Inspired by their chance to make a difference

Years of training and studying all led to a tense but joyous moment Friday morning for nearly 180 future doctors in the graduating class of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.Match Day was finally here.As the clock hit 9 a.m. — at the same time as thousands of their peers across the country — UCLA medical students began tearing into acceptance envelopes, eager to learn where they will spend the next three to seven years in residency or advanced training programs. Shouts of excitement erupted throughout Irma and Norma n Switzer Plaza as the aspiring physicians shared their news with the friends, family members and UCLA faculty who had gathered to celebrate the culmination of a demanding program, made all the more challenging by the COVID-19 pandemic.“You’ve spent most of your medical school training facing the additional challenges of a global pandemic,” said Dr. Steven Dubinett, interim dean of the Geffen School of Medicine. “I want to acknowledge your resilience and thank you for your compassion, collaboration and flexibility that hel ped unite the school around our shared mission and values during your four-plus years here.”For some Bruins, the next step in their professional journeys will be far from Los Angeles, but one step closer to realizing the dream of serving their communities.Irrawaddy Lamouth, whose parents fled the Cambodian genocide and resettled in Long Beach, is headed to a residency in psychiatry at University of Washington. Having cond...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news