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  1. H

    OMFS Non-Categorical Positions

    Hey all, if your program is still accepting positions for an internship please leave information below
  2. M

    Subtle Warning About Residency During Interviews

    I don’t like my residency program; the culture, admin staff, or the clinical experience. I have to attend our mandatory preinterview socials and interview days to show face and make it look like we have a great program to applicants. But I don’t want to do that… At the same time, I don’t want...
  3. R

    Unsure how to rank GPR's

    MATCH deadline is coming up and I wanted to get people's opinion about my list of GPR's. I am mostly asking about the first three. While I know everyone has different wants out of a program, I am curious about what else is known about these. I feel similarly for most of them. 1. Einstein/...
  4. C

    Ranking residency choice

    I apologize, I’m sure you guys are tired of seeing these posts, but could use some insight on a couple different programs. Really torn between UAB and BSW in Temple, TX. A little about me: - Going to have 3 kids when residency starts. Wife keeps them at home so salary/extra pay is a bigger...
  5. T

    Question for IDP with my low GPA

    Hi doctors I'm Korean trained dentist GPA: 2.61 ECE (my grades show upward rising.. My last 2 year grades were pretty good lots of A and B in ece report. but too low…) INBDE: will take TOEFL : 97 (2.5yrs ago. Plan to retake) WORK EXPERINCE = 1year in Clinic, 3 year in Korean public health...
  6. Tom B. Burner

    How to become competitive for Ortho or Plastics in three years?

    Hi everyone, I am an MS1 who recently returned back to school after working in corporate America for a while. Orthopedic and Plastic Surgery are two of the fields I’m most interested in. I currently go to a low ranked MD school. I was very aware of how competitive residency would be, so...
  7. Seen Jeem

    Position Wanted Pgy-2 position

    Looking for IM/FM pgy2 position in 2025 session. How does it work with salary in regards to having completed one year of IM already? (Currently a prelim IK resident 2024-25 session) My program said they cannot let me repeat intern year and pay me to be a categorical resident. Confused.
  8. M

    Medical Free Comprehensive Residency Interview Prep Guide + Mock IV Flash Sale!

    Hey SDN! We wanted to share our free comprehensive interview preparation guide with you all as we get into the 2024/5 residency interview season. Please do take a look and share with a friend who is preparing for interviews as well. The guide can be found at: Comprehensive Interview Prep Guide...
  9. DrStephenStrange

    Movement disorders vs General Neurology

    Hello guys, it’s me again seeking advice on career paths moving forward. PGY-3 is already close to its midway point, and I’m still kind of undecided. I have a movement elective rotation coming up, and I’m hoping I can make up my mind at the end before applications go out in March. I’m currently...
  10. whatsthepoint

    How does one go about switching from a categorical position?

    You hear all the stories about switching into radiology or anesthesia, but my mentors keep telling me it's impossible. How does this work if you matched into a 3-year residency? I SOAPed into a categorical spot but no one freaking told me this would prohibit my ability to switch later. Can I...
  11. B

    Did you moonlight on active duty? How many hours a week did you work?

    Also what branch/specialty
  12. DrAlaric

    Internal Medicine - ERAS 2025 - with no geographic preferences - Please Send Help

    I'm really just looking for any helpful advice. I know I'm opening myself up for harsh criticism here, but I need help. As the title implies, I applied internal medicine this cycle and followed my home institution academic advisors' advice that since I am applying very broadly geographically, I...
  13. LindaAccepted

    Medical M3 Journaling: How It Can Help Your Residency Application

    As you begin your third year of medical school, what are you doing to prepare for the residency match? Chances are, you’re up to your eyeballs in rotations and exams and everything else that goes into the third year of your medical degree. Chances are, you’re not thinking much about your...
  14. LindaAccepted

    Medical What’s the Best Way to Prep for Your Residency Interview in 2024?

    Your residency interview is your chance to show your target programs that you’ve got what it takes to join their team. Everything in your application, including your medical student performance evaluation and other evaluations, is fair game for interviewers. These are some of the most common...
  15. Ice Lotus

    Career Advice: Pediatrics vs Psychiatry

    Hello! I am a medical student nearing the end of my clinical years. I am interested in pediatric mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions but am struggling to decide between: Pediatrics > Developmental-Behavioural Pediatrics Pediatrics > Adolescent Medicine Psychiatry > Child and...
  16. Ice Lotus

    Career Advice: Pediatrics vs Psychiatry

    Hello! I am a medical student nearing the end of my clinical years. I am interested in pediatric mental health and neurodevelopmental conditions but am struggling to decide between: Pediatrics > Developmental-Behavioural Pediatrics Pediatrics > Adolescent Medicine Psychiatry > Child and...
  17. LindaAccepted

    All You Need to Know About Residency Applications and Matching in 2024

    You’re busy juggling med school and life, and if you don’t stay organized, one of those balls is going to come crashing down. Let’s take a look at what you need to do so you can stay focused, motivated, and completely on top of your juggling act. What Are the Components of a Residency...
  18. N

    Step disclosure for upcoming cycle

    Sorry if this has been asked many times before, but I just needed some guidance. I failed step 1 on first attempt and passed on the second attempt. Step 2 score of 24x and level 2 score of 56x. I want to match into neurology, but not sure if i should or should not include my step 1 fail. I...
  19. U

    Switching residency

    Hi, I wanted advice on switching residency. I am. Currently, a pgy1 pds resident wishes to switch to IM.
  20. willa0622

    Is 3rd year of vet school too late to pursue internship/residency?

    I am a 3rd year DVM. I have an MPH and have been solidly on the public health vet path for the last 3ish years. But over the past year, I’ve felt significantly more excited by many of my vet school classes/experiences than the public health jobs I’ve worked over break. I still love public health...
  21. JD 13

    Matching into Diagnostic Radiology

    Matching Radiology Hi friends, I was hoping for some insight and advice into matching radiology as someone who just recently decided that it was the specialty for them. For starters, I’m an M4 so it really is a last minute change, hence my anxiety about the switch. I started medical school...
  22. thev3lv3tunderground

    MA/DO Degree

    Hi everyone! OMS-1 here. My school offers a DO/MA program, and I am considering it as the topic interests me. I was wondering what kind of edge (if any) a MA gives for residency? It will take up time that I otherwise would probably be involved in clubs or research. I do not think I will end up...
  23. S

    All Branch Topic (ABT) "Selling" FTOS to Civilian Programs

    Greetings, BLUF: How have those who matched FTOS for civilian residencies leveraged/explained it to programs that are either familiar with it or not? I'm an intern trained flight surgeon and was picked up for FTOS preselect position to start JUL2025 for ophthalmology residency. As far as I...
  24. PsychiatryResidencyNJ

    Position Available Open Psychiatry Residency Spots PGY1-4 NJ

    Hello! We are looking for candidates to join our ACGME-accredited psychiatry residency program in New Jersey. We have positions available from PGY1-4. If you are interested or have questions, please email us at [email protected]. We encourage sending CVs as well! Looking forward...
  25. F

    General Plan to Increase Odds at GI Fellowship

    DO-Grad1 Incoming intern into a small-community program1 Two case reports during medical school which are not related to GI1 Step 2 score: 24X, did not take Step 11 Comlex 2 score: 56X ----------- Bang-on average DO student who did good enough to match but did not necessarily excel Can someone...
  26. Barefootsnail123

    Other Statement of Need

    As a first-year medical resident on Optional Practical Training (OPT) attempting to transition to a J1 Visa, I'm here to share my experience and journey in the United States for the past 15 years. I arrived here as a sophomore in high school by myself, not knowing any English. Gradually, I...
  27. C

    Which Boston Psych residencies requier medicine Sub-I's?

    I'm a 3rd year hoping to apply next year and just worried that some of the programs I'll be applying to will be out of reach because of needing med sub-I's. I go to a mid-low tier MD school but they don't offer many med sub-I spots and I'm kind of worried about my ability to bag one. Wanted to...
  28. C

    Opinions on Tufts and BU Psychiatry residency program?

    Looking for thoughts or opinions on these two programs. Don't know much about them, but I'm an interested third year hoping to apply to residency to them.
  29. Faster Horses

    Neurology residency chances/advice

    Basically the title. Third year medical student at a newish DO school in the mid-south. Will be applying neurology for the 2025 cycle. Third quartile class rank 7/8 honors on clinical rotations. (HP on our OMM rotation) Step 1 and COMLEX 1: Passed both on first attempt Step 2: 230 COMLEX...
  30. H

    US MD student applying IM 241 step2ck chances

    Hi I am a us md stduent who is applying IM. little dissapointed with recent step 2 score of 241. No major red flags avg ECS 1 publciation and another manuscript submitted. What are my chances for an academic IM program. Any similar match stories?
  31. M

    Connections

    I am an incoming MS1 trying to understand exactly how connections help in the matching process. For example: I worked in software engineering in my gap year. In that field, you leverage connections by getting a referral from someone in the company/team you want to work in. What’s the analogue...
  32. LindaAccepted

    It’s A (Resident) Match 2024

    Each year on Match Day, thousands of medical school students and graduates discover where they will receive their specialty training. The matching process, overseen by the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), is determined by an algorithm that pairs eligible applicants with available...
  33. nn0401

    Why so many IMG’s at Eisenhower?

    6/10 EM spots for Eisenhower Health filled by IMG’s. 1/10 US MD. 3/10 DO. (Sorry if this is the wrong forum to post this on. Please direct me to a better place if there is one.)
  34. Mr.Smile12

    MD & DO [AMA] Match Day 2024 press release

    https://www.ama-assn.org/medical-students/preparing-residency/inside-match-day-2024-nearly-39000-matches-and-some-surprises In 2023, the surprising Match Day development was an unexpected rise in the number of unfilled positions in emergency medicine. That specialty rebounded in 2024 with a...
  35. Mr.Smile12

    [AACOM] Match Day 2024 press release

    Wow https://www.aacom.org/news-reports/news/2024/03/15/overcoming-challenges-a-record-setting-92.3-percent-of-do-students-match-into-residency https://www.nrmp.org/match-data-analytics/residency-data-reports/
  36. EnDOHmetrial

    Need advice for 2025 Match (DO student)

    Hi everyone, I'm trying to get an idea of how many pathology programs I should apply to in the upcoming cycle. For some background, I am a fourth year DO student at an established school in the NE graduating off cycle in September and will be participating in the next Match (a cycle later than...
  37. U

    Need Opinions: To Separate or Not to Separate? (Civilian vs Military Residency)

    I am currently finishing my last year of payback for my military scholarship. I am at a vital point in my life where I have two roads I could take. If I was younger and applied to OMFS immediately after dental school into military, then that is a given path. However, I didn't do that route and...
  38. D

    Rising 4th Year

    I just passed my last Shelf exam for clerkships and I'll be taking Step 1 in May as well as sitting for Step 2 a few months later. I'm also debating taking Step 3 before I start my intern year. I've been feeling anxious about being prepared for Intern year. What are some tips or advice for how...
  39. B

    Gen Surg rank list

    Hi all, obviously down to the wire here and I'm trying to turn over every stone I can. I am pretty solid on my rank list but agonizing over my top 3: Georgetown, Jefferson, and Umass. I know they are all good programs, but I'm trying to figure out as much as I can about their...
  40. 1

    NHSC - NOI Approval or Verification Cycle Comm.??

    Hey all - for, and to, other NHSC dental members seeking post-grad training, have you received your NOI approval or communication for the 2024 Post Graduate Training Verification Cycle? I've communicated with reps back in late Jan and was told to wait for a coming email in a few weeks. The NOI...