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March 15, 2024
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Excited fourth-year medical students at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota discovered where they matched for residency training on Friday, March 15.
Match Day, held on the third Friday in March, is when graduating medical school students from the U.S. and around the world learn which residency programs they will train in for the next three to seven years.
Students across the country share in anticipation as they open their envelopes simultaneously (11 a.m. CT) to learn about their future specialties and residency training locations, symbolizing the beginning of their medical careers.
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Highlights of Match Day 2024 at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
The Match at Mayo Clinic
Ninety-eight students in Jacksonville, Florida; Phoenix, Arizona; and Rochester, Minnesota, participated in the match at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine. Students will go on to residencies at Mayo Clinic and across the country in specialties such as neurosurgery, pediatrics, psychiatry, and emergency medicine.
In addition to learning about their bright futures, Mayo Clinic students opened letters they wrote to themselves on the first day of medical school orientation, reflecting on their educational journey.
"We are all so very proud of you. You will always be in the Mayo Clinic Family," Fredric Meyer, M.D., the Waugh Executive Dean of Education, told the graduating medical students. "I am absolutely confident that every one of you has the potential to be a great physician."
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Students share what Match Day means to them
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As a graduating medical student, the anticipation surrounding Match Day is palpable. It's more than an event; it embodies the culmination of years of dedication, countless late nights studying, and personal sacrifice. Match results become a tangible representation of the transformation we've undergone throughout medical school. It's a pivotal moment that acknowledges the past, celebrates the present, and ushers in the future.
JR Smith
Medical student and 2024 Match Day participant, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Minnesota
I’ve been fortunate to see the sickest of sick patients with rare and complex diseases, alongside other trainees and attendings that are intentional to include me as a member of the team as often as possible. Being a student at Mayo Clinic offered me mentorship from those who truly invested in and believed in me — without this, I would have never set or accomplished most of my goals over the last few years. The name is impressive, but it’s the people here who made all the difference!
Megan Campany
Medical student and 2024 Match Day participant, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Arizona
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Beyond the academic and clinical aspects, it is the relationships I have cultivated along the way, including those with patients, that will shape my residency experience. The friendships, mentors and connections forged during my time in medical school have instilled in me invaluable lessons in empathy, collaboration and continuous learning, which I believe are essential qualities for success as an orthopedic surgery resident and beyond.
Funmi Adeleye
Medical student and 2024 Match Day participant, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Arizona
These have been four of the best years of my life. Mayo has prepared me well for residency clinically, but importantly, it has also facilitated many opportunities for personal growth that have molded me into a more mature and thoughtful person. The Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine experience has prepared me to care for the whole patient, considering their social situation, emotional state, family needs and physical health when given the opportunity to contribute to their care.
Scott Anderson
Medical student and 2024 Match Day participant, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Florida
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Matching at Mayo Clinic
Each year, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education also looks forward to Match Day, as the school learns what medical school graduates will continue their training at Mayo Clinic.
Students can graduate from Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine or another qualifying institution, complete their specialty and subspecialty training at Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, and continue their professional medical career as members of the Mayo Clinic staff. Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education is critically important to Mayo Clinic's future as the school has trained half of Mayo's current physicians.
Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education is one of the nation's largest schools of graduate medical education, with a total enrollment of more than 1,900 physicians in training. This year 65 of the school's programs in Arizona, Florida, Minnesota, and Wisconsin participated in the National Resident Matching Program and offered 354 residency positions.
By the numbers
Ninety-seven students in Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine's class of 2024 matched across the U.S. in 25 different states as part of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).
students in the class of 2024 matched to 25 different states across the country
of students matched to a program on a Mayo Clinic campus