
Perfect Match
Secure Your Residency Spot & Achieve Greatness in Dermatology
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
"A must-read for anyone passionate about becoming, or supporting, the next generation of physician leaders."
-Dr. Brianna De Souza, MD, FAAD
Perfect Match is more than a dermatology residency guide-it's a mentorship movement in book form.
Written by renowned dermatologist and former department chair Dr. Amy McMichael, this empowering guide offers straight talk, insider strategies, and deeply personal stories to help medical students navigate the competitive-and often intimidating-path to a successful match.
Whether you're applying to dermatology or seeking mentorship as an underrepresented student in medicine, Perfect Match provides both the how-tos and the heart to help you thrive.
Inside you'll learn how to:
- Build meaningful mentor-mentee relationships
- Stand out on dermatology rotations, research, and interviews
- Overcome bias, imposter syndrome, and microaggressions with strength and strategy
- Write compelling personal statements and ace your ERAS application
- Embrace failure and turn setbacks into leadership
- Celebrate your identity while pursuing excellence in medicine
With candor and clarity, Dr. McMichael speaks directly to students-especially those from underrepresented backgrounds-who may feel unseen or unsure of how to succeed in high-stakes medical fields.
If you're a med student, faculty mentor, or aspiring dermatologist, this book belongs on your shelf.
Let Perfect Match be your mentor on the page-and your guide to matching with confidence, purpose, and power.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword By Dr. Shani Smith, MD, FAAD
- Introduction: Mentor in a Book
- 1 The Mentorship Journey
- 2 Mentorship and How It Helped Form My Career
- 3 Belonging: How Can I Feel at Home in Medicine?
- 4 How Early Challenges Can Color Your Career in Medicine
- 5 The Invisibles: How Brown and Black People Are Invisible in Medicine
- 6 What the White Men Say: Who Defines Your Worth in Medicine
- 7 Perform Like Beyoncé: How You Can Perform at Your Highest Level
- 8 How Communicating Clearly Can Help You
- 9 Leadership in Medical School
- 10 To Research or Not to Research
- 11 Writing the Best Personal Statement
- 12 Letters of Recommendation
- 13 How to Prepare for the Interview
- 14 Failure Is Not Fatal
- 15 You Matched! Now What?
- Final Thoughts
- References
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author