UC's fourth-year medical students celebrate Match Day
Local tv stations report on the excitement of the occasion
At the University of Cincinnati's College of Medicine, 169 students gripped envelopes as they waited to learn their fate on Friday, along with thousands of other medical students across the country.
Match Day is the milestone occasion when fourth-year medical students, along with their families, learn where they’ll be spending their residencies.
”Definitely emotional, but all good feelings,” Jordyn McCray, who matched into pediatrics, told WLWT News 5.
For Claire Scott, who is also going into pediatrics, waiting to open the envelope is like reaching the peak of a roller coaster.
"I’m hanging right over the edge, and I can see the drop,” said Scott.
Christina Kargol, who is going into neurology, had a new word for the anticipation.
"I describe it as 'nervous-cited.' I’m very nervous, but I’m super excited, too,” said Kargol.
Kargol will be going to the University of Virginia, which was her top choice. McCray also got her number-one choice — Houston. So did Claire Scott.
Amelia Gavulic, the class of 2025's co-president, matched at the University of Michigan.
"I have created a huge med school family here at UC. I'm applying general surgery, in no small part due to my mentors here and at Children's across the street. I couldn't be more thankful for the last four years, and if I had to do it again, I would," Gavulic told Local 12 News.
UC recorded a match rate of 99.4 percent, meaning that the overwhelming majority of applicants from the university secured a residency this year.
Featured image at top: A medical student celebrates her match with her parents. Photo/Megan Burgasser.
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