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The NRMP Match Part 1: Understanding the Statistics – “Will I match?”

Introduction Am I going to match? This is the question that medical students going into their 4th year ask themselves over and over, poring over every detail of themselves and their application with a fine tooth comb. Or in some cases, the big comb from Spaceballs. This post began in an airport in Lansing, Michigan (yes, who

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Making a Doctor 101: How the residency match works (for laypeople)

All I do is try to make it simple, the ones that make it complicated never get congratulated – Kid Cudi Hey.   You.   Yes, you. The one who isn’t  in the medical profession. It’sa me, Mario! More specifically, I’m a student in my fourth and final year of medical school. You’re here because you’ve

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MD, DO, NP, PA, OT, PT, RN, and more: Figuring out the healthcare team, a medical student perspective

There were a lot of things that I didn’t understand when I first went to medical school. One of the things that’s become increasingly evident over the past two years is just how many people are involved in the care of a single patient. Healthcare, as it turns out, is a team game. Just to give

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