#match2023

[swablogs]

Wohoo! My wife just matched today! She’s gonna be an internist! So proud of her☺️

[medlyfe]

The cost of post match day

I know the Match process can be quite pricey. It's very well known and an estimate of cost is available on the ERAS and NRMP websites, how many in person interviews you take is variable between people and there are some fees like board score reporting that you can't avoid.

HOWEVER

No one warned me about post match expenses. So here is your warning. Your state license, background checks, drug screen, and lab work for most people are refundable but up front fees. Plan on buying a house? Need to apply for loans asap after match, pay application and realtor (and all other buying home fees ) before your first pay check. Need to do something at your program or want to check out apartments? Travel costs add up quickly (flight, car rental, airbnb, food). Graduation celebration and travel if you did rotations away from your school. And finally moving costs... some programs don't give moving stipends, make sure to ask in interviews! Also, many people take vacation right before residency as a break.

It's a lot... and after shelling out all that money, you have to organize loans and pick a repayment plan 🫠

[jeffreynyc]

It is always a humbling honor to serve as the facilitator for our annual #DownstateMatch ceremony! CONGRATS to the @SUNY.Downstate Class of 2023! You are #DownstateMade, #DownstateSTRONG, & we will always be your Downstate Family. We’re so proud of all of you! 💙 #Match2023 @SUNY (at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp6eS25uqPX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[md222b]

Reality Checks

as of today I got two emails from residency programs asking for updates on my Step 2 score. I don’t know what to say. obviously the answer is I won’t have my score by March 1, the deadline to match and even apply to SOAP, so I won’t be verified by my school and cannot be ranked by programs. I don’t really know if I even want to re-apply next year, but it’s just so scary to think about emailing all the programs I interviewed with and have to tell them “for personal reasons” I won’t be part of the Match this year. my advisor told me that I should say I’ll reapply next year because I’m still interested, but I feel like I’d rather say that I will stay in touch for possible opportunities in the future.

withdrawing my application is going to feel so scary and a super reality check. I’m disappointed in myself I didn’t get this worked out earlier. my therapist tells me “there is no universe where you could have done something differently” and I disagree.. but whatever. 

[md222b]

from MS4 to MD

hi! i’m a current 4th year medical student that failed step 2 the first time i tried to take it. i went through the whole eras application process and had several interviews, which was so fun, btw. but now that the NRMP rank lists are open, and i still haven’t retaken step 2, i am scrambling to figure out my options. i started this blog to hopefully get some of the noise out of my head. my #medtwitter was no longer an option cuz it was getting to non-anon. 

if anybody is or was going through a similar situation, i’d like to hear more! 

[medlyfe]

Rotation and interviews update

Residency interviews: I have completed 14/16 family medicine interviews. I think I took too many but I took interviews for some of my less preferred programs early on and couldn't cancel them. Oh well... I have had the same top 2 throughout the process but the rest of my list has changed dramatically. The things I care about are: unopposed, rural training focus in their mission statement, # of months on in patient medicine, call obligations, community program involvement. Some other things like benefits also play a role but not as important.

Notice location is not on the list. My top 3 are all in different time zones. That is stressing me out a bit. I have an advisor meeting after the new year to allow me to think out loud.

Rotation: finished my rural requirement rotation at home. My favorite part was coming home to my mom and the cats. It also confirmed I want to work rural after residency! Very excited to feel confident about that decision. I saw so many procedures, different pathologies and patients of all backgrounds.

[mythicvoice]

I've been doing mock interviews for folks lately. Here's a few things to keep in mind as y'all begin to hit the interview trail. #ERAS #residency #match2023 Good luck in the medical hunger games. May the odds be in your favor. https://www.instagram.com/p/CkBCcSuuTT9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[mythicvoice]

Having been been on both sides of the camera, here's some tips to keep in mind for your #ERAS photo. Yes, I probably should have said this sooner because residency apps are likely finalized by now (sorry), but some of y'all going to do fellowships so it's probably still worth it to keep this in mind. #residency #match2023 #photography #ERAS #NRMP https://www.instagram.com/p/CiziFnKuphS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=