The 2023 PM&R match broke records! There were MANY more applicants than there were spots. Hear from our recently matched graduating medical student seniors on how they matched to a PM&R program. Thanks to our research committee for hosting this. Our recording started later by accident, so unfortunately most of the panelist introductions were cut off.

0:58 What is one piece of advice you would give to current applicants?

1:08 Sparsh’s answer - make connections

1:53 Luis’s answer - use your community (including Representation in Rehab)

2:54 Chandan’s answer - this is a marathon

3:40 - Ashley’s answer - mentors are very important

5:24 - Janae’s answer - away rotations can be valuable

7:41 - How did you know that as a underrepresented in medicine person you would thrive in your program?

8:54 - When did you reach out to residents?

11:46 - Did you have any academic or personal setbacks?

17:14 - How important is research and how should we go about finding opportunities?

20:44 - What did you do during preclinicals or clinicals to stand out on the trail?

23:13 - How did you approach virtual interviews?

25:51 - How do you make connections and what do you talk about?

27:42 - Do all of your letters come from physiatrists?

30:20 - Can you describe your experience in preclinicals? What extracurriculars were you involved in?

33:51 - How did you navigate the application cycle if your school didn’t have a PM&R residency program?

35:43 - Did you all continue your research projects and did you update programs on your progress?

37:09 - Did you contact programs after interviews?

41:22 - Did you expect to match to your program based on interview experience, etc?

44:15 - With pass/fail boards, I’m struggling to figure out how competitive I have. How did you stand out?

49:48 - What is a good number of interviews to have?

53:40 - How did you change your application for prelim/TY programs?

56:15 - Did you dual apply because PM&R is very competitive?

PANELISTS

Ashley Otto, DO

Chandan Saini, DO

Janae Chatmon, MD, MPH

Seye Raymond, MD

Sparsh Ray, MD

Luis Valdez, MD

HOSTS

Roxana Garcia, MD, MPH Founder of Representation in Rehab

Sparsh Ray, MD

⭐⭐We are Representation in Rehab, a trainee-driven organization promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in PM&R (physical medicine & rehabilitation). We launched May 2022.

⭐⭐See our full list of resources here

https://www.representationinrehab.org...

⭐⭐List of away rotations with funding opportunities for UIM students

https://www.representationinrehab.org...

⭐⭐List of PM&R and PM&R-related societies

https://www.representationinrehab.org...

⭐⭐PM&R exploration guide

https://www.representationinrehab.org...

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