Data-driven insights on the residency match.
Publications, AOA, clerkship honors, research: we modeled each against real interview outcomes across 23 specialties, holding the program fixed. 45% of the estimates show no measurable independent effect, and in dermatology credentials barely register until you signal.
Read more →Nobody publishes away-rotation response times. Across 3,347 applications and 265 programs with a measurable wait, the median decision takes 22 days and the middle 80% runs 9 to 46. Response times by specialty and by program.
Read more →Analysis of 20,304 Dermatology applicants across 139 programs. Applicants with no away rotation and no geographic tie see invite probability jump from 8% to 39% with a signal (4.8x lift). For applicants with an away rotation, signaling does not add. Here is how to allocate your 28 signals.
Read more →DOs match IM at 95.2% vs 97.9% for USMDs (a 2.7 pp gap). The genuine structural gap shows up in WHICH programs each cohort ends up at: bottom-quartile IM programs invite 46% DOs, top-quartile invite 24%. At Step 2 CK 260+, the per-program invite gap closes entirely.
Read more →A quantitative, step-by-step strategy for matching psychiatry in 2026. Signals give ~10x match lift, away rotations add +16pt, geographic ties give 5x. Seven concrete moves, backed by NRMP data, with the exact Rezumab tools to execute on each.
Read more →Comparative analysis: US MD applicants to psychiatry grew 56% from 2016 to 2024 - the highest of any specialty and 6.5x the baseline rate. Meanwhile Pediatrics, EM, and Rad Onc shrank. Psychiatry is not just following a trend - it is the trend.
Read more →Applicant volume +44%, publications +103%, Step 2 +8 points, AOA +48% since 2016. The 2024 unmatched psychiatry applicant had a higher Step 2 than the 2016 matched applicant. NRMP data, US MD Seniors only.
Read more →Quantitative breakdown of psychiatry match rates, Step 2 CK, signals, and away rotations. Based on NRMP Charting Outcomes and real applicant-level data from ~1,500 psychiatry applicants.
Read more →Complete breakdown of match rates, Step 2 CK scores, research stats, and IMG rates across 22 specialties. Real NRMP Charting Outcomes data with specialty-by-specialty comparison tables.
Read more →A deep dive into ophthalmology-specific match rates, Step scores, research expectations, and what matters most - based on NRMP Charting Outcomes and AUPO/SFMatch data.
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