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How these DOs matched into their top-choice programs

By The DO Staff

10.19.24

Medical students traditionally apply to residency programs during their fourth year. Many are hoping to match into their ideal specialty as well as their top-choice program. Throughout this article, I aim to demystify the strategies that successful medical students used to match into their top programs. I talked to three DOs who shared their journey toward matching into their first-choice residency program earlier this year when they were OMS IVs. Below, please enjoy edited Q&As with each.