Welcome to Residency Launchpad!!

Career & Professional Development:

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Megan Bauer-Erickson, M.Ed.

Danielle Schneeman, MS CCC-SLP

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Michael Kim, MD

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Objectives:

• Understand the outcomes of the most recent Match
• Set the stage for residency application success
• Provide an overview of resources for residency application process
• Hear from a variety of expert resources:
• Student Affairs
• Students Currently in the Match Cycle
• Specialty Experts

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Agenda

• Welcome and Match Data Overview
• Application Overview
• Noteworthy Characteristics Workshop
• Break
• 4th Year Student Panel
• Specialty Themed Breakout Rooms (Primary Care, Surgical-based, Hospital-based)

Match Data Overview with Dr. Kim

2024

Student Timeline

USMLE Step 1

Step 2 CK

Choosing a Specialty

Orientation

Transitions

Commencement

Match Day!

The Match

Building connections and supporting mental health

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Student Support and Success Team

Michael Kim

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Nou Ka Yang

Admin Coordinator

TBD

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OLD Counseling Psychologist

Danielle Schneeman

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MS3/4 Career Development

Nadia Sam-Agudu

Isaiah Nolan,

Jasmyne Short

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CMAE

Kristin Basballe

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Financial Aid

Faculty Advisors

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Jennifer Neufeld

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Registrar

Tommy Van Norman

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Manager, Student Affairs

Addy

Irvine

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Sr. Academic Advisor

Maryanne Reilly-Spong

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Interim Director,

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Shannon Nelson

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OLD Learning Specialist

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Philip

Hohl

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Academic Advisor

Zachary

Gill

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Academic Advisor

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Shiya

Hu

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OLD Program Coordinator

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Megan Bauer- Erickson

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MS1/2 Career Development

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Betsy

Hendrick

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Academic Advisor

Hannah Carter

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Medical School Events

Liz Teschner

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Director DU OLD

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Cuong Pham

Viviane Leuche

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Medical Student DEI

Coach Program Leads

Kendra Nordgren

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Shawn Evenson

Dina Flaherty

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DU Student Affairs

Jill Amsberry

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TBD

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SC Student Affairs

Rachel

Poeppelman

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Director of

Clinical Coaching

ACEs

Janelle

Lopez

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Clinical Scheduling

Will

Busse

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Student

Intern

Course Directors and Coordinators

Reflection Questions

Question #1

How confident are you in choosing a career specialty or specialties?

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1. My decision making is complete and I feel good about my choice!
2. I am very sure about my choice but not yet 100%
3. I'm still choosing between two or more specialties
4. I am unsure what I really want to do for specialty
5. What's a specialty?

Question #2

How confident are you in completing the tasks needed to be successful in the Match?

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• Very confident
• Somewhat confident
• Not very confident
• Not confident at all
• N/A

2024 US Main Match Results

Types of Residency Programs

Categorical Program

Advanced Program

Prelim Program

�Main Match 2024

• Results 2023 2024
• Seniors in Match 224 239
• Matched PGY1 214 (95.5%) 224 (93.7%)
• National PGY1 (93.7%) (93.5%)

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• Unmatched for SOAP 11 17

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• No Match 12 🡪 6 obtained a match
• PGY-1 Only 2 🡪 No further match
• PGY-2 Only 3 🡪 3 obtained Match

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• End Result 2023 2024
• Post SOAP with a Match 221 (98.7%) 233 (97.5)*
• Post SOAP Unmatched 3 6

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* Two applicants opted to not participate in SOAP

Duluth Origin Match

64 Graduates

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33% in Family Medicine and 52% in Primary Care (FM, IM, Peds, Med-Peds)

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Family Medicine - 21 students/33%

Internal Medicine - 7 students/11%

Pediatrics - 3 students/5%

Med-Peds - 2 students/3%

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Emergency Medicine - 6 students/9%

Anesthesiology - 5 students/8%

OB/Gyn - 4 students/6%

General Surgery - 3 students/5%

Orthopedic Surgery - 3 students/5%

Diagnostic Radiology - 2 students/3%

Otolaryngology - 2 students/3%

Opthamology - 2 students/3%

Urology - 2 students/3%

Dermatology - 1 student/1.5%

Pathology - 1 student/1.5%

Unmatched After Main by Specialty

2024 Interesting Facts

• UMN Match Rate
• Main Match rate around national average
• 93.7% vs 93.5
• 12 without a complete match this year compared to 9 last year
• Most unmatched were in competitive specialties

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• Primary Care Success
• 100% match in IM, FM, Peds, and Med-Peds despite all Pass-Fail

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• Competitive Specialties Very Popular
• 39 Applicants to Surgery Subspecialties
• Urology, ENT, Plastics, Neurosurgery, Thoracic Surgery fully matched

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• Anesthesiology and Diagnostic Radiology with increased competitiveness
• Higher unmatched rate nationally

Flex 5 Program

• For students who do not match
• Delay graduation to December 31st
• Provide opportunity to improve application and/or to gain experiences in an alternative specialty

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• Opportunities typically include
• Further coursework
• Research
• Away rotations

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• Reenter the Match in the Fall as a US Senior

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• Success rate for a subsequent Match is 36*/36
• (* 3 matched in a year after their Flex5)
• All Flex5 from last year matched

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Summary

This was a successful Match with great outcomes in primary care specialties.

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This could indicate a validation of the Pass-Fail system that is attuned to equity and not with significant disadvantages to our students.

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Given the large number of students applying to competitive specialties, the somewhat larger number of unmatched is not unexpected.

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This could be a slight worsening of applications at very competitive specialties. We should continue to monitor for this outcome.

Match Day March 15^th, 2024

Career Advising Network

Career Development Staff

Megan Bauer-Erickson

Career Advising & Development Coordinator

Danielle Schneeman

Career Advising & Residency Match Coordinator

Residency Match Process Overview

Megan Bauer-Erickson,

M.Ed.

Career Development and Residency Match Coordinators

resapp@umn.edu

Danielle Schneeman,

MS CCC-SLP

Outline of Topics

1. Overview of the main residency match and essential resources to guide you throughout the process

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• Anatomy of the MSPE (Medical Student Performance Evaluation)

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• Open Q&A

What is the Match?

There are actually 4:

• Early matches
• San Francisco (SF)-Ophthalmology
• American Urological Association (AUA)- Urology
• Military
• NRMP (Main Match)
• 5 minute video

Overview of the Timeline and To Do’s

• Residency application season runs from May until late September with several steps/milestones along the way�
• Use the MS-4 Career Development Checklist as a place to keep track of steps/to dos, and Residency Info Exchange emails for detailed instructions and timelines�
• Very few specific dates for action steps due to variability in individual schedules. Resapp will update you with hard deadlines for the MSPE reviews, ERAS, ROL certifications, etc.

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Timeline

What makes-up a residency application?

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1. Application (this is a common application form)
2. MSPE (Medical Student Performance Evaluation)
3. Medical School Transcripts
4. USMLE Transcripts
5. Personal Statement
6. Letters of Recommendation
7. Photo

Your Actions:

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• You write
• You write noteworthy characteristics, meet with your Faculty Advisory for summary, and you review and approve for upload
• You request from Registrar
• You request/release in application systems
• You write
• You request and assign to programs
• You get taken and upload

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Additional Key Resources

MS-4 Checklist - Start here!

Class 2026 Residency Application Guide

FREIDA - Researching programs

Residency Explorer - Programs and competitiveness

Noteworthy Characteristics Guidelines

ERAS User's Guide for 2026 (when available)

Big Interview Medical for interview prep

Specialty Experts

Careers in Medicine - Great go-to resource for articles, assessments

Announcements:

• ERAS Updates:
• All 2026 Programs will have access to the use of Cortex (though Thalamus) for application screening and review
• Medical School Financial Aid Office Residency Application Costs (PDF of presentation linked here and 10-minute video)

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Specialty Competitiveness

Competitiveness Key Points

1. Competitiveness is specialty specific, overall competitiveness is unchanged
1. Specialty competitiveness can change from year to year

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• Individual competitiveness within a specialty is multifactorial
• Individual factors
• Popularity of the program
• Fit within a program

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• You have some control over likelihood of success in matching into a specialty

Specialty Competitiveness

Specialty Competitiveness (Applications per program)

What Do Program Directors Want?

1. Commitment to specialty
2. Competent clinical knowledge, skills and attitudes (entrustable)
3. Leadership, evidence of professional and ethical conduct
4. Adaptability, resilience, humility, and a sense of direction
5. Interpersonal skills

Med-Peds Doximity Ranking

Reputation

Midwest Region

What can you do to address success in the Match?

Stay engaged and do well in Clerkships

Get strong letters of recommendation

Work with you Faculty Advisor on your MSPE

Do well in Step 2 (subjective)

Remember to be nice to everyone in the application process� Program staff, residents, and faculty contribute to your evaluation

Work on (virtual) interview skills

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Anatomy of the MSPE (Medical Student Performance Evaluation

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• Identifying information
• Noteworthy characteristics
• Summary
• Grades/distinction/additional academic history
• Clinical evaluations as related to the six ACGME Core Competencies
• Medical school information

What is it?

(What is and isn’t in it?)

• Sample De-identified MSPE
• Faculty Advisors write the summary paragraph
• Clinical Rotations in Chronological Order with grading information and narrative comments submitted
• No EPA narrative comments are submitted to be included in the document
• CSA comments (or summary) are included at the discretion of the preceptor/evaluator. Check MedIS for what comments will be found in your MSPE. (see Student Guide: Comments for MSPE for more info)

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Other key information

• In September, there is a student editing period for grammar, name misspellings, factual information prior to uploading the MSPE in ERAS�
• Watch for email communication from your Faculty Advisor to sign-up for your appointment. They occur between May and August 4th and influence when you work on NCs and your Personal Statement.�
• Noteworthy Characteristics are written by you. Bring rough draft to your faculty advisor meeting.

Noteworthy Characteristics Brainstorm

• Guidelines and examples
• Headlines/ elevator pitch
• Academic
• Leadership
• Extra-curricular
• Challenges
• Future-focused
• Personal

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• Start your brainstorm
• What’s salient for you?

ERAS Tour and Resources

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Topics/Sections:

• Personal Information
• Personal Statement
• Experiences
• Letters of Recommendation
• Other Documents - Transcripts, Board Scores, MSPE
• Assignments Checklist/Report

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https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-residencies-eras/applying-residencies-eras

Q&A - Pre Submitted Questions

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• What is the general timeline for all of these specific items?
• How many LOR’s need to be from a physician in the specialty we are applying in AND who oversaw our clinical training?
• Why does everyone apply to so many programs?
• Specialty specific guidelines– breakout sessions

Key Takeaways

1. Prepare AHEAD of deadlines
2. Utilize “Residency Info Exchange” newsletters for all key steps and links (mark as important in your inbox)
3. Resapp@umn.edu for any questions
4. Connect with specialty department(s) in which you’re interested

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Commencement - Class of 2026

Friday, May 1st, 2026

2:00-4:00 pm

Northrop Auditorium

The ‘Match Experience’ Student Panel

2:30-3:20 pm

• HSEC 3-150

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https://www.menti.com/alc8boph3x8m

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Specialty Theme Break Out Rooms

3:30-4:00 pm

• Primary Care: HSEC-3150
• Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry
• Surgically Based: Moos 1-450
• Ob/Gyn, General Surgery, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, ENT, Neurosurgery, Urology, Vascular Surgery
• Hospital Based: Moos 1-451
• Anesthesiology, EM, Neurology, PM&R, Radiation Oncology

Career Advising Network

Career Development Staff

Megan Bauer-Erickson

Career Advising & Development Coordinator

Danielle Schneeman

Career Advising & Residency Match Coordinator