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Medical specialty choice: Should residency training length matter?

Find out how long residency training lasts in each specialty, and learn with the AMA how big a factor that should play in your specialty choice.

Specialty Profiles
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What it’s like in occupational medicine: Shadowing Dr. Martin

AMA member Douglas Martin, MD, shares how life in occupational medicine has been affected by COVID-19. Learn more about whether this specialty is right for you.

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
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9 MIN READ

Q&A: This intern helps M4s pursuing ob-gyn spots find their way

Loss of in-person visits pose a challenge for medical students. Learn how AMA member Liz Southworth, MD, is helping to fill the gap.

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Preparing for Residency
The Road to Residency
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3 MIN READ

Where to practice after residency: Your specialty can tell the tale

Learn how the specialty in which you are training can be related to where you practice following the completion of your residency.

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Transition from Resident to Attending
Transitioning to Practice
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Premeds: How do your ambitions line up with this year’s M1s?

Have strong inclinations on medical specialty choice or where to practice? Find out how your plans compare with those of the latest crop of first-year medical students.

Preparing for Medical School
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Considering an MD-PhD program? Here's what you should know

Deciding to pursue an MD-PhD dual degree is a long-term commitment, but for a medical student with a passion for research, it’s a rewarding path.

Preparing for Medical School
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4 MIN READ

These 3 AMA medical student members have met their Match

After years of training, AMA members who matched with residency programs ponder how they will impact medicine in the next stage of their physician training. 

Preparing for Residency
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4 MIN READ

Inside the numbers behind the record-setting 2019 Match

Match Day 2020 takes place on Friday, March 20. In advance of that career-defining event, here’s a look at how things played for 2019 applicants.

Preparing for Residency
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What it’s like in maternal-fetal medicine: Shadowing Dr. Plenty

As a medical student, do you ever wonder what it’s like to specialize in preventive medicine?

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series