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Meet Your Match: Ranking your home program with Avani Patel, MD, MHA

In this episode of Making the Rounds, hear about one's physician's experience about staying at your home institution for residency.

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Transition to Residency
Making the Rounds Podcast
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What if you don’t match? 4 things you should do

A physician who has worked with unmatched applicants explains how to make the most of the coming year and improve the odds of matching in the next cycle.

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Transition to Residency
The Road to Residency
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A resident’s guide to a successful Couples Match rank-order list

AMA member Chance Fisher, DO, successfully navigated the Couples Match with his physician wife last year. His advice: Make it clear where you won’t go.

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Transition to Residency
The Road to Residency
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5 Min Read

Use these strategies to create your residency Match rank-order list

As the Match rank-order list deadline nears, go with your personal preferences and carefully weigh every residency program you interviewed with.

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Transition to Residency
The Road to Residency
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Ease your Match rank-order list stress with these insights

Among the tips a wellness expert offers physician residency applicants: Maintain perspective and accept that you will never make the perfect list. 

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Transition to Residency
The Road to Residency
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5 Min Read

Creating a Match rank-order list? Avoid these 4 common missteps

One former residency program director outlines the mistakes that should be averted to head off rank-order list regrets.

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Transition to Residency
The Road to Residency
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3 Min Read

Learning about early match programs

Explore options for finding a specialty resident matching program early.

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Transition to Residency
The Road to Residency
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5 Min Read

If you don’t match, take these 5 tips from a SOAP survivor

Getting bad news on Monday of Match Week is stressful. A resident has guidance to help navigate the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program.

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Transition to Residency
The Road to Residency
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3 Min Read

How to navigate the Match as a couple

There are added layers of complexity to going through the Match with a significant other. Here are a few tips and tricks to make it work.

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