Matches Made: From Stony Brook to Harvard to UCLA and More

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Matches Made: From Stony Brook to Harvard to UCLA and More
119 fourth-year med students set to begin their residency training after a successful Match Day





Stony Brook, NY – March 25, 2016 – Excitement and jubilance dominated the scene as 119 fourth-year Stony Brook University School of Medicine students learned where they will begin their residency training this July. The rite of passage, known as Match Day, is an annual event at Stony Brook and other leading medical schools nationwide. This year on March 18 many Stony Brook students matched to top training programs at institutions such as Harvard, Brown, Cornell, Columbia, Johns Hopkins and UCLA. An unusually high number of students also matched to Stony Brook Medicine (21).



Tears of joy and broad smiles were commonplace among the 119 School of Medicine fourth-year students who matched to residencies in New York State and nationwide.

The Class of 2016, a diverse group collectively entering 22 medical specialties, will practice in New York, 18 other states and Washington, DC. A slight majority of the Class– 51 percent – will practice in New York State. Approximately one-third of the Class will enter primary care specialties, which include Pediatrics, Internal Medicine and Family Medicine. For the first time, Emergency Medicine ranked as the leading specialty (22), followed by Internal Medicine (21) and Pediatrics (10).
“Match Day seems to get better each year, and the overall Match for the Class of 2016 is a testament to the students’ talents and hard work, and the School of Medicine’s commitment to cutting-edge medical education and clinical and research training,” said Kenneth Kaushansky, MD, MACP, Senior Vice President of the Health Sciences and Dean of the School of Medicine. “All of this has culminated into successful matches to highly competitive residency programs all over New York State and nationwide.”
“We had a remarkable number of students who matched to specialties at Stony Brook Medicine, and this indicates how much they value our education ...

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