Match Day Celebration

Two medical students holding opened letters and envelopes smile and embrace each other as they learn where they have matched for their medical residency as family, friends, and other students smile and celebrate all the graduating medical students at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

March 24, 2023

Congratulations to the 135 medical students at Columbia's Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons who received life-changing news about where they will complete 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 of knowing all their medical school efforts had paid off. Cheers to the VP&S Class of 2023!

For more, check out CUIMC's Match Day article, photos, and video.

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