Quinnipiac University Netter Medical Students See Futures Unfold

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Quinnipiac University Netter medical students see futures unfold on Match Day

Quinnipiac University Netter Medical School student Rommell Noche celebrates with friends and family on Match Day.

HAMDEN, Conn. – After four years of classes and clinical rotations, 90 students at the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University eagerly opened their Match Day envelopes Friday like they were opening the future. Because indeed they were.
The Class of 2024 learned its residency placements through the National Resident Matching Program, which uses a computer algorithm to generate the destinations and disciplines for fourth-year medical students all across America for the next three or more years. This year’s Match included 44,853 applicants for 41,503 positions in 6,395 residency programs.
Match Highlights

• The Class of 2024 matched in 22 states across the country.
• -The Class of 2024 matched in 23 different types of specialties and subspecialties.
• -41% of members of the Class of 2024 will go into primary care.

For Dr. Phillip Boiselle, dean of School of Medicine, the annual event is a moment unique in higher education.
“Match Day is such a distinctive event that it defies accurate comparisons within academia. In fact, some have reached beyond academics to compare Match Day to the NFL Draft or the Academy Awards,” Boiselle told the hundreds of friends and family members and friends in attendance. “Others have even compared it to the dating app Match.com, which seems somewhat apt given our record number of couples matches today.”
Boiselle also celebrated the sense of community fostered by the Class of 2024.
“You remind us on a daily basis of why we are here and of why what we do matters. Your intellectual curiosity, enthusiasm about the practice of medicine; commitment to the health and well-being of our community; and compassion for your patients — and for one another — are admirable and inspiring in equal measure,” Boiselle said.
“As your futures unfold today, remember that no matter where your matches take you, you will always be part of the Quinnipiac Netter School of Medicine family.”
Quinnipiac Netter students matched with residency programs all across the country, including Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Harvard South Shore, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, the Cleveland Clinic and Baylor University Medical Center.
Overall, the Class of 2024 matched in 23 different specialties, subspecialties and programs — including emergency medicine, family medicine, neurology, obstetrics-gynecology, pediatrics, plastic surgery, psychiatry and radiation oncology. The residencies span 22 states, with 18 of the residencies in Connecticut.
“The one thing I want to share with you is that what's in these letters is less important than the people," said Dr. Steve Paik, associate dean for student affairs and admissions and an associate professor of medical sciences. "We're really proud of all that you've accomplished and the real values that each of you will bring to each residency program and training program.”