How to Get The Residency You Want
Updated September 9, 2021. The article was updated to correct minor grammatical errors and to ... Read more
BoardVitals
Updated August 21, 2026 by BoardVitals
Residency
Residency refers to postgraduate clinical training, residency applications, specialty training, and resident career development.
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An Apology to a Medical Student
Dear medical students: I’m sorry. You had just finished two years of didactic learning and ... Read more
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“So if you don’t mind me asking, why did you make the switch?” I get ... Read more
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Updated August 23, 2022 by Karen Tran-Harding
The Advanced Dental Admission Test (ADAT) : What We Know So Far
Last year, the American Dental Association (ADA) introduced a new exam called the Advanced Dental ... Read more
Meera Maveli
Updated June 26, 2022 by Meera Maveli
How To Make New Friends and Find A Community
If your spouse’s medical studies have recently brought you to a new city, or to ... Read more
Amy Rakowczyk
Updated June 26, 2022 by Amy Rakowczyk
The Future of MD/DO Residencies Under Single Accreditation
Recently, the Accrediting Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) announced that by 2020, all allopathic ... Read more
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Read about steps 1 and 2 in Part 1 of this series here. Right now, ... Read more
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When the 12 members of NASA’s 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class report to Johnson Space Center ... Read more
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Updated June 26, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
Financial Literacy for the Newly Minted Physician Part II: Introduction to Do-It-Yourself Investing
In our last installment, we recognized the value of money as a means of allotting ... Read more
CrispyDoc
Updated June 26, 2022 by CrispyDoc
Dear Me, M3 | Love Me, MD
Dear Me, M3: As graduation approaches and the days of fourth year freedom quickly fade ... Read more
Danielle Bottalico
Updated June 26, 2022 by Danielle Bottalico
Residency: The Interview and Selection Process
Residency applications! The light at the end of the tunnel, and the process that will ... Read more
Amy Rakowczyk
Updated June 26, 2022 by Amy Rakowczyk
Q&A with Dr. Jennifer Villwock, ENT
Dr. Jennifer A. Villwock is the current Rhinology and Skull Base Fellow at the University ... Read more
Rafid Rahman
Updated June 26, 2022 by Rafid Rahman
Popular Specialty Areas – and What Med Students Should Know About Them
For medical school students, perhaps one of the most difficult choices to be made in ... Read more
Brian Wu
Updated June 26, 2022 by Brian Wu
What to Expect as a Med School Spouse: Years 3 and 4
By Amy Rakowczyk, SDN Staff Writer With Step 1 completed, and hopefully after a little ... Read more
Amy Rakowczyk
Updated June 26, 2022 by Amy Rakowczyk
Dear Me, MD | Love Me, M3
July 21, 2015 Dear Me, MD: Now that you have opened this letter, you may ... Read more
Danielle Bottalico
Updated June 26, 2022 by Danielle Bottalico
Five Student Loan Mistakes You Need to Avoid
While student loans are a necessary financial tool for most of today’s future doctors, the ... Read more
Maricel Tabalba
Updated June 26, 2022 by Maricel Tabalba
