Fellow fourth-year medical students, we are almost there! Our clinical rotations are finishing or complete, our rank lists are certified and locked in. Match Day 2022 seems to be slowly approaching — the day we have all been anticipating since we started medical school. There is a lot of uncertainty associated with the waiting: Will I match? Where will I match? Will I be moving states away or just up the road?
Traveling during a time of COVID with rising gas/airline prices is not an option for everyone who wants to get away from the wait of Match. However, I have found a handful of tips that offer an escape from the stress, doubt, and uncertainty associated with The Match.
Many of my suggestions are activities that may already be a part of your routine, but I think we can all agree that until this fourth year of medical school, we haven't had the luxury of free time to enjoy all of these diversions. If turned into habit, these pursuits could significantly impact our wellness moving forward into residency. In fact, a preceptor's parting advice to me was to establish healthy habits now to help step into residency on the right foot.
