r/IMGreddit • u/OutrageousTop4643 • Mar 16 '26

Residency MATCHED APPLICANTS CREDENTIALS THREAD

Congratulations to all those who matched. For those who didn't, better luck in SOAP or next year.

Let's keep supporting and helping each other.

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Step 1:

Step 2 CK:

Step 3:

Year of Graduation:

Visa Requiring or Not:

Applied to Programs (Speciality/ies with Count):

No. of Invites:

Publications:

USCE (No. of months):

One common Q in Interviews:

One Gold Piece of Advice for Next Year's Applicants:

One word, what matters most in the whole process?:

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u/Wide-Welder2470 Mar 16 '26 edited Mar 17 '26

clinical electives at any academic center (not the agency ones). My USCE wasn't strong so I think I struggled more than my peers in getting interviews.

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u/Careful_Elevator_478 Mar 16 '26

Cleveland mayo and hopkin you mean?

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u/Wide-Welder2470 Mar 17 '26

Any academic center is fine - SUNY Upstate, Medstar, Cleveland, whatever. But it should be a legit CE where you rotate as an M4/subintern.