<p>Med school matters for residency in a couple of ways: Boardscores are very important, so the school that will motivate you to study hard will be good. Frankly, most of it comes from you, not the teachers. Classmates can help you be motivated. </p>
<p>The most important way med school matters is the connections you make to those who can help you get into your residency of choice - for example, if your medschool has few if any faculty in a small competitive specialty you need to find a mentor in that specialty in another medschool who can help you with research (and presenting at the societies), choosing away rotations, a research year, a gap plan if you don’t match the first time through, etc. Residency selection can depend a LOT on who writes your letter, who they know, and how they help you. </p>