This indispensable resource from a noted physician who has spent years advising students and selecting residents gives students all they need to know to successfully match in a residency program in 2000 and beyond. It is the only guide to fully cover the electronic application and match process, complete with lots of screen shots. The manual also addresses questions students should ask and strategies for successful matching.

What does it take to match into the specialty of your choice? This question is hotly debated and surveys of applicants and program directors find sharp divisions on the topic. In a recent survey, the authors concluded that "there are significant differences between program directors' and medical students' perceptions of which factors are important in the residency selection process" (Brandenburg 2005). In advising students over the years, we have come to realize that misperceptions abound, with applicants frequently overestimating or underestimating certain residency selection criteria. These misperceptions may result in a failure to match. From our own experiences as students, and in the process of counseling applicants, we know how difficult, anxiety-provoking, and mysterious the residency selection process is. In this book, we answer the question of what it takes to match successfully. We provide specific evidence-based advice to maximize your chances of a successful match. Who actually chooses the residents? We review the data on the decision makers. What do these decision makers care about? We review the data on the criteria that matter to them. How can you convince them that you would be the right resident for their program? We provide concrete, practical recommendations based on this data. At every step of the process, our recommendations are meant to maximize the impact of your application. Utilizing a unique combination of evidence-based advice and an insiders' perspective, this book will help you achieve your ultimate goal: The Successful Match.

The competition to get a residency is fierce. In 2013, more than 34,000 residency applicants competed for only 26,392 positions. What can you do to make yourself a more competitive applicant? How To Be an All-Star Residency Match Applicant is a concise and straightforward guide which is perfect for the busy medical student and residency applicant. This book, chock-full of useful tips you can start using during your first year of medical school, aims to demystify the residency admissions process. In this book, you will find easy to follow answers to all of your questions: What should you do to distinguish yourself as a residency applicant How important are extracurricular activities? Which specialties are most competitive? How important are audition electives? Who should write your letters of reference? How do you approach the personal statement and application? How do you show interest in programs? And more.... Written by a former residency admissions officer who has helped hundreds of residency applicants, from a variety of backgrounds, match in to competitive residency programs and specialties, this guide will become an invaluable and go-to resource as you navigate the residency admissions process. Good luck

Written by students, for students.Gone are the days where multiple residency positions are waiting for you at the end of medical school. Medical school enrollments are increasing, and the number of residency positions remains relatively constant. Whether you will have your eye on a competitive specialty, a geographic location, or certain training program, getting your first choices will be a priority.40,000 medical students have intelligence, work ethic, and social skills - that's why they're in medical school. Knowing how, where, and when to expend valuable time and energy throughout medical school and the residency match will separate you from the herd. Drawing on the experiences and honest hindsight of 12 medical students who recently matched, Medical School and The Residency Match takes a lighthearted approach to topics that brought strife, mistakes made, and successful choices that served students well. This quick read is here to help optimize your candidacy to give you choices when residency applications roll around.Get answers from students who matched at top programs in 2015:How did an average student match to a top-tier surgical or medical program?How can you maximize your potential without having to work like a robot for 10 hours a day?How best to spend your time off?How to navigate interview season?Where should you schedule away rotations?How to excel during your clerkship year?A few words on Boards...

Tips for the Residency Match is a unique guide for medical students applying for residency positions. Packed with hints, tips, and recommendations from both program directors and current residents, Tips for the Residency Match chronologically covers the key information required to excel during the residency application process - from résumé advice and preparing for the interview and beyond. Both insightful and practical, Tips for the Residency Match features a wide spectrum of medical specialties and an extra section for foreign graduates. Tips for the Residency Match is: Uniquely tailored to the needs of those applying for US residency positions Written by leading Residency Directors and current residents in the major specialties Offers unprecedented access to how departmental decisions about the Match are made Boasting expert advice and a wide scope, Tips for the Residency Match is the ideal companion for those applying for residency positions throughout the United States.

Written by students, for students. Gone are the days when multiple residency positions were waiting for you at the end of medical school. Enrollments are increasing, and the number of residency positions remains relatively constant. Whether you will have your eye on a competitive specialty, a geographic location, or certain training program, getting your first choices will be a priority. 40,000 medical students have intelligence, work ethic, and social skills - that's why they're in medical school. Knowing how, where, and when to expend valuable time and energy throughout medical school and the residency match will separate you from the herd. Drawing on the experiences and honest hindsight of 18 medical students who recently matched, Medical School and The Residency Match takes a lighthearted approach to topics that brought strife, mistakes made, and successful choices that served students well. This quick read is here to help optimize your candidacy to give you choices when residency applications roll around. Get answers from students who matched at TOP RESIDENCY programs: How did an average student match to a top-tier surgical or medical program? How can you maximize your potential without having to work like a robot for 10 hours a day? How best to spend your time off? How to navigate interview season? Where should you schedule away rotations? How to excel during your clerkship year? A few words on Boards ...