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Residency SOAP and interview process dysfunction and power imbalance

March 20, 2026r/medicalschool

In r/medicalschool, Match and Name-and-Shame stories focus on programs canceling interviews, misleading applicants during SOAP, and using low-signal interview formats, reflecting perceived process unfairness and applicant powerlessness.

soap week was utter hell.
With about an hour left for second round picks, I get a call from the PD for Meharry IM and she tells me she will be offering m
They cancelled my interview after it had been scheduled for weeks due to a “clerical error.”
When I asked when I could reschedule, they told me I was now on a waitlist. Never heard from again.
Everything is bullshit unless it's written down. They can promise you the moon, but unless it's on a signed piece of paper, it doesn't mean shit.
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