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Meet Your Match: What Match data says—and why you shouldn't stress

In this episode of Making the Rounds, NRMP's chief operating officer offers insight into recent Match trends.

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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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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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How making a big move can reshape your Match rank-order list

If you are pondering a major change in geography for physician residency, consider this expert advice on how to balance location preferences and future goals.

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Quickly search and sort more than 13,000 fellowship and residency programs with easy to use filters that can be saved to your member-only dashboard.

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Which factors do applicants weigh most when picking residency programs?

Which are the top factors you are considering in your Match rank-order list? Learn how they compare with what your colleagues are seeking.

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Interviewing for physician residency programs

The physician residency-interview process is complex and challenging. Know these top-level tips for thriving in this professional pressure cooker.

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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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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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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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