AMA Update for March 22, 2024: Match Day 2024 results: NRMP match rates by specialty, SOAP match statistics, plus Match Day 2025 (index only)
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Match Day 2024 results: NRMP match rates by specialty, SOAP match statistics, plus Match Day 2025

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about 2024 Match Day.

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AMA Update
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Inside Match Day 2024: Nearly 39,000 matches—and some surprises

Record-high match rate for DOs, and one primary care specialty saw an unexpected number of unfilled slots. Learn more with the AMA.

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The Road to Residency
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Match Day marks the start of a new journey for tomorrow’s doctors

The move to physician residency comes with new power to transform your patients’ lives, and medicine, for the better. Now it’s time to roll up our sleeves and dig in.

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Leadership Viewpoints
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What I wish I knew about matching outside my top-ranked choices

At first, Deena Kishawi, MD, was disappointed with her match. She eventually saw the development as a blessing in disguise. Learn more with the AMA.

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The Road to Residency
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Big party, or private affair? Considering how to spend Match Day

There are pros and cons to how you do Match Day. Get great advice from a medical student well-being expert and two current residents.

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The Road to Residency
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Meet Your Match: How to do Match Day your way

In this episode of Making the Rounds, get insight on the pros of having a low-key approach to Match Day,

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Making the Rounds Podcast
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Key data trends applicants should keep tabs on before Match Day

The Match has grown dramatically since just 6,000 applicants took part in the National Resident Matching Program in 1953. Catch up with the latest.

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The Road to Residency
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Match ranking advice: Trust your gut

When it comes to ranking residency programs, one physician advises medical students to follow their hearts. 

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The Road to Residency
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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