Demystifying the Match: A WAUSM Step by Step Guide to Residency Placement
January 23, 2026For 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
READ MOREAsk The Experts: Get the Inside Track on Medical School Admissions
August 18, 2021It’s no secret that applying to medical school is extremely competitive. As a prospective medical student, you want to put your best foot forward as you navigate your way through the complicated admissions process. To help you do that, two proven leaders of US medical school academia who have been training MDs for more than
READ MOREMedical School Admissions: What WAUSM Looks for Beyond the MCAT
June 11, 2026Medical School Admissions: What WAUSM Looks for Beyond the MCAT Milena Ghiday, MD ’26, had taken the MCAT several times. She had applied to medical school three times. She was gearing up to take the MCAT again when she got an interview at WAUSM. And in that interview, something different happened. “The entire Admissions Committee
READ MOREThe Real Timeline of Becoming an MD (And How to Stop Losing Time)
June 8, 2026You decided you wanted to be a doctor. You took the prerequisites, studied for the MCAT, researched schools, and put your application together. And then something got in the way: a score that wasn’t where you needed it, a cycle that didn’t go as planned, a waitlist that never moved. So you made a plan
Understanding Residency Specialties, And a Look at What WAUSM Students May Pursue
March 9, 2026As Western Atlantic University School of Medicine (WAUSM) approaches its first-ever residency Match, excitement continues to build, not only on campus but across a medical education community eager to see our new physicians take their place in hospitals and clinics in the US and Canada. In this final installment of our Countdown to WAUSM’s First
From Day One to Match Day: Why Early Advising Matters at WAUSM
February 25, 2026Choosing a medical specialty requires thoughtful reflection, meaningful exploration, and time. At Western Atlantic University School of Medicine (WAUSM), our advising model begins as early as Welcome Week and continues throughout all four years of the MD Program, ensuring students receive continuous, developmentally aligned guidance as they progress toward a specialty choice. As we continue