Elite Medical Prep

After months of applications, interviews, second-guessing your rank list, and counting down the days until Match results, residency applicants finally arrive at the moment they’ve been waiting for: Match Week.

For many medical students, Match Week is equal parts excitement, anticipation, and anxiety. It’s the culmination of years of hard work, and in just a fe...

After months of applications, interview invitations, travel, thank-you emails, and endless conversations with mentors, residency applicants finally reach one of the most important stages of the Match process: creating their rank order list.

For many students, this period feels surprisingly stressful. Interviews are over, but now comes the question that can keep applica...

This article was updated on June 19, 2026, by Rebecca Lapides to reflect the most current information and recommendations.

The final year of medical school marks the start of your residency application journey. To succeed, you need a clear un...

The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) has announced an important update to its test accommodations request process that will affect all Step exam candidates, including international medical graduates (IMGs), beginning June 1, 2026.

If you plan to request testing ...

Applying to residency as an international medical graduate (IMG) can feel like navigating foreign territory. Between understanding the nuances of ERAS, optimizing your application, securing interviews, and preparing for the Match, there are countless moving pieces, and unfortunately, plenty of opportunities to go wrong.

Over the years, I’ve seen incre...