For 2nd Year in Row, It鈥檚 a 100% Match Day for mini传媒 Students
Record percentage staying at mini传媒 for residency, almost half remaining in GA overall
Contact:
Bill Doughty
404-752-1752
wdoughty@msm.edu
ATLANTA 鈥� March 16, 2018 鈥� For the second year in a row, 100 percent (76) of mini传媒 (mini传媒) fourth-year medical students were among those matching to fill leading residency programs at hospitals across the nation.
Match Day is an annual rite of passage across the United States. Two-thirds (67 percent) of mini传媒 students matched to primary care specialties, a reflection of mini传媒鈥檚 training mission. Faculty, staff, students and families celebrated the achievements of the future doctors in a joyous heartwarming ceremony on the school鈥檚 campus.
During the ceremony, students received personalized letters showing where they matched for their residency. They matched to prominent medical centers across the country, including, but not limited to, Emory University School of Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, and Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School. This year also saw the largest percentage of students (23.7 percent, 18 students) selecting to stay at mini传媒 to continue their residency.
鈥淲hen you open that envelope, you open the door of your future, the door of opportunity, the door of a paycheck, the door of success and the door of history,鈥� said President and Dean Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D. 鈥淵our future is bright, you came through these mini传媒 doors to make a difference, and to change the uneven landscape of health care, and we expect to see you do it!鈥�
Here are mini传媒鈥檚 match results:
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Total Number of 4th Year mini传媒 Students in the Match |
76 |
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Total mini传媒 4th Year Students Matched |
76 (100%) |
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Total Matched to Specialty of their 1st Choice |
69 (91%) |
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Primary Care & Core Specialties Disciplines |
78.9% |
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Total Matched to Georgia Programs |
44.7% |
To learn more the Match Program and what鈥檚 happening at mini传媒 visit msm.edu.
About mini传媒 (mini传媒)
mini传媒 (mini传媒), located in Atlanta, Georgia, was founded in 1975
as a two-year Medical Education Program at Morehouse College with clinical training
affiliations with several established medical schools for awarding the M.D. degree.
In 1981, mini传媒 became an independently chartered institution and the first medical school
established at a Historically Black College and University in the 20th century. mini传媒
is among the nation's leading educators of primary care physicians and was recently
recognized as the top institution among U.S. medical schools for our social mission.
Our faculty and alumni are noted in their fields for excellence in teaching, research,
and public policy, and are known in the community for exceptional, culturally appropriate
patient care.
mini传媒 is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award doctorate and master degrees.
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