Students at NYU School of Medicine had their share of excitement recently, when all medical school graduates across the U.S. learned where they would perform their residencies. Anxiety was immediately followed by relief at Alumni Hall, as 166 students simultaneously opened their envelopes to find out where they were matched.
About 59 percent of the graduating class will carry out their residencies in the New York metropolitan area, with an overwhelming number remaining at NYU. The majority will specialize in medicine, followed by 17 percent in surgery; 7 percent in pediatrics; 5 percent in obstetrics and gynecology; 6 percent in orthopedic surgery; and the remainder in other fields such as psychiatry. "We did extremely well. If you look at the graduating class, 80 percent of our students matched to programs at the top 50 medical schools in the country," said Veronica Catanese, MD, Associate Dean of Medical Education.
An annual tradition at medical schools for the past 50 years, Match Day provides a fair, orderly transition from medical school to residency programs. Students interview for residencies around the nation and rank their choices while medical schools rank their choices. The "Match" is done by computer.#