Built for CDU COM students applying to residency. Personal statement, experiences, and signal strategy — reviewed by editors who've sat on selection committees.
Historically Black and minority-serving; 75% of graduates enter primary care; 60%+ match into underserved community medicine; located in Watts/Willowbrook, South Los Angeles.
MD (allopathic) — LCME-accredited
Located in Los Angeles, California · Private institution
Founded in 1966
The specialties CDU COM students most commonly enter, based on the school's published match lists.
Areas of academic and clinical strength frequently highlighted in residency applications.
Three concrete moves we'll work through with you — calibrated to the specialties CDU COM students target.
Personal statement: anchor your story in the clinical training model and patient mix that defines CDU COM. Reviewers can tell when the school's culture is reflected in the writing — and when it's not.
Experiences section: prioritise the rotations, research, and service that signal the strongest fit for your target specialties — informed by what programs already know about CDU COM graduates.
Signal & program list strategy: balance reach, target, and safety programs based on where CDU COM candidates historically interview and match.
We'll pair you with a reviewer who's served on residency selection committees in your target specialty. Personal statement, experiences, and signal strategy — line-edited against the bar that program directors actually use.
School data sourced from CDU COM official site.