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Internal Medicine Verified answer
How do you verify a 'verified resident' is actually who they say?
Honest question — what stops someone from faking a resident account here like they do on other forums?
RAApplicantApplicant 1 1.4k30m ago
Community
Answers from people who actually matched.
Verified, never identified. Every clinician is confirmed real on the backend — then posts under a handle they choose. Dated, program-tagged answers from people who actually matched, with none of the rumor-mill noise or recruiters.
Your privacy is the point Post under any name Your NPI is never shown or stored with a post Programs can never tell it's you
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Verified answers
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Open threads
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Programs tagged
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Specialties
Illustrative community — at launch, only NPI-verified residents/attendings and school-verified applicants can post. Demo content, no real people or PHI.
14 threads this cycle
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Internal Medicine Verified answer
Building a rank list when 'fit' and 'prestige' disagree
Two programs: one I clicked with, one with a bigger name. How did you weigh gut fit vs reputation without overthinking it?
RAApplicantApplicant 2 2.6k1d ago
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Emergency Medicine Verified answer
EM signal strategy in 2026 — where did your gold tokens actually move the needle?
Limited number of signals this cycle. For people who matched EM, did signaling a home/away program meaningfully change your invite rate vs reaches?
RAApplicantApplicant 2 2.0k3h ago
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Internal Medicine Verified answer
DO with COMLEX-only — which IM programs realistically rank DOs without Step?
Strong COMLEX 2, did not take Step 2. Tired of guessing which programs actually rank COMLEX-only DOs vs the ones that say they're 'DO friendly' but never do.
CGApplicantApplicant 1 1.7k5h ago
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Internal MedicineRio Grande Medical Center Verified answer
How IMG-friendly is Rio Grande's IM program, really?
Trying to read past the website. What's the actual IMG share of recent classes, and do they sponsor H-1B or only J-1? Anyone matched here as an IMG recently?
M2ApplicantApplicant 2 1.3k1h ago
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Family Medicine Verified answer
IMG — is a US clinical experience (USCE) worth delaying a cycle for?
No USCE yet. Would you apply this cycle anyway or take a year to get hands-on US experience and LORs?
M2ApplicantApplicant 1 1.3k12h ago
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General Surgery Verified answer
Away rotation timeline that actually worked (surgery)
When did you submit VSLO, how many aways did you do, and did a strong away convert to an interview/rank? Building my schedule now.
RAApplicantApplicant 1 1.2k9h ago
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Anesthesiology Verified answer
Anesthesia — does a low Step 1 (pass) still sink you with a strong Step 2?
Step 1 pass, Step 2 well above average, good aways. How much does the binary Step 1 still hurt for gas in 2026?
RAApplicantApplicant 1 9806h ago
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Diagnostic RadiologyGreat Plains University Hospital Verified answer
Radiology — how early do invites drop and how fast do slots fill?
First in my school to apply DR in a while. When does the invite wave hit, and is it true slots vanish in minutes?
RAApplicantApplicant 1 9105h ago
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Psychiatry Verified answer
Psych interview season — how many invites is 'enough' to feel safe?
Getting anxious watching the tracker. For a competitive-but-not-top applicant, what invite count did people feel comfortable at before ranking season?
RAApplicantApplicant 1 8701h ago
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Pediatrics Verified answer
Peds at a community vs academic program — day-to-day difference?
Deciding where to focus. For those who trained at each, what actually differs in volume, autonomy, and fellowship placement?
RAApplicantApplicant 1 7402d ago
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OB/GYN Verified answer
OB/GYN sub-I — what actually impresses the team?
Starting my sub-I next month. Beyond knowing my patients cold, what separated the applicants your team remembered?
RAApplicantApplicant 1 5601d ago
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Emergency Medicine Verified answer
Thank-you notes after interviews — helping, neutral, or hurting in 2026?
Conflicting advice everywhere. Did anyone get a clear read on whether post-interview communication still matters?
RAApplicantApplicant 1 6102h ago
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Neurology Verified answer
Neurology — couples matching, how much does it really constrain your list?
Partner is applying IM. Trying to gauge how much couples matching narrows realistic geography for neuro + IM pairs.
RAApplicantApplicant 1 4303d ago