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Step 2 scores decoded: What they mean for your Match prospects

How might your score on the USMLE Step 2 CK affect your residency-application approach? Dive into the NRMP data for MDs, DOs and IMGs.

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USMLE® Step 1 & 2
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2025 HOD Annual Meeting of the HOD
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The AMA is standing up for medical students. Here is how.

Delegates took steps to ease Step 1 stress and help unmatched medical school grads, and the AMA opposes harmful budget proposals on student loans. 

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Med Student Advocacy
The Road to Residency
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How to make the most of your post-Match time in medical school

Medical school can be grueling. Then comes residency. Here's what you can do in your final months as a medical student to prep for the next step.

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The Road to Residency
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When is Match Day 2026?

Match Day 2026 will take place on Friday, March 20, 2026.

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AMA Update for March 28, 2025: Match Day 2025 results: NRMP match rates by specialty, SOAP match statistics and more
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8 Min Read

Match Day 2025 results: NRMP match rates by specialty, SOAP match statistics and more

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about Match Day 2025 results.

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AMA Update
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Match Day 2025 results: NRMP match rates by specialty, SOAP match statistics and more [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about Match Day 2025 results.

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Prep for Residency
AMA Update Podcast
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AMA guide to Match Day and Match Week

After months of research, applications, interviews and ranking, here's what to expect as applicants are matched into residency programs. 

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The Road to Residency
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5 Min Read

Biggest Match Day ever: Here’s what the 2025 numbers reveal

Over 43,000 medical students matched this year. Take a deep dive on the NRMP data about this year’s specialty trends, match rates and more.

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The Road to Residency
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If you’re feeling disappointed on Match Day, you are not alone

If you don’t land your No. 1 choice on Match Day, you have company. Here’s what former medical students say about that Match Day disappointment.  

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The Road to Residency