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.
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.