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    Founded in 2013, the UTRGV School of Medicine educates students and graduate physicians, provides patient care, and performs advanced scientific research.

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Tool Kit


In this section, you will find the tools necessary to assist you on your journey into landing the residency of your dreams. Look over the guides with thoughtful insight and explore the podcasts as they give a unique perspective to every specialty explored.

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  • The Cost of Applying for Medical Residency
  • Improving the Transition to Residency
  • Match Day Explained
  • AAFP Residency Match
  • Options Exist for Med Students without Residency Matches
  • Why Medical Students Are Not Matching
  • Secrets to Thriving During Clinical Rotations
  • AAMC Roadmap to Residency
  • The Interview Guide
  • AAMC Guide to the Virtual Interview (PDF)
  • The Medical Student Guide to the Match
  • Strolling Through the Match: Getting into a Residency Program for Primary Care (AAFP)
  • Survival Guide for the Orthopedic Residency Match
  • Emergency Medicine Medical Student Survival Guide
  • First Employment Contract

For more information and book resources follow the link to the:

UTRGV CiM Lib Guide

The Undifferentiated Medical Student

This great podcast helps medical students choose a medical specialty and plan a career in medicine

The OSA Insider

Listen and learn about medical student life and the journey of towards becoming a physician. Featuring survival tips, wellness strategies, inside scoops on major milestones, and interviews with inspirational faculty members, residents and students.

Everyday Emergency

Everyday Emergency brings you true stories from the frontline of humanitarian emergencies across the world.

Docs Outside the Box

This podcast looks into the minds of cutting-edge and innovative doctors. You will get real live insight from men and women pushing the envelope beyond medicine.

The Short Coat Podcast

An insight into the life of a medical student.

Specialty Stories

Medical students are typically exposed to urban, academic medicine on their path to becoming a physician. In Specialty Stories, we talk to specialists in different clinical settings, from the community, to academics, to give you the best idea possible of what your future career might look like.

A Voice In Your Ear

The UTRGV School of Medicine inaugural class cover various topics associated with life as a medical student.

Inside The Boards

This podcast offers high-yield material for the USMLE and shelf exams.

  • Careers in Medicine
  • Path to Success
  • Career Advising Open list of links in this section 1-2
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  • Resources Open list of links in this section 1-4
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    • Residency Prep
    • Specialty Shadowing Experience Open list of links in this section 1-10
      • Form Confirmation
    • Student Advisory Committee Open list of links in this section 1-12
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Careers in Medicine
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Email: cim@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 296-1280
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Edinburg

1201 West University Drive
Edinburg, TX 78501
(956) 296-1600

Harlingen

2102 Treasure Hills Boulevard,
Harlingen, TX 78550
(956) 296-1600

Brownsville

One West University Boulevard,
Brownsville, TX 78520
(956) 296-1600

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