Residency Match & USMLE Coaching

Turn the Caribbean disadvantage into your Match-day advantage.

Physician-led coaching, built only for Caribbean medical students and international medical graduates. One physician reads your case, builds the strategy, and stays in your corner from your first USMLE to Match Day.

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Free 30-minute call. No sales pitch. No payment on the call.

Why this exists

The Caribbean path plays by different rules. Your coaching should too.

US medical students apply from inside the system. You apply from outside it, against tighter odds, extra exams, visa questions, and a signal every program committee notices first. Generic advice was not written for that reality. This coaching was.

500+

Caribbean Students & IMGs Coached

11k+

Hours of One-on-One Coaching

Physician Coach Who Walked the Path

Where the Match is won or lost

Which part of the road are you on?

Stand out as an IMG Navigate the application Win the interview

Program directors see the Caribbean and IMG signal before they see you. We position your background as an advantage, not an apology.

Specialty feasibility and competitiveness analysis
Red-flag mitigation for gaps, attempts, and time off
A narrative built around your real strengths

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Your ERAS is the argument a program committee uses to decide if you belong. We build that argument line by line.

Personal statement and narrative coaching, never templates
Program signaling and rank-list strategy
CV and experiences optimization

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Interview day is where programs decide whether they can see you as a colleague. We prepare you the way we would prepare a fellow.

Physician-led mock interviews with honest feedback
Behavioral and ethics question mastery
Post-interview and rank-list guidance

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Physician-Led

Guidance from a physician who trained and led at these institutions.

Why students choose Dr. Bansal

Four reasons this coaching is different.

A physician, not a tutor

You are coached by a board-certified physician and former Chief Medical Officer, not a test-prep tutor or a sales rep working off a script.

He walked this exact road

Dr. Bansal is a Saba University graduate who matched, trained, and led. He has stood where you stand, so the advice is lived, not theoretical.

Built only for IMGs

Every strategy is designed for the Caribbean and IMG route, including Canadian CaRMS. Nothing here is watered down for a general audience.

Proven at scale

More than 500 Caribbean students and IMGs coached across 11,000-plus hours. This is a tested playbook, not a first attempt.

The Coaching

Six ways a physician gets you to Match Day.

01 Foundational

IMG Career Strategy & Roadmap

Your Caribbean-to-Attending Game Plan

Every successful match starts with a real strategy, not a checklist.

We start by understanding who you are (your background, strengths, risks, and goals) and build a clear, realistic roadmap from where you are today to Match Day. This is where every coaching engagement begins, and it is the single most important conversation most Caribbean students never get to have.

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3 in 10

US-citizen IMGs went unmatched in 2026. Strategy, not luck, separates the ones who matched.

Source: NRMP 2026 Main Match

What you get

Individual diagnostic assessment (scores, CV, gaps, risk factors)
Customized USMLE, ECFMG, and residency timeline
Specialty feasibility and competitiveness analysis
Visa and pathway risk mitigation
Quarterly milestone planning

USMLE Strategy & Study Optimization

Study Smarter. Score Higher. Protect the Match.

More resources will not fix a broken study plan.

Instead of piling on more UWorld, more Anki, and more regret, we align your preparation with your learning style, your Caribbean clinical calendar, and the residency you actually want. Step 2 CK is now the score programs weigh most, and the way Caribbean students prepare for it has to reflect that.

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2.4%

of US orthopedic surgery positions went to IMGs in 2026 (22 of 929). Your score protects the specialties you can still reach.

Source: NRMP 2026 Main Match

What you get

Score-improvement strategy built around how you learn
Exam sequencing and timing optimization
Test-day readiness coaching
Burnout prevention and productivity systems

Personal Statement & Application Narrative

Turn Your Caribbean Journey Into Your Biggest Advantage

Programs read thousands of applications. Make sure yours tells a story they remember.

Your ERAS is the argument a program committee will use to decide if you belong in their residency. We build that argument line by line. No templates, no recycled phrasing, and no pretending your gaps and attempts do not exist. Red flags handled honestly beat red flags hidden poorly, every cycle.

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What you get

Deep-dive narrative coaching (no templates, ever)
Specialty-specific positioning
Red-flag mitigation (gaps, attempts, time off)
ERAS CV and experiences optimization

Residency Interview Coaching

Walk Into Every Interview Like You Already Belong

Interview day is where programs decide whether they can see you as a colleague.

We prepare you the way we would prepare one of our own fellows: with physician-led mock interviews, specialty-specific behavioral training, and honest feedback you will not get from friends or family. By the time you walk in, the version of you the program meets is the version you want them to meet.

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What you get

Mock interviews with physician feedback
Behavioral and ethics question mastery
Confidence, presence, and communication coaching
Post-interview strategy and rank-list guidance

Re-Applicant & Rescue Coaching

Unmatched Does Not Mean Unqualified

Your next cycle does not have to look like your last one.

Reapplying without a real diagnosis of what went wrong last time is how you end up in the same place again. We read your prior cycle honestly (ERAS, personal statement, letters, interview record, match trail), tell you what signaled weak, and rebuild the application around what is actually recoverable. You get one or two shots at this. We make them count.

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1 in 5

Caribbean medical students will not finish. If your last cycle went wrong, the next one does not have to.

Source: Big Four school attrition, 7 to 20%

What you get

Honest post-mortem analysis of your prior cycle
Gap-year optimization strategy
Specialty pivot evaluation
Rebranding and repositioning for your next submission

Mentorship, Accountability & Longitudinal Support

A Physician In Your Corner, From Day 1 to PGY-1

Careers are built over years, not calls.

Some seasons need weekly check-ins. Others need a trusted voice the week before your interview, the morning of your exam, or the night you get the news. Our longitudinal track is built for both, and it is the service our clients renew most.

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What you get

Ongoing check-ins on your cadence
Progress dashboards you will actually use
Real-time strategy adjustments
Access during high-stakes moments

How It Works

A clear path from where you are to Match Day.

Step 1

Free strategy call

A 30-minute call with Dr. Bansal to understand where you are and what you are up against.
Step 2

Diagnostic & roadmap

We read your scores, CV, timeline, and risk factors, then build a realistic plan from today to Match Day.
Step 3

Your scoped tracks

You engage the one or two coaching tracks that fit your situation, not a fixed package off a shelf.
Step 4

Application & interviews

We engineer your ERAS narrative and prepare you for interview season with physician-led mock interviews.
Step 5

Rank-list & Match strategy

We help you signal, rank, and position for the strongest Match outcome you can realistically reach.
Step 6

Longitudinal mentorship

A physician stays in your corner through the high-stakes moments, from Day 1 to PGY-1.

Engagements

Choose a starting shape. We scope the rest to you.

Most students blend two or three tracks. These are the shapes engagements usually take, and the free call decides which one fits your case.

Focused Track

For one specific need.

Custom quote

Scoped on your free call

One coaching track of your choice
Direct physician coaching sessions
Working materials you keep
Add another track whenever you want

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Most chosen

Match Package

The core engagement most students choose.

Custom quote

Scoped on your free call

Diagnostic and full Match roadmap
ERAS narrative and personal statement
Physician-led interview coaching
Signaling and rank-list strategy

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Full Journey

End to end, from Day 1 to PGY-1.

Custom quote

Scoped on your free call

Everything in the Match Package
Longitudinal mentorship and accountability
Re-applicant support if you need it
Access during high-stakes moments

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No prices are published because no two Caribbean cases are the same. After the free call you receive a written, itemized quote before you commit, and no payment is ever collected on the call.

Student Stories

In their words.

Verified student stories are being added here.

We publish real names and outcomes with permission, never invented quotes. Want to hear how students in your situation actually did? Ask on your free call.

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Who You Work With

You coach directly with Dr. Mickey Bansal.

A Saba University valedictorian, board-certified physician, and former Chief Medical Officer who has coached 500+ Caribbean students and IMGs. Not a tutor. Not a sales representative. The only physician coach who has actually walked the Caribbean path.

ABP Pediatrics Board Certified
ABPM Clinical Informatics Board Certified
Stanford Applied Compassion Coach
Former Chief Medical Officer

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FAQ

Before you book.

The questions students ask most about how the services and engagements actually work.

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How do I know which service I need?

You do not have to decide first. The free call is a diagnostic. Dr. Bansal reads your scores, timeline, and goals, then tells you which one or two tracks actually fit. You never buy a track you do not need.

Can I combine more than one service?

Yes, and most students do. A typical engagement blends two or three tracks, and you can add or upgrade one at any point as your cycle unfolds.

How long does an engagement usually last?

Anywhere from a few focused weeks to eighteen months of longitudinal support. It depends on where you start and what you are working toward. The roadmap sets the timeline honestly on day one.

Do you work with Canadian IMG and CaRMS applicants?

Yes. The Canadian route has its own timelines, weighting, and match rules, and Dr. Bansal has coached applicants through both the US and Canadian systems.

I already went unmatched. Is it too late for coaching?

No. Re-Applicant and Rescue Coaching begins with an honest read of your last cycle, names what signaled weak, and rebuilds the application around what is genuinely recoverable before you reapply.

Free Resources

Start with a free head start.

The Caribbean Grad's Playbook

The timeline, the score that matters most now, and the mistakes that quietly sink good applicants. 30 pages. Free.

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The USMLE Question Bank

Clinical vignettes built around the patterns Caribbean students miss most on Step 1 and Step 2 CK. Coming soon.

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Not sure which service fits your situation?

That is exactly what the free call is for. Dr. Bansal reads your case and tells you which one or two tracks actually fit, and what the next twelve months should look like.

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Free. No obligation to enroll. We will tell you honestly if we are not the right fit.