With the start of fourth year, residency application preparation is in full swing. While many students will have decided their specialty, many still will continue to work on narrowing down their choices during fourth-year rotations. The application cycle culminates on Match Day in the third week of March. Here you can find more information The Match and various common application systems.
Residency Program Resources:
Residency Preference Exercise
Residency Explorer Tool
FREIDA
Texas Star (Access Provided by Office of Career Advising)
More Resources
Planning Your Fourth Year
Roadmap to Residency
The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
Charting Outcomes in the Match 2020
NRMP Program Director Survey 2022
| Career Advising Activities | Required | Approximate time of activity |
| Individual Career Advising Office Hours | Optional | On-going |
| Alternative Career Pathways Panel | Optional | Summer |
| CV Workshop | Required | Spring |
| 1-on-1 Meetings with Faculty Specialty Advisors | Optional | On-going |
| 1-on-1 Noteworthy Characteristics Meetings | Required | Spring |
| 1-on-1 Rank Strategy Meetings | Optional | Jan/Feb |
| Alternative Career Pathways Panel | Optional | Summer |
| Applying to Residency Workshop | Recommended | Spring |
| BigInterview Medical Mock Interviews | Optional | Summer |
| Couples Match Advising | Optional | Spring |
| Dual Application Strategy Meetings | Optional | Spring |
| ERAS Application Workshop | Optional | Spring |
| Interview Workshop | Required | Fall |
| LOA Advising Session | Required if taking LOA |
Spring |
| Matched Student Specialty Breakout Sessions | Required | Spring |
| Mock Interview Symposium | Optional | Summer |
| Mock Interviews with Faculty/Alumni | Optional | Summer |
| Personal Statement Workshop | Required | Spring |
| Prelim Rank 1-on-1 Strategy Meetings | Optional | Fall-Spring |
| Program Signal Strategy Presentation | Optional | Summer |
| Rank Order List Workshop – Early Match | Required | Spring |
| Rank Order List Workshop – NRMP Match | Required | Spring |
| Return from LOA 1-on-1 Advising | Optional | Fall-Spring |
| Specialty Breakout Advising Sessions | Optional | Fall |
| VSLO FAQs Session | Optional | Spring |
| VSLO Statement Workshop | Optional | Spring |
