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Fourth-year students at the UConn School of Medicine celebrated a successful Match Day on March 21 with 98 percent of them securing residencies through the National Residency Match Program.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the most enjoyable day on the academic calendar,\u201d said Dr. David Henderson<\/a>, associate dean of medical student affairs, as the students waited anxiously to open the envelopes that would reveal their match. \u201cIt\u2019s just fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Each year at exactly 12:05 p.m., medical school graduates from across the country learn where they\u2019ll be spending the next several years of their medical training.<\/p>\n

Dr. Frank Torti<\/a>, dean of the medical school and executive vice president for health affairs at UConn Health, told the students, \u201cThis is an exciting time.\u00a0 This is just another step in a long but exciting journey. You are all going to do very well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Henderson said he was extremely pleased with this year\u2019s results, explaining that UConn students matched into extremely competitive programs at some of the most prestigious medical institutions in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just really proud of each and every one of you. Welcome to your future and congratulations,\u201d said Dr. Suzanne Rose<\/a>, senior associate dean for education.<\/p>\n

As in years past, a large percentage of UConn students, 46 percent, matched in a primary care residency program, which includes internal medicine, family medicine and pediatrics.<\/p>\n

Emergency medicine and psychiatry were the top programs for the remaining 54 percent of students. Obstetrics and gynecology, orthopaedic surgery and general surgery were the next top placements.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuccess has two components. One is privilege and the other is responsibility,\u201d noted Henderson. \u201cYou are embarking on what is the beginning of your professional training. We provided the education and now you\u2019re about to get very practical training.\u201d<\/p>\n

The majority of the class, 71 of the 87 students, will stay in New England and the Northeast.\u00a0 Thirty-four of those will remain in Connecticut.<\/p>\n

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