Built for Penn State COM students applying to residency. Personal statement, experiences, and signal strategy — reviewed by editors who've sat on selection committees.
100% match rate Class of 2026; 41% primary care; 20% of graduates train at Penn State Health; distributed clinical campus model across central Pennsylvania.
MD (allopathic) — LCME-accredited
Located in Hershey, Pennsylvania · Public institution
Founded in 1963
The specialties Penn State 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 Penn State COM students target.
Personal statement: anchor your story in the clinical training model and patient mix that defines Penn State 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 Penn State COM graduates.
Signal & program list strategy: balance reach, target, and safety programs based on where Penn State 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 Penn State COM official site and published match outcomes.