About Match A Resident

a) What is Match A Resident (MAR)?

Match A Resident (MAR) is a unique online residency program database designed to maximize your chances of securing as many interviews as possible in the upcoming match! Almost all residency programs have screening criteria (minimum requirements) that they use to select applicants for interviews. Using these various sources including direct residency program database inputs, email responses, and direct telephone communications, enabled us to not only provide you with a customized, but also IMG friendly list.

b) Why do I need MAR?

Are you planning to contact each residency program seeking their minimum requirements? Contacting residency programs requesting their minimum requirement is indeed difficult and time consuming process which can be costly. Our Match A Resident team has already added residency program information including minimum requirements in one database. In other words, you do not need to contact each residency seeking their minimum requirements.

One mistake many residency applicants make each year is sending random applications without prior planning. With nowadays limited residency positions and intense competition with strong candidates, you cannot afford such mistakes, you must carefully plan how to maximize your chances for a residency position by securing as many interviews as possible. *ERAS application can be very expensive when sending random applications, sending relevant ERAS application allows you a more efficient and successful process. Obtaining the list of relevant residency programs is the most important first step to take before sending your application.

* Match A Resident is NOT an application submission system, Match A Resident DOES NOT replace ERAS. ERAS is the official application submission system and Match A Resident is a residency customized list provider.

c) How does MAR work?

Applicants must first sign up and provide the system with applicants’ bio-data and answer the following questions:

    Are you a Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)?
    Are you looking for visa sponsorship (J1 and/or H1B)?
    Do you have United States Clinical Experience (USCE)?
    How long have you graduated from Medical School?
    What are your USMLE Step 1 and 2ck scores?

The Match A Resident system works by eliminating programs that have higher requirements than your current status in the database, then based on the above five criteria it generates a relevant customized list. For example:

i) If you are a foreign medical graduate (IMG/FMG), Match A Resident system will automatically generate a match list that is IMG Friendly. This assures that you apply to only those programs that indeed have IMGs.

ii) The system then takes into consideration the other credentials. For example, if your USMLE scores are 75 on steps 1 & 2ck, the MAR system automatically generates a list of programs that do not have minimum score requirement, in other words programs that do not care about the USMLE scores. That means if any program requires 76 or above, the MAR system will exclude them from your customized list. Remember, the same procedure is repeated using the other credentials. A final list is generated based on all credentials combined.

*To add more accuracy and strength to the lists, Match A Resident has added the strictly reported USMLE attempts requirements in an “additional comments section”. This allows you to view potential programs that may have an exception to the USMLE attempts by looking at other stronger credentials (Such as high USMLE scores or strong USCE).

d) What does paid membership mean?

Basic membership is free which provides you with a list of residency programs matching your credentials without revealing their identity. Paid membership exposes the identity of the programs on your customized list including program names, their IDs, their physical address, contact information with phone numbers and emails. Also, it will provide you with additional comments that are not part of the filtering system and that include, but is not limited to numbers of USMLE attempts, ECMFG certification requirements for interview, California Status Letter requirement. In support to the additional comments, paid membership features reported program reviews and shared member comments.

Along with each customized report, MAR will give you free access to the corresponding IMG friendly list.

e) What are Match A Resident membership fees?

First specialty access - $79
Additional Specialties - 20% off
All specialties access - $399

Membership access is good until *April 1st 2009.
*membership must have started on or after January 1st 2008.

f) How current is the information on MAR?

Match A Resident team at our northeastern Ohio location (Hudson, Ohio) cares in providing you the most up-to-date residency lists on the web. Our annual database update starts June through July with three phase verification by phone, email and residency program input. Aside from our annual update, Match A Resident offers a year round dynamic system, in which updates are posted as changes occur and new information becomes available. Access to this information is available to our paid members to assure the most accurate system at your finger tips.

MAR's current database includes more than 2400 active residency programs in the following specialties:

    Internal Medicine
    General Surgery
    Family Practice
    Ob/Gynecology
    Pediatrics
    Psychiatry
    Anesthesiology
    Emergency Medicine
    Pathology
    Transitional Year
    Neurology
    Radiology
    Physical Med & Rehab

New to Match A Resident in 2008:
1- Share your residency program comments with other applicants
2- Access residency reviews for reported programs
3- Access to both J1 and H1 visa sponsorship lists from one account at no additional charge

Please contact us by phone or email if you have any further questions.