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Match A Resident #1 Source of US Medical Residency Programs For International Medical Graduates (IMGs) IMG Friendly Options - Being an IMG candidate is hard.

Match A Resident is the #1 resource for medical residency program research and provider of the Specialty Program Requirements list, personalized to fit your professional credentials. You may be wondering, “What does Match A Resident actually do for me?” With the purchase of one or more lists, you get the benefit of:

Personalized Specialty Program List - The Residency Program Algorithm will compare your Applicant Criteria with our Program Requirements Database to create a list of residency programs just for you. Detailed Program Information - Not content just give you a list of program names, you can also view program contact information, program requirements with additional notes, extra program information, and review and interview feedback from past Match A Resident members. All of this information is provided to help you make the most informed program choices. Which is why, if you indicate you are an IMG in your Applicant Criteria, your list will be automatically IMG friendly. Receive a complimentary non-Customized list of all of the IMG friendly programs (with a percent that is one or higher) in your chosen specialty. Further Customization- Each residency applicant has their own circumstances. Each list is complete with extra filters to help you narrow down your list even further such as filters for ECFMG Certification, USMLE Attempts, Bookmarked programs, and Geographic location by state. Smart Data - Want to know which programs are looking at candidates like you? The Smart feature shows you programs with program reviews and interview feedback from past Match A Resident members with credentials similar to yours. Additional Features - To help your Residency Application Season run more smoothly, list come with additional features such as Bookmarks and Interview Scheduling.

24/7 Expert Residency Support - The residency application is extensive and often confusing. Match A Resident offers free guidance and consultation to help you get through this process

Your interview is in 7 days. Here's the plan. 🗓️Day 7: Reread your own application Day 6: Research the program Day 5: Bu...
10/08/2026

Your interview is in 7 days. Here's the plan. 🗓️

Day 7: Reread your own application
Day 6: Research the program
Day 5: Build your story bank
Day 4: Prepare the IMG questions (gaps, visas, US clinical experience)
Day 3: Mock interview on camera
Day 2: Tech and setup check
Day 1: Write your questions, then rest

One focused task a day, so you walk in prepared instead of cramming the night before. Slide 5 is your interview morning checklist, so screenshot it.

Save this and share it with someone who just got an invite.

Want a rehearsal before the real thing? Try one Interview Prep question free. No account needed. Link in bio.

Nobody remembers a rehearsed answer.Your scores, CV and personal statement already got you the interview. The interview ...
10/06/2026

Nobody remembers a rehearsed answer.

Your scores, CV and personal statement already got you the interview. The interview is the one part of your application nobody can write for you ahead of time, so programs finally get to hear how you think and how you talk to people.

Swipe for 3 common questions rewritten so the answer could only come from you, plus the classmate test to run on every answer before interview day.

Memorize stories, not scripts. 💬

Save this for your next interview, and send it to a friend with interviews coming up.

When you're ready to practice out loud, Interview Prep from Match a Resident starts at $99. Link in bio.

Meet Oscar Tuesta 🇵🇪, a General Surgery applicant and IMG from Peru!Oscar is a Minimally Invasive & Bariatric Surgery Re...
10/05/2026

Meet Oscar Tuesta 🇵🇪, a General Surgery applicant and IMG from Peru!

Oscar is a Minimally Invasive & Bariatric Surgery Research Fellow and USMLE tutor, with a passion for reading, writing, strength training, and running. He’s bringing his experience and perspective as an IMG to the Match A Resident community while pursuing his goal of training in General Surgery.

Wishing Oscar the very best as he applies for the 2027 Match! 🩺🇺🇸 We’re excited to have you on this journey with us. Best of luck, Oscar! 🙌

10/02/2026

From pro baseball to neurology to Harvard 🧠⚾

Meet Dr. Joshua Fernandez, MD, chief neurology resident at Riverside Community Hospital. He recently matched into the Interventional Pain Medicine fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School.

Joshua played professional baseball before medicine. That path led him to the space where neurology, pain medicine, and sports medicine meet. Since then he has built nearly 40 publications and conference presentations, earned multiple scholarly awards, and was named Resident of the Year.

He is a first-generation physician, a husband, and a father of four. He cares deeply about mentorship and wants every trainee to know that what makes their story different is a strength.

Today, October 3 at 10:00 AM PST, Joshua is taking over our Instagram Stories to share:

📌 Match 2027 advice
📌 Interview season tips

Bring your questions and follow along on our Stories.

🔗 www.matcharesident.com

Most people do not freeze because they forgot the story. They freeze because they are building it while they talk.STAR i...
10/01/2026

Most people do not freeze because they forgot the story. They freeze because they are building it while they talk.

STAR is the shape, worked out before you open your mouth. Swipe.

Free interview prep question on our site when you want to try one. Link in bio.

Invitations are landing. One move is for the programs that said yes, and the other is for the ones that have said nothin...
09/29/2026

Invitations are landing. One move is for the programs that said yes, and the other is for the ones that have said nothing at all.

For the yes: the invite means your file worked, and from here you are compared with people who all look qualified on paper. The decision gets made in the room. Block rehearsal time the day an invite arrives, before your calendar fills with more of them, and set up Thalamus early since that is where scheduling now happens.

Then say your answers out loud. You do not blank because you do not know the answer, you blank because you are composing it for the first time while somebody watches. By the tenth rep you can be interrupted and still find the thread.

For the silence: some programs you genuinely want will not respond for weeks, and most applicants wait it out because reaching out feels like begging. A letter of interest tells one program you are still interested and gives them something real that has happened since you applied. One page, one program, one send. It still counts if you already signaled them, because that signal went out before you had anything new to say.

Swipe through for the full breakdown, including six things that actually help before your first interview, open houses and second looks included.

Ready to practice? Interview Prep runs the questions programs actually ask, reads your answer and your delivery, and gives you the steps to fix it. Link in bio.

It is with deep sadness that we share the loss of our dear friend, Dr. Anil Kamal Ballmick.Anil was more than a member o...
09/27/2026

It is with deep sadness that we share the loss of our dear friend, Dr. Anil Kamal Ballmick.

Anil was more than a member of Match A Resident. He was an ambassador and a loyal supporter of our community for many years. I had the privilege of knowing him since his final year of medical school, and he never failed to amaze me. He was enthusiastic, full of life, and deeply in love with medicine.

Against all odds, Anil matched twice, back to back, in 2025 and 2026, something I have rarely seen in my 22 years of experience. It speaks to how deeply he impressed everyone he met. He went on to begin his Family Medicine residency at AdventHealth Sebring, living the dream he had worked so hard for.

We have lost a great friend, a great ambassador, and a cherished member of our community, far too soon at just 30 years old. Our heartfelt condolences go to his parents, Chris and Mickey, his sisters, Asha, Anita, and Jaya, and all who loved him.

09/21/2026

To all our ERAS applicants, this is your moment to shine!

We’re cheering you on and will be here to support you every step of the way, all the way until Match Day. 🩺🍀

Good luck, future residents!

— Dr. Z and the Match A Resident team

09/15/2026

👩🏽‍⚕️ Resident Takeover!

On Thursday, we’re handing over our Instagram Stories to Dr. Zaheeda Hosein, a matched IMG and PGY-1 Pediatrics resident! 🎉

Join us on September 17 at 9:00 AM EST as she shares:
💡 Tips for Match 2027 applicants
📖 Lessons from her Match season
💬 A Q&A throughout the day

If you’re applying this season, come hang out, ask your questions, and hear directly from someone who’s been through it. 🩺

📅 September 17, 2026
⏰ 9:00 AM EST
📲 Follow along on our Instagram Stories!

ResidentTakeover

✨ Meet Our Ambassador: Zara BalochZara is an IM Residency Applicant and ECFMG-certified physician with a strong backgrou...
09/15/2026

✨ Meet Our Ambassador: Zara Baloch

Zara is an IM Residency Applicant and ECFMG-certified physician with a strong background in research, including first-author publications and 20+ research abstracts.

Beyond medicine, she’s into philosophy and pickleball, and she also serves as Director of Research and Conference Host at MedNews Week. 🩺

We’re excited to have Zara as part of the Match A Resident Ambassador community! 💙

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