you can about reputations, because there's really no other way to do it. Voice your interest in a program.

o primary care. after all those $$ spent on apps, interview, etc, to have to soap...lmao to think I actually wanted to apply to Ophtho
firmly believe my lack of more interviews was mainly due to not having a completed app until September. Don't do what I did. Good luck!
Getting above a 220 is a minimum interview cutoff. Recommend 230. The rest of your app/letters should be decent, but no program will touc

ornerstone of my interview season. Everyone asked about it. The also discussed my love for cooking and bringing people together.

ery first day. Try to spread out your interviews, so you don't miss too much of any single rotation.

ographically. Look at the list of current residents, see if program is IMG friendly.

ll the interview, especially if your grades or scores aren't top tier


akes you happy.
akes you happy.
o them and use them as part of your narrative.
xample if mountains matter don’t apply to places like Iowa
out to programs - don't be afraid to email early in the season (i.e Mid october)

1 because I did an away rotation there. I found that rotating at the AOA programs was a huge waste of time since they either didn’t write SL
k a resident how to format the "ED course" portion of their note. This is different than any other kind of note you write and once you get a fo
o as much as the residents will allow you to do (offer to document for them, put in orders into the EMR to have co-signed by attendings/res

otations and nab that golden SLOE. Be early, stay late, be helpful but not intrusive, speak when spoken to and don't interrupt others. Read

ACGME accredited yet

is about, both the positives and negatives and why the negatives aren't that bad. Also helps if you have a decent 5-year plan and some pa

ronment (ie, county v community v academic) and location (unless you’re trying to stay in the location your home program is in)
major regrets from attending one after getting over the flu.
of my conversations on interviews centered on what I put in there.
heavy. get amazing SLOEs no matter what, they can make up for your shitty step1. write a very interesting personal statement. explain why

nd adapt quickly to change...

r every day.

tations. Think I would have matched higher on my list if I was still “figuring things out” on my first two rotations.
s a huge difference in how they view you. Literally matched only because they liked hanging out with me.
s will look much better and they matter a lot.

he guarantee interviews if you are worried about numbers, make friends with co-rotators & residents they will be super helpful throughout th

I know got interviews at every place they rotated at

ho/what you believe on there. For me, it helped tremendously.


ctions include getting to know your home department, completing a research year, away rotations. Away rotations can possibly expand your

tial great fit.

by and worrying about not having enough.

st training you could get

nd one at a place you really would like to end up.

nd sell yourself. Learn early on in interview season what you want in a program (Specifics that is, # of residents, academic/community, fello

es and be honest, know your weaknesses in your app and how to answer questions about them
ccording to how you liked them and hope they do the same. If you have one shiny thing on your application people will love to fill time talkin

directors told me they look for a 15-20 point increase in scores from step 1 to step 2, and about a 30 point increase if you have a lower Ste

ve low scores and need to impress, or to unlock a region of the US you'd like to work in. If you're a DO student, highly recommend taking bo

ts during the interview day! I wish I had not procrastinated and this ended up not sending thank you notes to some programs.
ng. Family/friends/hobbies/etc.
ble for morale, and absolves themselves (and the system they operate) of guilt. In other words, if you're unhappy it's your fault, not theirs.

ough that you don't have time to study" and "we don't tell you our expectations but if you miss them, we'll ride your ass into the ground."

your feet ANYWHERE are low. Unless maybe you had a derm-tier application... that's a big maybe though. Good luck mothafuckas.

ary won't force you out of your specialty if you're board certified and there's still a ton of financial payback. Importantly, residency training at

ply to locations you don't want to live at, you'll have to live there for next 4-6 years. Most people end up prioritizing location instead of the clo

t like I did. Make connections, present yourself well, stay positive.


but I'd suggest just thinking of the best possible answers & never admitting weakness (spin it to ALWAYS be positive while minimizing weakn

ych program - in psych the numbers aren't really what they care about. I also decided on psych late and my application was pretty clearly fo

d out from the dean after soaping that your home institution thought you would never match despite them telling you otherwise
Check after every rotation and insist that they are removed, no matter how petty it feels. Don't wait for MSPE time -- that's too late. Your dea

ing to a mix of programs - reaches, safeties, and those in your comfort zone are important. Also: I did NOT expect to pick Jacobi as number

rite HANDWRITTEN thank you notes 5)Over apply; its a game that no one likes losing 6) Aways help SIGNIFICANTLY

eciality. I was doing peds, fiance doing EM and this was nearly impossible. Unfortunate but it wasn't worth the hassle of having the same tim

s (but don't over-apply as much as I did - panic and lack of school support does things to people...the programs I received invites from were

ry too much, so look past that at things that do really vary between programs. Go to interview dinners and ask yourself if these are people

credentials, but also because of rotations and their letters. So don’t blow off letters. Do research, do aways. Look at otomatch google sheet
t matter. Do not pass on safety program interviews.

han you think you need, matching a prelim was my biggest worry, I was comfortable that I would match Neurology.
to I left feeling very underwhelmed

same after a while. If you're applying to advanced programs, apply to a TON of prelim programs. Also, don't be weird/unprofessional on inte

ill be noticed.

s based on stats, and didn't receive any from places I thought I'd be guaranteed one. Also, make sure to remain in communication with prog
est" programs may be a horrible fit for you.

ere you could realistically see yourself living for 3 years or more. Just be yourself and don’t be an asshole goes without sayin. And of course

NRMP match data trends yourself. If you don't have enough interviews by mid August, you need to go into plan B mode and apply to a bac

rview. Worked 3/4 times for me and ended up being my top 3 on my rank list.
st email them. Be in the US when you apply. You will get automatically filtered out otherwise. I cannot stress this enough. My colleagues wh
dership?) and go where you're a cultural fit and would be happy

to see for yourself how it makes you feel. Outside of the big 4, the top 40 IM programs are largely similar, go with culture/gut/location/wellne
you’ll easily match. Good luck!

eat place anyways!

as hell at the end and it'll show.

nted to apply to Ophtho


Don't do what I did. Good luck!
decent, but no program will touch you if your step sucks.

ringing people together.


e since they either didn’t write SLOEs, or wrote terrible ones. With the merger coming up, I wouldn’t even bother with the DO programs.
you write and once you get a format down, you'll stand out amongst your peers (in my name=1 experience). See my recipe below if you're
ave co-signed by attendings/residents, etc)

and don't interrupt others. Read case files and listen to podcasts (EMRAP or EM Basic).

decent 5-year plan and some passion that you want to pursue through your future residency.

home program is in)

personal statement. explain why your score is low, what you did to fix it. i've gotten interviews because of my personal statement per PDs
will be super helpful throughout the year.

ations can possibly expand your geographic range. Use the SDN derm spreadsheet from the last few years to get info on places to complet

ents, academic/community, fellowships, etc.) as it will make it so much easier in determining if a program is a good fit. As an IMG apply bro
people will love to fill time talking about that.

ncrease if you have a lower Step 1 score like I did!

ent, highly recommend taking both Step 1 and 2. Get the Successful Match book

o some programs.
happy it's your fault, not theirs.

de your ass into the ground."

Good luck mothafuckas.

Importantly, residency training at military hospitals is VASTLY inferior to civilian hospitals. And the infrastructure is fucking horrendous, whic

ritizing location instead of the closer you come to the ranklist deadline.
e positive while minimizing weakness).

y application was pretty clearly for another specialty, I should have reached out to programs and explained why I wanted psych - if you're in

elling you otherwise


E time -- that's too late. Your deans can and will fuck you over by dragging out your appeal until October.

expect to pick Jacobi as number one until I got there! You never know which programs are going to speak to you. Lastly, I think something t

IFICANTLY

he hassle of having the same times for them.

ams I received invites from were mostly from my top 50). Prestige matters, but your gut feeling about the program matters more. I interview

ask yourself if these are people you're willing to work with 12+ hours/day for the next 3 years. Look at other characteristics of the program

. Look at otomatch google sheet; I made a long post with interview ideas.
t be weird/unprofessional on interview day.

main in communication with programs you are very interested in.


goes without sayin. And of course have fun! Got to see places I might have never gone to!

plan B mode and apply to a back up. If you have red flags on your application, you need to practice explaining them in person (even if you
s this enough. My colleagues who were doing research in the US had far more interviews than my colleagues who were home with me and

o with culture/gut/location/wellness/family if you can, then fellowship/research second. Most of the top 40 will be capable of getting you a fe
other with the DO programs.
e). See my recipe below if you're still reading: 2 sentence summary about what brought them in (basically CC plus high yield shit from OPQR

y personal statement per PDs


to get info on places to complete aways (i.e. places that interview rotators, places where rotators MATCH there). Avoid aways at top 15-20

a good fit. As an IMG apply broadly and be self aware of your competitiveness based on past statistics and adjust your application #s acco
ture is fucking horrendous, which is fine if you're an attending... because you have residents you can scut out to.
why I wanted psych - if you're in a similar situation, I'd advise you to do that to explain why you've changed your mind, why you're interested
o you. Lastly, I think something that made my application stand out is my MPH degree so having something that you're passionate about an

ogram matters more. I interviewed at programs that had a big range in size (5-20 residents/year) and even though I liked the bigger program

r characteristics of the program that will affect your training like patient demographics and volume. If you're really leaning towards a particu
ning them in person (even if you included an explanation elsewhere in your app) without getting emotional.
es who were home with me and working.

will be capable of getting you a fellowship spot if you do what you need to do as a Resident. Also, don’t be shy when asking residents and cl
C plus high yield shit from OPQRSTa). Differentials include [most likely > less likely > must also include XYZ due to risk of life/limb.] When y
there). Avoid aways at top 15-20 programs, unless you're already competitive enough to get an interview there in the first place. Look up th

d adjust your application #s accordingly. Be willing to shell out the money for a single big interview season then to half-ass it and have to go
your mind, why you're interested in their program, etc. Psych is more interested in this than other specialties I think and wants to know you'
g that you're passionate about and can talk about at length can cover some mediocre scores or grades.

though I liked the bigger programs, I loved my mid-sized program more. It's not the biggest CH or the most well-known, but it's the one whe

e really leaning towards a particular subspecialty/area of practice, then maybe you do want to take a close look at the program with all the fa
hy when asking residents and classes above you anything you want. You deserve to be informed.
Z due to risk of life/limb.] When you say something is less likely say *why* it's less likely. Also say *why* things are more likely. It's ok to be w
here in the first place. Look up the tentative interview dates for residency programs and map them out on google calendar. When interviews

hen to half-ass it and have to go through the process again. Good luck to you all!
s I think and wants to know you're not using them as a back-up.
well-known, but it's the one where I felt I fit the best (and I still felt like I would get an outstanding education, loved the residents, loved the

ook at the program with all the fancy bells and whistles associated with that subspecialty. If you just want to do general practice, name bran
ngs are more likely. It's ok to be wrong because at this point you're only going to have your history and physical without any labs/tests. Then
oogle calendar. When interviews come out, pick the dates that share the fewest amount of interviews with other programs. Interview conflict
n, loved the residents, loved the attendings, and have great opportunities for fellowship; I also adore the city it's in). If your school lets you d

o do general practice, name brand don't matter. If you're dead set on practicing in a specific geographic area, you should push hard to matc
ical without any labs/tests. Then comment on (if applicable) EKG (interpret), labs (interpret as they return), imaging (include indication; inter
ther programs. Interview conflicts are not uncommon and can be stressful/costly to reschedule.
y it's in). If your school lets you do a lot of aways (or in my case that's all you do because they don't set up any of your rotations) make the m

ea, you should push hard to match at programs in those areas.


imaging (include indication; interpret as they return). For all, if labs or imaging is not warranted explain why. Then, interventions in the ED (F
ny of your rotations) make the most of it and travel! Do a rotation at the places you want to do residency and market yourself as the best go
Then, interventions in the ED (Fluids, pain meds, other meds, etc.) Include some second-line options if the first line options fail (eg, if zofra
nd market yourself as the best goddamn 4th year (and future intern) they could ever imagine having. I did a non-sub-I rotation at my #1 in Ju
e first line options fail (eg, if zofran doesn't work we'll try haldol or whatever.) Include a follow up to assess how the patient was doing after s
non-sub-I rotation at my #1 in July (didn't know it was my #1 yet, but by the first week I knew the place was special) and then came back to
ow the patient was doing after some prelim interventions (eg, pt doing better, will likely do PO challenge and discharge to home with return
s special) and then came back to do a sub-I in February and made it very well-known that I loved the program. If you're like me with pitiful bo
d discharge to home with return precautions if successful). This is the biggest thing: include an anticipated dispo at the time you first write y
m. If you're like me with pitiful board scores, show everyone that you are more than your scores. Be persistent with the programs you want,
dispo at the time you first write your note (eg, "at this time, the pt will likely be discharged pending resolution of their nausea and vomiting. H
ent with the programs you want, send thank-you cards or emails or love letters - make them remember you! To my future DO Pediatricians
n of their nausea and vomiting. However, if they fail to improve, will consider abdominal US vs CT abdomen/pelvis to investigate for (blah.) A
! To my future DO Pediatricians - Peds is historically pretty DO friendly, but with the merger if you're in a position to take both Comlex and U
/pelvis to investigate for (blah.) At the end of the PT's ED stay, include a "at this time, the pts [CC] is most likely due to [diagnosis.] Then inc
sition to take both Comlex and USMLE, do it. Last thing - believe in yourself, be confident, rock your interviews, and be your best self no ma
kely due to [diagnosis.] Then include your plan (zofran Po and bland diet, advance as tolerated. Outpatient follow up with PCP in 1-3 days)
ews, and be your best self no matter what.
t follow up with PCP in 1-3 days) and follow-up precautions (come back if vomiting blood, no urine, etc, etc.)

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