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2026 Match Summit

Match Day is one of the most monumental moments in a physician’s career; one that will never be forgotten. As you embark on your residency match journey, this virtual event will provide guidance that will increase your chances of matching into residency, covering ERAS applications, interview preparation, personal statements, the SOAP, and more to help increase your chances of a residency match in 2026. Join us for a free virtual event taking place July 30 - August 2, 2025 to hear from current residents, fellows, faculty and Program Directors about their experiences and gain expert insight that will help you take control of your NRMP® Match journey.

Match Isn’t Just a Day, It’s Your Next Chapter. Let’s Write It Right.

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EVENT AGENDA

July 30, 2025

6:00 - 6:45 PM ET | Specialty Panel #1 - Surgical | 

Do you have an interest in applying to a surgical specialty such as urology, orthopedic surgery, general surgery or ophthalmology? Then this panel is for you. You won't want to miss this opportunity to learn from current residents as they discuss the match process. On this panel, we will have an interactive conversation about application tips, preparing for interviews, and answer your questions live.

7:00 - 7:45 PM ET | Specialty Panel #2 - Non-Surgical | 

Do you have an interest in applying to a non-surgical specialty such as psychiatry, neurology, internal medicine, family medicine, pathology or pediatrics? Then this panel is for you. You won't want to miss this opportunity to learn from current residents as they discuss the match process. On this panel, we will have an interactive conversation about application tips, preparing for interviews, and answer your questions live.

July 31, 2025

8:00 - 8:45 PM ET | Specialty Panel #3 |  

If you are looking to apply to OB/GYN, radiology/interventional radiology, PM&R, or anesthesiology, then you won't want to miss this opportunity to learn from current residents and fellows about the match process. On this panel, we will have an interactive conversation about application and interview tips, and even answer any questions live.

6:00 - 6:45 PM ET | Specialty Panel #4 – IMGs | Andrea Quintero Reis, MD, Animesh Upadhyay, MD, Ish Perez de Tagle, MD, MBBS, Joshua Fernandez, MD, Uche Smith, MD, Zain Abdin, MD 


As an international medical graduate (IMG), there are additional stressors during the residency application process. We will discuss tips for the residency application and interview process with IMG applicants. If you are an IMG applicant, you don't want to miss this opportunity to ask questions to residents in various specialties! 

August 2, 2025

10:00 - 10:05 AM ET | Welcome to the 2025 Match Summit – Simone Bernstein, MD, MHPE

To start our day, the Co-Founder of Inside The Match, Simone Bernstein, MD, MHPE, will provide an overview of the event and detail big prizes attendees can win during the summit - don't miss out!


10:05 - 10:30 AM ET | How to Successfully Navigate Interviews – Simone Bernstein, MD, MHPE

Associate Program Director, Dr. Simone Bernstein, will discuss interview tips for residency interviews. You won't want to miss this in-depth session with a program director covering tips and insights to shine on your interviews.


10:30 AM - 11:15 AM ET | Tips to Write a Personal Statement – Kamran Mirza, MBBS, PhD, FCAP, FASCP

Whether you are ready to start your personal statement or finish it, we will discuss tips to improve your personal statement for residency. The personal statement is an opportunity for you to articulate your interest in a specialty. Let's get writing!


11:15 - 12:00 PM ET | Tips for Preference Signaling & Geographic Preferencing– Michael Ditillo, DO

Applicants in many specialties can send a signal to indicate a particular interest in a program. What programs will you signal this year? We will discuss geographic preferences and preference signaling tips with a program director.


12:05 - 12:50 PM ET | Demystifying the ERAS Application: Ways to Maximize Your Application - Cassandra Bradby, MD

This talk with a program director will cover the basics of using the ERAS Application for residency, specifically focusing on the different sections of the application itself and how to best use it to make your experiences shine. It will also discuss applying to programs, assessing program fit, and considerations for unique populations in medicine. Do you have what you consider to be a red flag? The approach to covering these anomalies and issues will also be covered in this lecture.

Learn more about our expert hosts!Check out their bios below.

SPEAKER LINEUP

Session Speakers

Simone Bernstein, MD, MHPE

Co-Founder @ Inside the Match,
Attending Physician, & Associate Psychiatry Residency Program Director

Kamran Mirza, MBBS, PhD, FCAP, FASCP

Godfrey D. Stobbe Professor of Pathology Education, Clinical Professor, Hematopathology, Assistant Chair for Education & Director, Division of Education Programs

Michael Ditillo, DO, FACS

Program Director for General Surgery Residency @ University of Arizona, College of Medicine

Cassandra Bradby, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician & Assistant Professor at Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

PANELIST LINEUP

Panelists

Masood Mohammed, DO MS FAAEM

Emergency Medicine

Bonus Panel

Cullen Lilley, MD

Pathology Resident

Bonus Panel

Esha Jain, MD

Family Medicine Resident

Bonus Panel

Zeel Shah, MD

Family Medicine

Bonus Panel

Meredith Herman, DO

Pathology Resident

Bonus Panel

Erin Dickey, MD, MBS

General Surgery Resident

Specialty Panel #1

Amil Agarwal , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Resident

Specialty Panel #1

Alana Bryant, MD

Ophthalmology Resident

Specialty Panel #1

Victoria Humphrey, MD

Dermatology Resident

Specialty Panel #1

Priyanka Deepak Gianchandani, MD

Internal Medicine 

Specialty Panel #2

Puneet Anand, MBBS

Pediatrics Resident
Specialty Panel #2 

Arti Patel, MD

Family Medicine Resident
Specialty Panel #2 

Aubrey Jackson, DO

Psychiatry Resident

Specialty Panel #2 

Joshua Fernandez, MD

Neurology Resident

Specialty Panel #2+ IMG

Rebecca Nosal Stenersen, DO

Psychiatry Resident
Specialty Panel #2

Bendik Stenersen, MBS, DO

PM&R Resident

Bonus + Specialty Panel #3

Ashley Osuma, MD

Diagnostic Radiology Resident

Specialty Panel #3

Andrea Done, DO, MS

OB/GYN Resident

Specialty Panel #3

Dimpie Shah, MD

Anesthesiology Resident

Specialty Panel #3

Isreal Bladimir Munoz, MD

Psychiatry Resident

Couples Match Panel 

Jasmine Liu-Zarzuela, MD, MPH

Psychiatry Resident
Couples Match Panel 

Joseph Steven Paredes, DO, MPH

Emergency Medicine Resident
Couples Match Panel 

Pragyat Futela, MBBS

Internal Medicine Resident
Couples Match Panel

Uche Smith, MD

Internal Medicine Resident

IMG Panel

Animesh Upadhyay, MD

OB/GYN Resident
IMG Panel

Andrea Quintero Reis, MD

Pediatrics Resident

IMG Panel

Ish Perez de Tagle, MD

Internal Medicine Resident

IMG Panel

Zain Abdin, MD 

Family Medicine Resident

IMG Panel

Alayna Freeman, MD

Psychiatry Fellow

Military Match Panel

Rachael Planishek, DO 

Transitional Year

Military Match Panel

Janelle A. de Jesus, DO

OB/GYN

So What If You Don't Match?

Megan Jenkins Turner, DO

General Surgery Resident

So What If You Don't Match?

Shelley Jain, MD 

General Surgery Resident

So What If You Don't Match?

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