The Match process can be filled with twists and turns. Find resources to successfully navigate the process of selecting and applying to residency programs.
Selecting a medical residency is an important decision that can significantly shape your medical career. For more than 25 years, medical students have looked to FREIDA™, the AMA Residency & Fellowship Database® to get vital information about residency and fellowship programs.
From fact-finding to budgeting for potential interviews, the AMA’s go-to resource for searching medical residency programs has you covered.
FREIDA™, the AMA Residency & Fellowship Database®, allows you to search for a residency or fellowship from more than 13,000 programs—all accredited by the ACGME. You can also filter your search for Osteopathic Recognition residency programs, including the following: Allergy and immunology Anesthesiology Dermatology Emergency medicine ...
The AMA is your powerful ally from the classroom to Match, through residency and beyond. Through tireless advocacy, meaningful connections and valuable resources, we are helping reshape our health care system to better take care of medical students like you. Whether it’s providing opportunities for you to distinguish yourself, offering helpful member benefits or sharing tips about the steps ...
Residency serves as a crucial phase in a physician's training, following the completion of medical school. It is a supervised clinical training period and an intensive, full-time job—requiring 60-80 hours per week—which provides physicians, also referred to as residents or trainees, with hands-on experience and increasing autonomy in delivering health care under the guidance of experienced ...
The 2026 Main Residency Match was again the largest in the program’s 74-year history, with 44,344 total positions offered—up 2.6% over 2025, which was until this year the highest. There were 1,107 more certified positions offered this year compared with last year, 183 more certified programs and 412 more positions in primary care.