College of Human Medicine Celebrates Stellar Match Day Showing, Returns to In-Person Events Across Community Campuses
Perhaps no other Friday noon hour is as special come every mid-March as that of the Match Day. Fittingly, the incoming spring means medical school seniors recently learned where they will begin life anew and move onto residency after closing the chapter on medical school. Last Friday's Match Day saw another widely celebrated ceremony for students on their way to a career. That begins with knowing where they'll be spending their first few years of training as official physicians. This year's Match Day held a record number of MD residency applicants across the nation and College of Human Medicine seniors once again had a terrific showing. Residency matches are made by the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), using an algorithm to "match" graduating medical students with available training positions at health systems across the nation. From the NRMP, the 2022 Main Residency Match included 39,205 total positions. Read: 2022 Main Residency Match By the Numb