Residency Explorer: Is residency Explorer free? How does residency Explorer work?

Residency Explorer is a new free tool that allows students to research individual residency programmes in 11 specialities and compare themselves to previous applicants who matched in those programmes. As an alternative to crowdsourced resources that may or may not be reliable or trustworthy, Residency Explorer provides verified data from reputable organisations.

Rising 4th-year medical students from MD-granting and DO-granting medical schools in the United States, as well as international medical students and graduates applying to residency programmes in 2019, can use Residency Explorer.

Residency Explorer helps medical students find residency programmes by allowing them to create a profile that includes exam scores, peer-reviewed publications, volunteer work, and research experiences.

After a student has created a profile and chosen a speciality, they can narrow their search to a specific state, region, or distance from their ZIP code.

The tool then shows the student how they compare in each of the various criteria to applicants who matched with specific programmes from previous years.