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Your Journey from Premed Through Residency

Your Journey from Premed Through Residency

Whether you’re just starting to explore a career in medicine, thinking about applying to medical school, attending medical school, or applying to residency, the AAMC is here to support you every step of the way.

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Choosing a Medical Career

Choosing a Medical Career

Explore medical career options, ways to get experience, inspiring stories, expert advice, and more to help you choose your path to medicine. You might find options that you didn’t know existed.

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Applying to Medical School

Applying to Medical School

Find the support you need to prepare for the MCAT exam, decide which medical schools best fit your needs, understand the medical school application process, take the PREview exam, use the AMCAS system to apply, and more.

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Attending Medical School

Attending Medical School

In medical school, you’ll choose your specialty, take the USMLE exams, decide on whether you’ll do an away rotation, and use the VSLO application to apply. Find tips and expert guidance to help you better understand yourself, your options, and more.

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Applying to Residency

Applying to Residency

Get all the resources you need to ensure you have a successful residency application process. Access timelines that guide you step by step, prepare for interviews with tips from current residents, and gain access to the critical data that can help you find the program that best fits your career goals, and more.

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Training in a Residency or Fellowship

Training in a Residency or Fellowship

As you embark on the next leg of your journey to a medical career, you’ll be planning your new life and possibly moving to a new location and managing your medical school loans. Find resources to learn more about graduate medical education issues, tips on preparing your CV, guidance on loan repayment options, and more.

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