Thread by @jfitzgeraldMD

With match day approaching, I have some reflections.

First, I will say that even though the match is in many ways an absolutely WILD system that assumes doctors are unattached people (read: historically men) with the enormous privilege of dropping everything for their job--

When it comes to "making a match", I do think it works.

It is important to remember that all matches in life are two way streets. When it comes to success, relationships are everything, and there is no substitution in the success formula for the concept of BEING WANTED.

Wherever you end up, the algorithm put you there because you and that program saw something in EACH OTHER. Your best chance of thriving is in a place that WANTS you to be there as much as you want them. This symbiosis is essential to cultivating your potential and your happiness.

So even though it will feel like rejection if you don't match at your top program, just know that it is not personal and does not reflect on your worth one bit. It simply was not. a. match. In life many things are not a match for many reasons we will never understand.

But where you do match is just that--a match. A mutually beneficial and aligned relationship where your unique attributes were determined to ADD VALUE to that particular institution or culture. And that is what you should celebrate and be proud of.

Best wishes all! Trust that who you are as a doctor has led you to the right place. 💛

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