The entire reason OnlineMedEd exists is because it’s not easy to become a doctor. Even the brilliant, extraordinary people who decide to take on medical school need support and tools to get them through the extreme mental and physical demands. But then there are those who do double duty. New mothers who are studying in the few precious hours while their newborn naps. Doctors like Alex Lake, who suffered a …

The interval between fourth-year residency applications and the first day of orientation the following July is a well-documented nemesis for most medical students. The demands of preparing applications, the time investment in the interview process, and the typical period of decompression and leisure following Match Day result in an extended period of disuse of—and concomitant massive decline in—the medical knowledge and clinical reasoning skills they built up with so much …

The US match process, which matches MD and DO applicants to residency positions, has long sparked anxiety in everyone that’s …

Let’s say it’s next week (match week). You get an email on Monday from the NRMP. And . . . …

With applications and interviews now behind you, it’s time to submit your Rank Order List (ROL). You’re in a good …