Schmidt College of Medicine Celebrates Match Day

On Friday, the Schmidt College of Medicine Class of 2021 celebrated Match Day, joining soon-to-be-physicians nationwide in finding out where they will be going for their next phase of training – medical residency. Half of our students participated with masks at a small outdoor gathering with select, vaccinated faculty. The other half participated virtually, along with family and friends of all classmates. At noon, they opened their sealed envelopes containing their residency match results. 

Approximately 22 percent of the Class of 2021 will conduct their residency in Florida. The class also placed in several top institutions nationally, including Emory University School of Medicine; Massachusetts General Hospital; New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center; University of Chicago Medical Center; University of California, Irvine Medical Center; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Morningside-West; and Baylor College of Medicine-Houston.

Twenty-one of the 55 members of the class will specialize in primary care including family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics. Relevant to the pandemic, one of the most popular residencies is emergency medicine; the residency matched for 11 of the 55 members. The class also matched in other highly specialized, highly competitive fields, including obstetrics/gynecology, orthopedic surgery, urology, psychiatry, anesthesiology, physical medicine and rehabilitation.

I am so very proud of the Schmidt College of Medicine Class of 2021. The past year has been unlike any other in recent history, but these students persevered with Unbridled Ambition, and they are now one step closer to becoming practicing physicians. Congratulations, Class of 2021, and Go Owls!