Most important criteria for MATCH?

[jopdo]

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Just wondering what the most important criteria for matching is. When you look at a lot of match lists, I often notice that most people end up in program close to where they went to school. What is this trend due to? If you want to match at a residency which is not affiliated with where you went to med school, how much of an uphill battle will it be to land a residency elsewhere? How much do inter-instutional connections affect the match? Thanks in advance.

 

[VentdependenT]

Pick up first aid for the match and search the specific residency boards to get answers.

By no means are you restricted to going to "local" residencies.

 

[jopdo]

Sorry if I sound really daft in this reply, but what does:

"Pick up first aid for the match "

mean?????

 

[DireWolf]

Sorry if I sound really daft in this reply, but what does:

"Pick up first aid for the match "

mean?????

He means buy the book "First Aid for the Match".

 

[(nicedream)]

 

[Yosh]

I dunno quite where you are getting these pics from..but the humor value is unreal