Revamp the Match? Yes, but here’s an idea to try first.

In the 2014 Forbes article “How A Nobel Economist Ruined The Residency Matching System For Newly Minted MD’s,” Amy Ho argues the way we place new medical school graduates into residency positions needs to be reassessed. She calculated the cost of applying to residency to be greater than $7,500 when taking into account loans and interest. If you have not participated in the U.S. medical educational industrial complex, …

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