Insider Medical Admissions: Compared to the Old Scramble, NRMP's SOAP Cleans Up the Match

Monday, February 18, 2013

Compared to the Old Scramble, NRMP's SOAP Cleans Up the Match

For those interested in a comprehensive explanation of the NRMP's process for unmatched candidates, here is an article I wrote for Student Doctor Network with a step-by-step approach to the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP). Most residency applicants are hopeful about their Match prospects, but if you are not a strong candidate, it's not a bad idea to understand SOAP early.

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Years of candidate selection at Harvard taught me what characteristics comprise a desirable applicant and how even bright candidates make mistakes that undermine their admissions success. I am a practicing Emergency Physician with nine years of experience training medical students, residents and fellows. I won three teaching and mentorship awards while at Harvard. Please see Insider Medical Admissions for the full array of personalized services I offer to clients applying to medical school, residency, fellowship and post baccalaureate programs.

Dr. Finkel thanks David Presser, MD, MPH for his contributions to the content of her blog entries. Dr. Presser is a practicing Emergency Physician who has written several primers for applicants to medical school and Emergency Medicine residency. Dr. Presser is a graduate of Stanford University, UCSF Medical School, the UCLA/Olive View-UCLA Emergency Medicine Residency Program and the Harvard School of Public Health.

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