4-27-2026 09:00:00 AM
The AAMC held a fantastic webinar on April 14 called “Navigating the 2027 AMCAS Application Cycle for Applicants,” which you can view here if you registered in advance of the session. I took notes and will be offering a few take home messages below and in future blog entries.
Of note, there are two updates to this year’s AMCAS:
1) Social Justice → Community Health Advocacy:
The former Social Justice/Advocacy category has been renamed Community Health Advocacy. The AAMC rep Candice Pantor (who was excellent) explained that this change is intended to emphasize action-based contributions to community and public health, while still maintaining the original intent of recognizing advocacy work.
2) The Medical Schools section has a more user-friendly design: ...»
4-20-2026 09:00:00 AM
Doximity recently published a “Clinical Brief” summarizing stats from last month’s Match. Here are the take-home messages:
1) The good news: The Match had the most applicants ever and a strong 93.5% overall fill rate.
2) More good news: DOs and U.S. citizen IMGs saw record high Match rates at 93.2% and 70.0%, respectively.
3) Bad news: Despite 134 new positions, the Family Medicine (FM) fill rate dropped to 83.6%, leaving 899 slots unfilled. The NRMP is taking this seriously: It’s convening a Blue Ribbon Panel to look at why medical students aren’t choosing FM. ...»
4-6-2026 09:00:00 AM
When pre-meds, residents, nurses, and physician colleagues asked me to write them LORs when I was Assistant Residency Director, the first thing I requested was that they send me background information to make my letter robust…and my job easier. Accordingly, whether you are applying to medical school, post bacc programs, dental school, residency, or fellowship, I strongly recommend you create a “LOR packet,” which can include the following: ...»
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