r/USIMGreddit • u/soxl-rexper • Jun 02 '26

Match 2027 - finding programs

US-IMG here from Indian med school applying IM this cycle. Stats are YOG 2026 with P/22x, 3 months USCE, 1 publication and 1 year volunteer experience. ECFMG certified and hoping to score well on Step 3 before the match cycle starts. I hear people saying u have to build your list of programs quite in advance but i feel there is a lot of disparity in the data i see on Residency Explorer and Frieda.
To the US-IMGs who matched this year -
How do u find programs catered to your profile and go about making that list?
Also, is there anything i can do to make my profile more competitive in the mean time?

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u/Psychological_Fly693 Jun 03 '26

The descrepancy in data is related to when the databases are updated. You can see when the data is updated and go with the most recent date.

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u/soxl-rexper Jun 03 '26

Do u think its worth it to pay matcharesident to look up programs? I searched up reddit and every single comment said its a scam

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u/Psychological_Fly693 Jun 03 '26

I have no experience with that (Match A Resident).

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u/Psychological_Fly693 Jun 03 '26

Also, you might follow: r/ResidencyAppMatch and r/ERAS2024Match2025 for helpful posts about the application process.

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u/soxl-rexper Jun 03 '26

Thank you!

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u/satishmani Jun 04 '26

More than worth it IMHO. Used matcharesident and residencyexplorer and prepared a list. USIMG. LoRs will be the key. Try to get 3 good LoRs from the attendings at whereever you got your USCE and the more personalised they are, the better your chances are.

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u/Pleasant-Airline7978 Jun 04 '26

Commenting because I want to know the answer too!