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Brandon Smetana makes a call to family members to share the good news on his match.
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Some medical students eagerly review the list of placements, minutes after it was unveiled.
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Cheri Adgerson (seated left) and Tolu Bakare (standing left) share their good news with Adgerson's sister (seated right) and mother (standing right).
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Medical students tore open their envelopes simultaneously to read the much-anticipated news.
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From left, Amanda Mallonee, Michelle Spaziani, Bethany Franklin, Christine Homcha, Kaitlin McLean and Brittany Massare are all smiles as they celebrate their matches.
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One by one, medical students were called up to the front of the room to receive their envelopes.
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Annie Park and Patrick Schneider look at the final list of where their classmates will be heading for residencies.
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Moments after the envelopes are opened, students celebrate the news contained inside.
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Sara Davis, senior medical student in the Penn State College of Medicine, phones a friend to announce the location of her medical residency. To view other photos, click on the image above.
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For many Penn State College of Medicine students and students across the country, the anticipation of "Match Day" is finally over. The envelopes have been opened and the students' futures have been revealed. Today College of Medicine students and faculty gathered in the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center hospital auditorium to participate in the annual Match Day ceremonies — a... Read more ›
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Penn State College of Medicine students react as they learned where they are headed for residency training. The sound of 118 ripping envelopes filled the Hershey Country Club at noon, soon followed by cheers and hugs.
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Medical students celebrate after opening their letters to find out where they will be headed for residency. College of Medicine students now look forward to graduation ceremonies before beginning their residency programs. The 2009 graduation weekend is May 15-17.
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A Penn State College of Medicine student eagerly awaits the countdown to noon when she and classmates opened their envelopes and found out where they've been matched for residency training. Fourth-year medical students began the residency assignment process months ago by researching, visiting and interviewing with directors of residency programs that interest them.
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Penn State College of Medicine students react as they learned where they are headed for residency training. According to the The National Resident Matching Program, this was the largest Match in history: 29,890 applicants participated, which is 1,153 more than last year and 4,500 more than participated five years ago.
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Fourth-year Penn State College of Medicine medical students joined thousands of fellow medical students across the country at noon today (March 19) in simultaneously opening letters to learn which hospitals and health care providers have accepted them into residency programs. The much-anticipated ceremony is known as Match Day. The suspense was too much for this Penn State College of Medicine... Read more ›
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College of Medicine seniors, from left, Kirsten George, Corlan "Kemi" Adebajo, Mirjana Jojic, and Kunal Domakonda react to learning where they will spend their residencies during Match Day on March 18.
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Match Day was held at Penn State College of Medicine at noon on Thursday, March 18, where fourth-year medical students opened letters to learn which hospitals and health care providers have accepted them into residency programs. Students began the residency assignment process months ago by researching, visiting and interviewing with directors of residency programs that interested them. At the... Read more ›
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Match Day was held at Penn State College of Medicine on Thursday, March 18. Fourth-year medical students joined thousands of fellow medical students across the country in simultaneously opening letters to learn which hospitals and health care providers have accepted them into residency programs.
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College of Medicine senior Megan Caruso tries to see her residency match before the countdown on Match Day, March 18. Caruso learned she is headed to University of Hawaii.
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