Built for UB Jacobs SOM students applying to residency. Personal statement, experiences, and signal strategy — reviewed by editors who've sat on selection committees.
Opened its new $375M downtown Buffalo campus in 2024; strong Western NY regional primary care and underserved urban medicine mission; largest medical school by class size in western New York.
MD (allopathic) — LCME-accredited
Located in Buffalo, New York · Public institution
Founded in 1846
The specialties UB Jacobs SOM 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 UB Jacobs SOM students target.
Personal statement: anchor your story in the clinical training model and patient mix that defines UB Jacobs SOM. 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 UB Jacobs SOM graduates.
Signal & program list strategy: balance reach, target, and safety programs based on where UB Jacobs SOM 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 UB Jacobs SOM official site.