Transition to Residency Resources for Students

The Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program® (SOAP®) allow eligible unmatched, or partially unmatched applicants to apply to programs with unfilled residency positions and receive offers through the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) system.

On April 3 from 6-9 p.m. ET., medical students can join the Virtual Specialty Forum to learn about 30 specialties. Attendees can view specialty-specific resources, chat with residents and program directors, and attend a presentation panel of physicians.

Use checklists that have been conveniently organized by year of medical school to track progress and stay organized.

Discover your ideal residency programs and prepare for interviews with the Residency Explorer tool — a resource designed to empower you in building a tailored list of programs that align with your career goals and preferences.

Find upcoming and recorded webinars for medical school deans, faculty, and advisors; residency and fellowship applicants; program directors, coordinators, and other graduate medical education staff; and institutional leaders.

There are several Visiting Student Learning Opportunities™ (VSLO®) program tasks that you will need to complete as you apply to electives. Use this checklist to assist you.

Current and historical data and survey results related to ERAS applicants and applications.

A comprehensive career-planning program based on fit to help you make career decisions that leave you happy and satisfied as well as successfully land a residency position in your desired specialty.

A new resource that provides information to assist students and advisors guiding students through the process of developing individual away rotation strategies.

A collection of recorded webinars for applicants that review how to effectively use the ERAS system and offer tips on how to optimize application strategies.

This episode of the Academic Medicine Podcast covers the role of learners in building the future state of assessment; the importance of patient-focused, learner-centered, equity-based assessment; and new types of assessment data and AI tools.

Recommendations to help specialty and training programs consider their interviewing and recruiting options and to make evidenced-based decisions.

An online collection of data tables that provide information on certain characteristics of residency applicants and residents, as well as information on post-residency professional activities.

In the ERAS 2024 season, the AAMC teams integrated new content into the MyERAS application to better facilitate holistic review and improve the application screening process.

Three toolkits (two new ones and one revised from its 2021 version) to help guide programs and learners as they progress through the medical education continuum.

A webinar highlighting several AAMC tools to assist students during their transition to residency, such as Careers in Medicine, the Residency Explorer research tool, interview tips, and an overview of the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).

A national questionnaire administered by the AAMC that seeks to identify and address issues critical to the future of medical education and the well-being of medical students.

Data and reports providing a summary of the current analysis of the supplemental ERAS application for the operational pilot year.