Match Day 2012--University of Cincinnati
Each year, medical students across the country count down the days to the Match Day event in mid-March. It's the day when they learn where they'll spend their residency training.
The "match" is managed by the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) and is celebrated differently at different institutions nationwide. At the University of Cincinnati (UC), the excitement unfolds one student—and one envelope—at a time.
It's an event built on much anticipation and filled with emotion and today's Match Day was no exception.
It's also an experience that stays with these students for years to come. Aurora Bennett, MD, associate dean for student affairs and admissions and "co-host" of this year's event along with Bruce Giffin, PhD, of medical education, calls her own Match Day experience "unforgettable."
Here's a portion of the breakdown for UC College of Medicine's Class of 2012:
• Of the 146 UC students matching at the March 16 event, 60 (41 percent) will stay in Ohio for their primary residencies. (An additional eight students will complete secondary residencies in the state.)
• Of those, 27 will complete all or a portion of their residency at UC Health University Hospital and
• Two students will complete pediatric residency at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
More information at: http://healthnews.uc.edu/news/?/15594/