r/FamilyMedicine • u/surlymedstudent MD • Apr 30 '26
📖 Education 📖 Applicant & Student resource
What belongs here:
WHEN TO APPLY? HOW TO SHADOW? THIS SCHOOL OR THIS SCHOOL? WHICH ELECTIVES TO DO? HOW MUCH VOLUNTEERING? WHAT TO WEAR TO INTERVIEW? HOW TO RANK #1 AND #2? WHICH RESIDENCY? IM VS FM? OB VS FMOB?
Examples Q's/discussion: application timeline, rotation questions, extracurricular/research questions, interview questions, ranking questions, school/program/specialty x vs y vs z, etc, info about electives. This is not an exhaustive list; the majority of applicant posts made outside this stickied thread will be deleted from the main page, however students are welcome to post more niche questions if suitable, discernment to the mods.
Always try here: 1) the wiki tab at the top of r/FamilyMedicine homepage on desktop web version 2) r/premed and r/medicalschool, the latter being the best option to get feedback, and remember to use the search bar as well. 3) The FM Match 2021-2022, FM Match 2023-2024, FM Match 2024-2025, FM Match 2025-2026 spreadsheets have *tons* of program information, from interview impressions to logistics to name/shame name/fame etc. This is a spreadsheet made by r/medicalschool each year in their ERAS stickied thread. 4) Past student threads: 2025-2026, 2024-2025, 2023-2024. 5) Please use search bar to explore prior applicant & student stickies for answers to your questions.
No one answering your question? We advise contacting a mentor through your school/program for specific questions that other's may not have the answers to. Be wary of sharing personal information through this forum.
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u/reallytiredhuman M3 28d ago
is there a guesstimate on around when the 26-27 excel sheet comes out? Just making sure im not illiterate and just cant find it lol
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u/Mcrick273 M4 May 06 '26
Hi, I was curious if anyone knew how long away rotations are usually under review for? I applied to two away rotations at the start of April and both are still under Host Review (Today is May 6th). If anyone knows when these decisions typically come out I would appreciate it!
A lot of my friends already heard back from all of their rotation applications but they are applying into different specialties. I didn't want to reach out too early and be annoying haha.