2009 Match Day 1
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 student, as she tries to sneak a peak at her residency match as she awaits the countdown to noon.
2009 Match Day 2
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.
2009 Match Day 3
A Penn State College of Medicine student tries to sneak a peak at her residency match as she awaits the countdown to noon. In February, students filed their rank-order lists of residency programs of interest. Medical program directors also filed their rank-order lists of applicants. The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), a private, not-for-profit corporation established in 1952, completes the "match."
2009 Match Day 4
Penn State College of Medicine students try to get an early glimpse of their residency futures before the noon countdown on Match Day. Each year, approximately 16,000 U.S. medical school students participate in the residency match.
2009 Match Day 5
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.
2009 Match Day 6
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.
2009 Match Day 7
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.
2009 Match Day 8
The Match Day celebration included a cake in the crescent shape of the College of Medicine's main building, designed by Baltimore-based Charm City Cakes.
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