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Morehouse School of Medicine Students Successfully Match to Needed Primary Care Specialties

Contact:
Ronna Charles Nu’Man
rnuman@msm.edu 
404-752-1717    

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ATLANTA – March 18, 2016 – Today, 96.7% (55) of Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) fourth year medical students joined others across the country matching to fill the nation’s leading residency programs. Match Day is an annual rite of passage for medical students from around the United States. MSM students overwhelmingly matched to primary care specialties (68%), part of MSM’s training mission. Faculty, staff, students and families celebrated the achievements of MSM students in a joyous heartwarming ceremony on the school’s campus.

During the ceremony, students were given personalized letters showing where they matched for residency – specialty training. MSM students matched to prominent medical centers across the country including but not limited to: Baylor University Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dartmouth Medical Center, Emory University, George Washington University, Johns Hopkins, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, University of Miami, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, UC Irvine, Vanderbilt, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and Morehouse School of Medicine.

Here are Morehouse School of Medicine’s match results:

Total Number of 4th Year MSM Students in the Match	57
Total MSM 4th Year Students Matched	55 (96.7%)
Total Matched to 1st Choice Specialty	49 (86%)
Primary Care & Core Specialties Disciplines (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, General Surgery, and Emergency Medicine)	68%
Total Matched to Georgia Programs (9% Emory University School of Medicine, 5% Morehouse School of Medicine, 2% Medical College of Georgia)	16%

All Specialty Matches
Students were matched in highly competitive programs, including: Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurological Medicine., Neurology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedic Surgery, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and General Surgery

Click to watch the 2016 MSM Match Day ceremony

 

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About Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM)
Founded in 1975, MSM is among the nation's leading educators of primary care physicians and was recognized by Annals of Internal Medicine in 2011 as the top institution in the first study of U.S. medical schools for our social mission based on our production of primary care physicians, training of underrepresented minority doctors and placement of doctors practicing in underserved communities. Our faculty and alumni are noted for excellence in teaching, research and public policy, as well as exceptional patient care.

Morehouse School of Medicine is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award doctorate and master degrees. For more information, please visit www.msm.edu

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