Joyous Match Day

Several medical students with family members and friends joyfully celebrate Match Day news at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, with one medical student holding a "Match" card displaying the words "Psychiatry" and "Columbia" in the middle of the group.

March 27, 2026

Congratulations to the 135 medical students at Columbia’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, who received life-changing news about where they will spend their training residencies after graduation. As their families and friends cheered them on, these graduating students opened the envelopes containing their match letters, reveling in the joy that their medical school efforts had paid off. Cheers to the Class of 2026!

For more, check out Columbia University Irving Medical Center's Match Day article, photos, and video.

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