Guiding the next generation of physicians.
I'm Dr. Christopher Bray. For more than fifteen years I've trained and mentored residents and students — and I still do it for free. If you're finding your way into American medicine, especially as an international graduate, you shouldn't have to do it alone.
Someone took a chance on me. I've spent my career returning the favor.
Medicine is learned at the elbow of someone who has done it before. As a residency program director, I sat on the other side of the application — I know how opaque the path can feel, and how much a single honest conversation can change a career.
The DocBray Foundation is my way of keeping that door open: candid advising, real preparation, and a growing library of teaching material — offered freely to the students and residents who need it, wherever they trained.
— Dr. Christopher Bray
Trust
You're talking to someone who has actually run the residency match — with nothing to sell you.
Honesty
Straight answers about your chances, your gaps, and the moves worth making.
Wisdom
Fifteen years of teaching, distilled into guidance that changes careers.
Practical help, at no cost — for as long as you need it.
Bring me where you are in your training. We'll make a plan together, and I'll stay in your corner through the parts that are hard to navigate alone.
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Career advising
Specialty fit, timelines, and the decisions that compound over a career.
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Application strategy
Personal statement, ERAS, program selection, and how to stand out honestly.
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Interview preparation
Mock interviews, the questions that matter, and what programs are really asking.
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The unmatched path
SOAP, reapplication, and a clear-eyed plan when the first cycle doesn't land.
From international graduate to U.S. resident.
The path, step by stepU.S. clinical experience
Hands-on USCE and letters that carry weight with American programs.
USCE guide →If unmatched: SOAP
A composed, well-rehearsed plan for the week that matters most.
SOAP 2026 →Teaching cases and reference — free to use.
From the libraryClinical Cases
Work through real diagnostic reasoning, one decision at a time.
Open cases → GuideInterview Guide
Questions, frameworks, and answers that ring true.
Read guide → GuideABIM Guide
Boards preparation, distilled to what actually moves the needle.
Read guide → DatabaseJournals & Research
Curated literature and a research database for trainees.
Browse →Sit in on the teaching.
WatchIf I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.Isaac Newton · 1675
Every physician stands on someone's shoulders. Mentorship is how the view gets passed down — and how the next generation sees further still.
Tell me where you are in your training.
Share a little about your goals and where you're stuck. I read every message and reply with a few concrete ideas to start.