Road with 2018 painted across the surface.
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An open-minded approach to Match rankings has many benefits

The plan an applicant has for their life entering residency may change drastically over the course of their training. Be able to adjust as needed.

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Match ranking advice: Consider goals beyond clinical training

One challenge of making a rank list can be balancing the desire for the best clinical training with other goals. A resident and a fellow offer advice.

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Family, friends matter too in Match ranking

Match ranking may seem daunting for medical students. A resident gives practical strategies for simplifying the decision-making.

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Making a Match ranking list? A fellow’s advice: Think long term

A University of Chicago fellow advises medical students to look at residency as the start of their careers, not just the next step in training.

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Best of 2016: Top stories
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Our 5 most popular stories of 2016

Dating, marriage, Match, burnout. When stories had a personal dimension, they hit home. These were our best-read articles this year.

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2016 medical residency programs matching: By the numbers

The 2016 Match was the largest ever recorded by the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) and resulted in a higher overall match rate than the year prior. Get the numbers on this year’s residency programs.

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Single accreditation system for graduate medical education: What to know

Aligning all GME programs under a single accreditation system is due by July 2020. Discover the implications for residency matches. GME experts answer common questions.

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Why medical students aren't matching—and what happens next?

More than 250 of 2015’s graduating seniors from U.S. allopathic schools did not match to a residency position. The Association of American Medical Colleges suggests 7 reasons med school seniors failed to match.

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Is the growing number of unmatched medical students a crisis?

The rising number of unmatched U.S. medical school graduates is an issue of growing concern for many in medicine. Learn whether this is a crisis at a special session during the AMA Section on Medical Schools (SMS) 2015 Annual Meeting.

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