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Specialty Profiles

4 medical specialties among the friendliest for IMG PGY-1 matches

Looking to make the Match work as an international medical graduate? Consider these four specialties.
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3 ways observership programs help IMGs with their Match prospects

Find the IMG observership program listings you need to help land the residency you most desire.
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Medical School Life

Our 10 most popular stories of 2018

Physician burnout. Picking a medical specialty. Making romance work in medical residency. These topics drew your eyes this year. Find out what else did.
Best of 2018

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Matchmaking 2018: Top stories on the residency application process

Medical students were as Match-minded as always in 2018. Here are our most popular stories about the residency application process this year.

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DO and MD licensing exams should be viewed equally, says AMA

As DO and MD residency programs come under the same umbrella for accreditation, their licensing exams should carry equal weight.
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IMGs: These 4 tips can help you succeed with Match

International medical graduates face hurdles in landing placement in residency programs. These four tips can help with the IMG Match process.

Residency

How expensive is it to interview for medical residency?

For fourth-year medical students, residency application costs can mount quickly. How costly? Let’s do the math.

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Residency match made simple: From M4 to PGY-1 in 6 steps

Find out more about benchmarks and steps to keep in mind as you search for the right medical residency program.

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