The day everyone finds out where they are finally going for residency and in what specialty. You can’t help but be excited for them then wonder how crazy it is for your friends that got the “Congratulations! You have matched!” email to wait four days to find out where they are going for the next […]
Unmatched: The Monday Shock
The minute you read the email at 11 a.m., “We are sorry, you did not match to any position,” your whole life changes around you even if you try to avoid it. Immediately the sense of shock and disappointment sets in with an uncomfortable feeling of inadequacy. Even worse, you have no time to reflect […]
Waiting for the Match
The 3 months between interviews and the Match is very anxiety inducing. Second only to the 3 weeks between submitting your rank list and the Match List, when you have no control on your future. We’ve spent years on coursework–high school, college, med school–to become doctors, only to now wait for a computer algorithm to […]
