Online Resources

A number of resources are available to medical students who are in the career-planning process.

Online Resources

  • Careers in Medicine is an excellent resource as you go through the career planning stages of:
    • understanding yourself, concluding a self assessment
    • exploring options
    • choosing a specialty
    • getting into residency
    The Careers in Medicine website is the AAMC’s comprehensive resource to help you understand your options for choosing a specialty and apply to residency programs.
  • Residency Salaries and Benefits
  • FREIDA - The Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database is the AMA’s online residency training search program. It contains information on approximately 7,800 graduate medical education programs and 200 combined specialty programs.
  • CareerMD - Information on residency and fellowship programs
  • NRMP - The National Residency Matching Program website provides information to help you navigate the match.
  • SF Match - The San Francisco Matching Program coordinates early-match residencies.
  • American Urological Association - The AUA coordinates the urology match.

Contact Info

  • Office of Medical Admissions

    Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
    955 Main Street, Room 1100
    Buffalo, NY 14203

    Phone: 716-829-3466
    Fax: 716-829-3849

  • Office of Medical Curriculum

    Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
    955 Main Street, Rooms 7162-7180
    Buffalo, NY 14203

    Phone: 716-829-3467

  • Office of Student and Academic Affairs

    Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
    955 Main Street, Room 1200
    Buffalo, NY 14203

    Phone: 716-829-2802
    Fax: 716-829-2798