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4 tips on video interviews for 2021 residency applicants

With residency interviews going online, medical students should prepare differently for that aspect of the application cycle. Learn four best practices.

Preparing for Residency
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Without travel, costs of residency interviews to decline sharply

With in-person interviews being discouraged, some medical students will save thousands of dollars on residency application and interview costs.

Preparing for Residency
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Residency Match 2021: How COVID-19 is forcing major adjustments

With residency application interviews going virtual and away rotations cut back, programs and applicants will be viewing each other through a different lens.

Preparing for Residency
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Key changes recommended to the 2021 residency application cycle

For rising fourth-year medical students, away rotations will be largely discouraged, and residency interviews are likely to take place virtually.

Preparing for Residency
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These 4 AMA member benefits help medical students thrive

From healthy eating to testing through the roof, the AMA offers benefits that can help its medical student members stay ahead.

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Fade to black: Why AAMC scrapped the standardized video interview

The potentially widespread change to residency interviews fails to get past its pilot phase in emergency medicine. Find out why.

Preparing for Residency
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.

Preparing for Residency
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5 keys to navigating the residency Match as an LGBTQ applicant

Matching isn’t just a process—it’s also about principle. Two LGBTQ physicians offer advice for finding a residency program that allows you be yourself.

Preparing for Residency
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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.

Preparing for Residency