April 28, 2023 | Lauren Robinson
UMSOM 2023 Match Day Marks Next Phase of Medical Training for Graduating Students
This year, 135 UMSOM senior students were recognized at the School’s annual Match Day Celebration on March 17, 2023, at Rams Head Live! in Baltimore, Maryland where students discovered where they will begin their careers as physicians. These students matched through the NRMP main match at 74 different healthcare facilities in 26 states for a match rate of 96%, compared to 69 different healthcare facilities in 25 states in 2022. A full 34% (46/135) of the Class of 2023 will stay in the state of Maryland for their residency training, compared to 24% (35/145) in 2022.
“Match Day is a special event in the life of a medical student. It is a culmination of years of hard work, perseverance, and dedication. It is also a new beginning -- what lies inside those golden envelopes will open a whole new world of possibilities for each student,” said Kerri Thom, MD, MS, Associate Dean for Student Affairs at UMSOM. “Surrounded by family and friends, students in the Class of 2023 chose to create a new tradition, opening their envelopes all together as the clock struck noon. The celebration was amazing to behold and a fitting cap to the journey these students have taken to get to this point.”
Both Ms. Belcher and Ms. Murnane are excited to start the next chapter of their lives together.
“I would like to thank the residents and faculty of the UMMC Diagnostic Radiology Department for all of the support and encouragement I’ve received during my time at UMSOM,” she said. Ms. Wu will continue her training at Spokane Teaching Health Center in Spokane, WA for her Transitional Year program, before transitioning to University of Utah for a Diagnostic Radiology residency. She plans to pursue a career in academic medicine as a radiologist and look for opportunities to mentor future medical trainees.
About the University of Maryland School of Medicine
Now in its third century, the University of Maryland School of Medicine was chartered in 1807 as the first public medical school in the United States. It continues today as one of the fastest growing, top-tier biomedical research enterprises in the world -- with 46 academic departments, centers, institutes, and programs, and a faculty of more than 3,000 physicians, scientists, and allied health professionals, including members of the National Academy of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences, and a distinguished two-time winner of the Albert E. Lasker Award in Medical Research. With an operating budget of more than $1.3 billion, the School of Medicine works closely in partnership with the University of Maryland Medical Center and Medical System to provide research-intensive, academic, and clinically based care for nearly 2 million patients each year. The School of Medicine has nearly $600 million in extramural funding, with most of its academic departments highly ranked among all medical schools in the nation in research funding. As one of the seven professional schools that make up the University of Maryland, Baltimore campus, the School of Medicine has a total population of nearly 9,000 faculty and staff, including 2,500 students, trainees, residents, and fellows. The combined School of Medicine and Medical System (“University of Maryland Medicine”) has an annual budget of over $6 billion and an economic impact of nearly $20 billion on the state and local community. The School of Medicine, which ranks as the 8th highest among public medical schools in research productivity (according to the Association of American Medical Colleges profile) is an innovator in translational medicine, with 606 active patents and 52 start-up companies. In the latest U.S. News & World Report ranking of the Best Medical Schools, published in 2021, the UM School of Medicine is ranked #9 among the 92 public medical schools in the U.S., and in the top 15 percent (#27) of all 192 public and private U.S. medical schools. The School of Medicine works locally, nationally, and globally, with research and treatment facilities in 36 countries around the world. Visit medschool.umaryland.edu
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