The Match is so ingrained into medical education that it’s hard to imagine life without it. But when you step back and think about it, it’s a question worth asking. Why is getting a residency position so different than applying for any other job?
By: Paul Graham   |     |   May 2008
'Great cities attract ambitious people. You can sense it when you walk around one. In a hundred subtle ways, the city sends you a message: you could do more; you should try harder.'
'He has trained his entire life to bury these shots in conditions far more adverse than a well-lit, state-of-the-art gymnasium with pristine regulation balls and rebounders to feed you.'
The show was a groundbreaking smash, but behind the scenes it devolved into such toxicity that even co-showrunner Damon Lindelof now says of his leadership: “I failed.” A powerful excerpt from the new book Burn It Down.