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2022 is here! For Season 2 of our podcast, we want to ring in the new year by discussing some of the major highlights of 2021 and how it has impacted residency candidates. This is part 1 of a 2 part series and in this episode, we discuss 6 out of 9 major events that occurred in 2021 that potentially affected our FutureDocs listeners and possibly other residency candidates.

First and foremost: Congratulations to ACMedical and our members for a record-breaking year! We had the most positive outcomes as reported by our members in the 2021 Match!

Also in 2021, the Supplemental ERAS application was released. What was the purpose of this and how has this affected the match process for Internal Medicine, Dermatology, and General Surgery? Will other specialties follow the same path in the future? 

Several changes have been made on USMLE steps, notably: 

1. USMLE Step 1 is now pass or fail rather than a 3 digit score.

2. USMLE Step 2 CS discontinuation.

3. USMLE Steps are now a maximum of 4 attempts instead of 6 are to become eligible to proceed with the next step exam.

Why were these changes made and how will this affect the residency candidate selection process?

Lastly discussed in this episode, US clinical experience bottleneck, as well as live online clinical experience, becoming more acceptable and most likely due to the pandemic.

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