M4 Year: Preparing for Residency

You made it to your final year of Medical school.  Choosing a residency is a big decision, and one that creates stress and anxiety for many students. Your residency is important because it’s a time of tremendous growth both in your clinical knowledge base as well as your professional development. Much of what you learn will come from patients. So you must find a program where you are motivated to learn and study about your patients and can become an excellent, caring, humanistic physician, as well as feel happy in your work and home environments.

There’s no one perfect residency that’s the best fit for all students — the best program for you depends on your strengths, weaknesses, goals, and personality. You must systematically approach researching and considering residencies to find programs that fit your individual needs and eventually match to a program and feel relatively happy during your time there.

• Pass COMLEX Level 2 CE and COMLEX Level 2 PE
• Register for Match
  
  • The National Matching Service (NMS) in September 15th. 
  • The NRMP MATCH in September 15th. 
  • Standard Registration Deadline for Applicants is November 30th. 
• Interview with residency programs (August – November of M4 year). This is a prime time to schedule “auditions” at top-choice programs.  Send follow up correspondence to appropriate individuals.
• MSPE released on October 1^st
  • Rate programs using the official Rank Order List (ROL) ROL Tips for Success
• Ranking Submission begins: January 15, 2020 ; Rank Order List Certification Deadline: February 26, 2020
• Match Week Begins: March 16, 2020 - March 19, 2020
• Match Day: March 20, 2020
• Secure placement in a graduate medical education program