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Tips for the transition from the fourth year of medical school to a successful Match and residency

By The DO Staff

06.13.25

Transitions can be scary, especially when you’re in medical school. It is often very helpful to hear the wise words of the DOs and students who have already been through these changes. In this Q&A, residents Omari Baines-Waiz, DO, and Hannah Boehler, DO, MS, PGY-2 at CoxHealth Family Medicine Residency – Springfield, share what factors they focused on in their rank lists, what they knew before they Matched and how to prepare for residency.