Tips

Residency advice that respects the data.

Short, practical reads for IMGs preparing a US residency application. No secrets, no guarantees, just the moves the Match data supports.

USCE

Why one strong US letter beats three observerships

Hands-on experience gives a US attending something concrete to write about, and programmes can calibrate a letter from their own system. Depth beats a longer list.

2 June 20265 min read

Exams

Timing Step 2 CK around your application year

A score in hand before September lets programmes screen you in. A rushed attempt risks the one number you cannot take back. How to decide which side of that trade you are on.

9 June 20266 min read

Signalling

Spending your programme signals as an IMG

Signals are scarce and programmes notice them. Send yours where IMGs have matched before, not at long-shot names that have never ranked one.

16 June 20265 min read

Documents

The personal statement is not your CV in prose

Programmes have already read your CV. The statement earns its page with one story and one clear reason for the specialty, nothing else.

20 June 20264 min read

Interviews

Mock interviews with someone who will interrupt you

Scripted answers collapse at the first follow-up question. Practise recovering, not reciting, and the real thing gets easier.

24 June 20264 min read

Strategy

Reading Charting Outcomes without fooling yourself

Medians are not floors, and a single chart is not your odds. What the cohort tables can and cannot tell you about your own application.

1 July 20266 min read

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