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MATCH

Demystifying the Match: A WAUSM Step by Step Guide to Residency Placement

January 23, 2026

For every future physician, there’s one milestone that stands out as both hugely meaningful and somewhat mysterious: Match Day. It’s the moment when years of study, clinical experience, exams, and self discovery culminate in a single envelope (or email): the one that tells you where you’ll train as a resident physician. At Western Atlantic University