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Matchpal Residency Advising retweeted
Your Personal Statement is the only part of your entire ERAS application where a Program Director hears your voice directly.
Here are the 4 most common mistakes we've seen from editing over 1,000 personal statements (most applicants are making at least 2 of these) 👉
Matchpal Residency Advising retweeted
Letters of Rec can make or break your residency application - and there’s no clear playbook on how to actually navigate getting them.
Here are the top 4 most common questions & misconceptions about LORs answered by our team (applies to MS3 for clerkships and MS4s for Sub-Is) 👉
Matchpal Residency Advising retweeted
We created a free rank list generator tool for all of the current MS4s out there looking for some help making rank lists!
It’s comprehensive yet customizable to meet everyone’s individual needs and preferences. Preview below, reshare this post for link to access!
Matchpal Residency Advising retweeted
Networking should be 50% what YOU bring to the table & 50% what you can get in return.
It’s just as much of a marketing play for your personal reputation as it is a lever that you can use to assist the person or organization on the other side.
3 tips for building your network👇
Matchpal Residency Advising retweeted
Avg matched residency applicant has 3.7 research items - but competitive subspecialty candidates tend to have significantly more than that.
Learn more about how to find research & publish this Wednesday during our free webinar!
<30 spots remain. Sign up now at link in bio.
Matchpal Residency Advising retweeted
Attention #MedTwitter
If you are a current resident/fellow and are interested in working with med students on their residency applications and provide mentorship and guidance for ERAS, we're hiring!
Submit your application at:
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Matchpal Residency Advising retweeted
With Match week less than 2 weeks away, we know MS4s are sweating (and MS3s are watching from the sidelines awaiting their turn).
Let’s debunk some common misconceptions about the NRMP algorithm, match week, and SOAP 👇
#MedTwitter #Match2025 #ResidencyMatch
Matchpal Residency Advising retweeted
Resident physician salaries rise only at the rate of inflation, completely untethered from any other market force.
According to the AAMC, the median “stipend” for a PGY-1 resident is currently $65,100.
(That’s ~$48,000 in 2012 dollars if you want to imagine it plotted below.)
ALT Graphic from the New England Journal of Medicine demonstrating the mean salary for first-year residents from 1968-2012, adjusted for inflation. From ~1980 onward, salaries all fall between ~$45,000 and $52,000 per year.
Matchpal Residency Advising retweeted
WOW! I am deeply honored and humbled to accept the Student Doctor of the Year Award. This recognition means the world to me. I am incredibly grateful for the support and encouragement I have received along this journey.
Glory to God!
#doproud #match2026 #orthotwitter #ortho
Matchpal Residency Advising retweeted
Top 5 residency interview questions with tips on how to prep yours answers for them!
1. Tell me about yourself?
This question is aimed at seeing the story behind who you are and what led you to this point.
Think chronological and personal.
Avoid reciting your academic record!
Matchpal Residency Advising retweeted
Interview season can be a whirlwind to keep track of.
Here are 4 tips to optimize how you approach interview season and make your life significantly easier come time for rank lists / match day! 🧵👇
Matchpal Residency Advising retweeted
At Jacobi IM, interview choices are made! Just finalizing who will be on the waitlist. If you are curious, 23.3% of those who signaled gold got an interview. 11.5% of those who signaled silver got an interview. <0.1% of those who did not signal got an interview.
Matchpal Residency Advising retweeted
Attn Rising MS3s!
We know you are probably studying for the boards right now, but in the back of everyone’s mind is starting clerkships, which is around the corner.
Here are our top 3 tips to prepare for crushing your 3rd year rotations 👇
Matchpal Residency Advising retweeted
Join us for our annual @NorthwellHealth #IRAD summer webinar series!
Every Tuesday at 6pm EST, one of our rockstar faculty will be delivering a subspecialty focused talk on exciting developments in IR - all medical students are welcome!
@drewzer4455
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Matchpal Residency Advising retweeted
If you are a 2nd or 3rd year medical student, you are probably studying for the boards right now.
Our team has collectively tutored hundreds of students for medical licensing exams.
Here are the top 4 most common mistakes students make when preparing for the USMLE/COMLEX:
Matchpal Residency Advising retweeted
Hi #MedX! My name is Laura Ortiz-Lopez. I’m a fourth-year medical student from Universidad Central del Caribe (US MD, LCME accredited) in PR 🇵🇷. Thrilled to be applying this cycle and seeing what this year has in store ✨😊 #DermX #MedDerm #Match2025
Matchpal Residency Advising retweeted
Results are in for trends amongst Osteopathic students that matched into anesthesia, DR, and PM&R in 2023 vs 2024!
Big bump in all 3 of these fields for DO applicants. We love to see it!
What specialty should we cover next?
#medtwitter #match2025 #residency
Matchpal Residency Advising retweeted
Hot off the press for this weeks #MatchpalMonday -
New USMLE Data has been released:
HIGHLIGHTS
1. The pass rate for first-time Step 1 test-takers dropped again, to 92%
2. US MD / DO First Time Pass Rates for Step 1/2:
MD Step1: 91%
MD Step2: 98%
DO Step1: 89%
DO Step2: 97%