Is the Match Broken? A Deep Dive into Medical Education with Dr. Bryan Carmody

Knock Knock, Hi! with the Glaucomfleckens · Jun 30, 2026 · 1h 5m

I've been watching the Sheriff of Sodium break down medical education data on social media for years, so I'm thrilled to finally have Dr. Bryan Carmody on the show to help me understand what's actually happening to the system that turns medical students into doctors. We start with the basics What the Match is, why it was created in the 1950s to solve a headhunting problem that was stressing everyone out, and how the algorithm actually works. We quickly get into what's gone sideways since then: the residency selection arms race, where every year applicants have more publications, higher board…