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Getting ready to match

Getting ready to match

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The Match journey can be full of unexpected twists and turns.

From researching programs to interviewing, we have your back as you approach the final countdown to Match week and beyond.

Videos to help you prepare

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Road to Residency Made Simple

Overview of the 4 steps to follow on your Match journey
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Road to Residency Ranking Edition

Do your homework and rank and compare programs
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Road to Residency: Countdown to Match Day

Decisions need to be made quickly. Be prepared.

Review tips & advice

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Manage your residency budget with the new FREIDA™ Residency Calculator

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Residency Match: The 7 most competitive medical specialties

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Which factors do applicants weigh most when picking residency programs?

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Breaking down the numbers behind the Match process

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Match ranking advice: Trust your gut

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Ask these questions before finalizing your Match rank-order list

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IMGs: These 4 tips can help you succeed with Match

What if you don't match?

Review options/alternate paths if you don't match

Make the most of the coming year and improve the odds of matching the next time around. 

 

Review tips & advice

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No match for you? SOAP offers last-minute options

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What if you don’t match? 3 Things you should do

Access the residency database

FREIDA™, the AMA Residency & Fellowship Database®, enables unmatched students to research residencies from more than 12,000 programs both during and following SOAP. Access is free, but extra benefits—such as such as a dashboard that helps users save, rank and keep notes on each program—are available to AMA members.  

Research residencies

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FREIDA

Simplify the search for a residency or fellowship with FREIDA™
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FREIDA™ Specialty Guide

Get details on major specialties as well as training information
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FREIDA by the numbers

Discover which residency programs are capturing the interest of your peers
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Essential Tools & Resources

"Shadow Me" specialty profile series

Making the Rounds podcast (Apple podcasts)

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