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Amarpreet Ahluwalia, MD, and Kaitlyn Shank, MD
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Match: How students can flip the script during residency interviews

This proactive approach to the residency interview process can pay major dividends for medical students as they try to find the perfect match.

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How expensive is it to interview for medical residency?

For fourth-year medical students, residency application costs can mount quickly. How costly? Let’s do the math.

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Pilot project offers another view of Match applicants’ skills

A new video interview component is aimed at allowing students to show qualities that might not be as evident through other metrics.

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Chicago programs collaborate to cut residency interview travel costs

The emergency medicine programs at Northwestern and University of Chicago are working together to save residency interviewees money and mileage.

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LGBT residents provide insights to Match applicants

Matching for residency programs can be stressful for LGBT medical students. Five LGBT residents address questions that can be asked of applicants and sharing one's identity during the interview process.

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After your medical residency interviews: Communication guidelines

After completing interviews for a medical residency program, many students wonder about contacting their choices. New suggestions for guidelines covering communication between graduating medical students and residency programs strive to ensure a productive and ethical exchange for everyone involved.

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Study examines what it costs to interview for medical residency programs

Travelling to residency program interviews can be expensive. Desired specialities can add to costs. One study collected data on how residency applications impacted med students financially.

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Top questions to ask during your residency program interviews

Key questions med students should ask program directors and residents when interviewing. Topics include performance and evaluations, research and teaching opportunities, and employee benefits.

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6 tips to ace video interviews for residency

Application fees and travel expenses for residency can be costly, which is why program directors are piloting new ways to interview applicants via videoconferencing. Follow these expert tips for success, should your prospective residency programs offer video interviews.

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