Navigating the couples match: Key challenges and lessons learned from two general surgery applicants

The Couples Match presents unique obstacles and considerations to medical students who are already participating in a rigorous residency application process. We aim to describe the distinct challenges presented by the Couples Match and present advice from our own experience successfully matching int...

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Main Authors: Ariana Naaseh, MD, Steven Tohmasi, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:Surgery Open Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589845023001148
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spelling doaj.art-8d77140a911a4c74af8efe60f318c6202024-01-31T05:45:24ZengElsevierSurgery Open Science2589-84502024-01-01174648Navigating the couples match: Key challenges and lessons learned from two general surgery applicantsAriana Naaseh, MD0Steven Tohmasi, MD1Corresponding author at: Washington University in St. Louis, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States of America.; Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States of AmericaDepartment of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States of AmericaThe Couples Match presents unique obstacles and considerations to medical students who are already participating in a rigorous residency application process. We aim to describe the distinct challenges presented by the Couples Match and present advice from our own experience successfully matching into general surgery residency as a couple.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589845023001148Couples matchGeneral surgeryResidencyMatch
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Couples match
General surgery
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title Navigating the couples match: Key challenges and lessons learned from two general surgery applicants
title_full Navigating the couples match: Key challenges and lessons learned from two general surgery applicants
title_fullStr Navigating the couples match: Key challenges and lessons learned from two general surgery applicants
title_full_unstemmed Navigating the couples match: Key challenges and lessons learned from two general surgery applicants
title_short Navigating the couples match: Key challenges and lessons learned from two general surgery applicants
title_sort navigating the couples match key challenges and lessons learned from two general surgery applicants
topic Couples match
General surgery
Residency
Match
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