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FREIDA™ by the numbers
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Top 10 specialties with the most medical residency positions
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Residency specialties that medical students are researching most
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Most-viewed residency programs by state
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Weighing a rural physician residency program? 6 things to know

Is a rural residency program right for you? Before the rank-order deadline, a general surgery resident who works in a rural setting offered some key insights. 

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Residency Prep
The Road to Residency
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GME interviews: What applicants should ask resident physicians

M4s can gain insight on life in a physician residency program by asking current residents about scheduling, culture, work-life balance and more.

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Residency Prep
The Road to Residency
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The road to residency starts in M1. Here’s how to begin navigating it.

First-year medical students are years away from residency applications. But there are steps to take to prep for a successful Match when the time comes.

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Residency Prep
The Road to Residency
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What is residency?

Residency serves as a crucial phase in a physician's training, following the completion of medical school.

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Residency Prep
Health Care Definitions
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Meet Your Match: How to transfer residency programs, with David Savage, MD

In this episode of Making the Rounds, learn how those considering a transfer should approach that decision.

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Residency Prep
Making the Rounds Podcast
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Meet Your Match: Reapplying to Match, with Drs. Keirns and Irwin

In this episode of Making the Rounds, learn strategies for reapplying for the Match.

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Residency Prep
Making the Rounds Podcast
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Cardiovascular disease (internal medicine) programs with the most residency positions

According to FREIDA™ data, cardiovascular disease (internal medicine) offers 1,231 first-year medical residency positions. Here are the programs offering the most opportunities.

Residency Prep
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What I wish I knew in medical school about Match rank-order lists

There are some things that PGY-2 Haidn Foster, MD, wishes he had done differently while preparing his Match rank-order list. Learn more with the AMA.

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The Road to Residency
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Physician specialty: Emergency medicine

Find information, resources and continuing medical education (CME) for the emergency medicine specialty.

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