“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to return to the large in-person gatherings so that these students who have worked so diligently throughout the pandemic can be surrounded by those who have loved, nurtured and supported them,” said Kelly Roveda, M.D., associate dean for student affairs at the USA College of Medicine.
After interviewing virtually with residency programs across the nation, medical students rank their programs in order of preference. Training programs, in turn, rank the students who interviewed. The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) uses a mathematical algorithm to designate each application into a residency program with the results announced nationwide on March 18.
“The Match Day event will represent some semblance of a return to normality for this class, members of whom have struggled to stay connected,” Roveda said. “They are each deserving of this grand celebration, and we are looking forward to being a part of it.”
At the event, students will take turns announcing their residency placements and pinning the geographical locations on a map on stage. The event will be live-streamed at usahealth.mobi/match-day and on the USA College of Medicine's Facebook page at facebook.com/usacollegeofmed.
In 2021, senior medical students at the USA College of Medicine matched in 19 states with 43 students matching out of state and 24 students matching in the state of Alabama – 17 of those at USA Health hospitals.
