Dr. Brian
Physician Advisor · Co-Founder, MissionMed Institute
Dr. Brian is a physician advisor and the co-founder of MissionMed Institute, where he leads the residency advising division, Mission Residency.
His work focuses on helping medical graduates — particularly international medical graduates (IMGs) and applicants with complex profiles — develop individualized match strategies. This includes personal statement development, interview coaching, rank list optimization, and navigating the specific challenges that applicants with red flags face during the residency application process.
Background
Dr. Brian completed his pre-medical education at New York University (NYU) and went on to attend medical school in the Philippines. He previously served as Medical Director at Kaplan Medical International, where he worked directly with Dr. Conrad Fischer on medical education programming for international physicians.
That experience gave him a front-row view of the systemic barriers IMGs face — and the gap between generic advice and the kind of strategic, individualized guidance that actually moves the needle on match outcomes.
Approach
Dr. Brian’s advising methodology is built on a diagnostic-strategic framework: understand the full applicant profile, identify the specific bottleneck limiting success, build a targeted intervention, execute with accountability, and adjust as needed. It’s the same clinical reasoning process applied to career strategy.
Over multiple match cycles, MissionMed’s programs have maintained an 89% match rate across all applicants — including those with low USMLE scores, old graduation years, multiple failed cycles, and other factors that most advisors would consider disqualifying.
Areas of Focus
- Residency match strategy for IMGs and applicants with red flags
- Interview preparation and communication coaching
- Personal statement and ERAS application optimization
- Rank list strategy and SOAP preparation
- USCE (U.S. Clinical Experience) planning
Connect
Dr. Brian shares residency strategy insights through the Match Ninja YouTube channel and the MissionMed community of over 14,000 members.
To learn more about MissionMed’s programs, visit the Mission Residency page or compare programs.