For those who don’t know, the SOAP (Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program) is a program designed to help applicants who didn’t match find a spot at programs who had unfilled spots. Unfilled categorical general surgery spots are very rare and there were almost none this year. On the other hand, there are usually hundreds of […]
My Journey: Match Day
The weeks leading up to match week seemed to last forever. I was doing the ACGME match so we already had to wait more than a month after our colleagues partaking in the AOA match found out where they were going. I was thankful to still be on rotations so I’d be distracted throughout the […]
What if I Don’t Match?
Many do not like to think about this, but it happens every year. Many students go unmatched for one reason or another, and many residency spots go unfilled. It’s very important to have a good understanding of the process involved with this scenario if you are faced with this on Match week. Keep a clear […]
