On Friday, March 17, our graduating medical students learned where they’re heading this summer to begin residency training in their chosen specialties.
Prior to the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP), 93.2% of our graduating students matched into a PGY-1 position, close to the national average of 93.7%. After the SOAP, 100% of our students participating in the NRMP matched into a PGY-1 position.
All our graduates will pursue a training opportunity in July, and including results from the early matches, our overall match rate is 99%.
- Anesthesiology: 10 students
- Dermatology: 3 students
- Emergency Medicine: 11 students
- Family Medicine: 26 students
- Internal Medicine: 42 students
- Internal Medicine/Dermatology: 1 student
- Internal Medicine/Pediatrics: 3 students
- Interventional Radiology: 3 students
- Neurological Surgery: 1 student
- Neurology: 10 students
- OB-GYN: 9 students
- Ophthalmology: 3 students
- Orthopaedic Surgery: 5 students
- Other: 2 students
- Otolaryngology: 3 students
- Pediatrics: 16 students
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: 1 student
- Psychiatry: 11 students
- Radiation Oncology: 2 students
- Radiology-Diagnostic: 4 students
- Research: 1 student
- Surgery-General/Surgery Preliminary: 17 students
- Transitional: 3 students
- Urology: 4 students
A Momentous Occasion
On Friday, March 17, the camaraderie was palpable amongst the Class of 2023, as many students embraced the “Draft Day” theme by wearing custom black and gold jerseys featuring their names embroidered on the back and a shared team number: 23.
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