Hello, Match Day IRL! (And goodbye, Zoom.)

Match Day isback.  After two years during which Match Day ceremonies were held virtually due to the pandemic, theDavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA held the event in person on March 18 — and it was bigger and better than ever. A crowd of 400 excited guests filled Irma and Norman Switzer Plaza behind Geffen Hall, clutching countless smartphone cameras, dozens of floral bouquets and more than a few adorable babies. The scene rippled with embraces and nervous smiles.The 155 students in the medical school ’s class of 2022 perched on the edges of their seats, eager to open their acceptance envelopes and learn to which institutions they matched for their medical residency, or advanced training in their clinical specialty.“The past two years have been so challenging, both personally and professionally,” Dr. Lee Miller, the medical school’s associate dean of student affairs, told them. “You were pulled from classrooms and clinical settings to navigate remote learning environments. You became masters of learnin g on Zoom and had to navigate virtual interviewing for residencies.”Depending on the student ’s chosen field, Match Day can influence where they will live and work for the three to seven years after graduating from UCLA. At precisely 9 a.m., the same time as their medical school peers around the country, the UCLA students ripped open their acceptance envelopes. Whoops of joy, wails of relief and emotional sobs filled the plaza.For Fitz Gerald Diala, who...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news