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Samir Desai MD & Rajani Katta MD
Jan 29, 20248 min read
What if I Don’t Match? An Introduction to the 2024 SOAP (Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program)
For applicants who fail to match during the 2024 residency match, it is important to understand how the SOAP match process works.
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Rajani Katta MD and Samir Desai MD
Jun 28, 20224 min read
Matching into a Competitive Residency:Importance of Writing a Compelling ERAS and Personal Statement
A compelling ERAS and personal statement that emphasizes your fit with a residency program can help in the residency match
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Rajani Katta MD and Samir Desai MD
Jun 22, 20225 min read
Three Key Strategies to Help You Match into a Competitive Residency
For a competitive residency match, these 3 strategies can be critical: a strong connection, a faculty advocate, and a compelling ERAS.
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Rajani Katta MD
Oct 13, 202111 min read
How to Find Research Opportunities for Medical Students
How to find research opportunities for medical students? These are very important for the residency match and these strategies can help.
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Rajani Katta MD and Samir Desai MD
Sep 27, 20216 min read
How to Fill Out ERAS to Stand Out in Your Residency Application
How to fill out ERAS, the electronic residency application service, to stand out in your residency application using these strategies
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Dr. Samir Desai
Jun 13, 20176 min read
How to Succeed in your Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Rotation: Tips for Medical Student
In reviewing residency applications, physical medicine and rehabilitation residency programs will place considerable emphasis on your...
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Dr. Samir Desai
Jun 2, 20178 min read
How to Succeed in Your Radiology Rotation: Tips for Medical Students
Although the correct ordering and interpretation of imaging tests are essential skills for physicians, only 25% of U.S. medical schools...
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Dr. Samir Desai
May 28, 20174 min read
How to Succeed in your Ophthalmology Rotation: Tips for Medical Students
In 2000, nearly 70% of medical schools required their students to take a formal ophthalmology rotation or clerkship. Just five years...
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Dr. Samir Desai
May 25, 20177 min read
How to Succeed in your Neurology Rotation: Tips for Medical Students
The neurology clerkship is a required or core rotation in over 90% of U.S. medical schools. Although most students rotating through the...
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Dr. Samir Desai
May 19, 20176 min read
How to Succeed in your Urology Rotation: Tips for Medical Students
In selecting residents, urology residency programs highly value performance in the urology rotation or clerkship. In one study of program...
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Dr. Samir Desai
May 19, 20176 min read
How to Succeed in your Otolaryngology Rotation: Tips for Medical Students
Although NRMP data indicates that otolaryngology has become a bit less competitive over the past 3 years, it continues to attract far...
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Dr. Samir Desai
May 3, 20176 min read
How to Succeed in your Anesthesiology Rotation: Tips for Medical Students
The anesthesiology rotation or clerkship is one of the most exciting and educational experiences you will have as a medical student. It...
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Dr. Samir Desai
May 2, 20176 min read
How to Succeed in the Emergency Medicine Rotation: Tips for Medical Students
In the next six months, thousands of emergency medicine rotations will be completed by medical students hoping to pursue a career in the...
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Dr. Samir Desai
Mar 2, 20175 min read
Documenting Your Publications in ERAS: Avoid This Simple, But Serious, Mistake
Documenting your publications is very important in ERAS, but common mistakes can sink your chances for success in the residency match.
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