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FAQs from UWSOM Departmental Career Advisors Survey
UWSOM List of Departmental Career Advisors
UWSOM Departmental Preceptorship Coordinators
First and Second Year Preceptorships
Medical Student Association
Medical Student Research Opportunities
Medical Student Specialty Interest Groups
RIM: Residents in Medicine - Internal UW resource for student to interact with recent graduates, advice from residents on their experiences and what to ask during the interview.
Sample Interview Video: An sample interview created by Dan Hunt, MD, who served as the UWSOM Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for 17 years.
HOST Program: Help Our Students Travel program, provides fourth-year students with a free place to stay for one or more nights as they travel for residency interviews.

2011 Match Results from the UW School of Medicine
Couples Match Information Details on Couples Match
NRMP National Residency Matching Program Includes charting outcomes in the Match, data on the number of residency slots vs. the number of candidates applying, a review of the factors that influence acceptance into each specialty, average Step I scores, etc.
SF Match The matching program for ophthalmology, pediatric neurology, and urology

AAMC: Association of American Medical Colleges
- ERAS: Electronic Residency Application Service
- ERAS Residency Timeline
- ADTS: Applicant Document Tracking System for ERAS

AAMC Careers in Medicine Specialty and Subspecialty resource list detailed information about 128 specialties and subspecialties, nature of work, training and residency requirements.
FREIDA Online a database with nearly 9,000 graduate medical education programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, as well as over 200 combined specialty programs. You can search by state, by specialty, etc.
ERAS: Electronic Residency Application Service database of Participating Specialties and Programs