<p>miami
“rank” in medical school does not always equate with matching.
Surgical matching is still very much an “old boys club” - but to the benefit of the student. I often call someone I know at xyz program and tell them that Sue or Fred is great and I highly recommend them. They have almost always gotten in their first choice.</p>
<p>I knew an older chair who would send his top students off to several academic programs and tell them “not to accept” but just to introduce themselves and he wanted then to go to abc program where they did get accepted.</p>