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Match Day 2025
Join UMHS once again in celebrating this year's Matches
and follow along as we continue to share our success stories
throughout this Residency Match season.
Congratulations from President Ross
March 24, 2025
"Congratulations to all those who obtained a residency this year. Your hard work, dedication, and sacrifices have paid off. We are so proud of each and every one of you. Another spectacular year! On quick inspection, we had graduates placed in all cores, including Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, OBGYN, Psych, Peds, and Surgery. Specialty fields have included Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Neurology, Diagnostic Radiology, Physical Medicine & Rehab, and Transitional Year. Students matched in 25 different states, including a large placement in Puerto Rico and three in Canada! Programs include West Virginia, Penn State, Florida State, U. of Virginia, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Anesthesiology at Yale! More to come."
Below is a list of our most recent Match results, listed by specialty type and hospital:
| Specialty | Program | State |
| Anesthesiology | Yale - New Haven Hospital | CT |
| Anesthesiology | Cook County Health and Hospitals Sys | IL |
| Anesthesiology | Detroit Med Ctr/WSU | MI |
| Anesthesiology | Univ of Puerto Rico | PR |
| Emergency Medicine | St Josephs Med Ctr | CA |
| Emergency Medicine | Henry Ford Genesys Hospital | MI |
| Emergency Medicine | Henry Ford Genesys Hospital | MI |
| Emergency Medicine | Henry Ford Macomb Hospital | MI |
| Emergency Medicine | Lehigh Valley Hospital | PA |
| Emergency Medicine | Hospital Episcopal San Lucas | PR |
| Emergency Medicine | Hospital Episcopal San Lucas | PR |
| Emergency Medicine | Univ of Puerto Rico | PR |
| Emergency Medicine | Univ of Puerto Rico | PR |
| Emergency Medicine | Trident Medical Center | SC |
| Emergency Medicine | Health Education Services/Merit Health Wesley | TN |
| Family Medicine | Providence Alaska Medical Center | AK |
| Family Medicine | Unity Healthcare | AR |
| Family Medicine | Gracelight Community Health | CA |
| Family Medicine | AdventHealth Florida | FL |
| Family Medicine | Florida State University COM/Lee Memorial | FL |
| Family Medicine | Florida State University COM/Lee Memorial | FL |
| Family Medicine | Keralty Hospital | FL |
| Family Medicine | Keralty Hospital | FL |
| Family Medicine | Larkin Community Hospital | FL |
| Family Medicine | Memorial Hospital Gulfport | FL |
| Family Medicine | CareConnect Health | GA |
| Family Medicine | Ascension St Mary | IL |
| Family Medicine | SIU SOM & Affil HOSPITALS | IL |
| Family Medicine | Baptist Health Deaconess | KY |
| Family Medicine | McLaren Health Care Corp | MI |
| Family Medicine | McLaren Health Care Corp | MI |
| Family Medicine | KCU - GME Consortium/St Lukes Des Peres Hospital | MO |
| Family Medicine | SSM Health/St Louis Univ SOM | MO |
| Family Medicine | East Central Mississippi Health | MS |
| Family Medicine | East Central Mississippi Health | MS |
| Family Medicine | Mississippi Med Ed Res Consortium | MS |
| Family Medicine | Altru Health System | ND |
| Family Medicine | Summa Health/NEOMED/Barberton Campus | OH |
| Family Medicine | Geisinger Health System | PA |
| Family Medicine | Penn State Hershey Med Ctr/St. Joseph | PA |
| Family Medicine | St. Luke's Sacred Heart | PA |
| Family Medicine | Bella Vista Hospital | PR |
| Family Medicine | Grand Strand Medical Center | SC |
| Family Medicine | Grand Strand Medical Center | SC |
| Family Medicine | Med Univ of SC Regional Network | SC |
| Family Medicine | U Tennessee Health Sci Ctr/Jackson | TN |
| Family Medicine | Texoma Medical Center | TX |
| Family Medicine | HCA Healthcare LewisGale Hospital-Montgomery/VCOM Program | VA |
| Family Medicine | Sovah Health | VA |
| Family Medicine | Central WA Family Med | WA |
| General Surgery | MedStar Franklin Square Med Ctr | MD |
| General Surgery | Garden City Hospital | MI |
| General Surgery | Hospital Episcopal San Lucas | PR |
| Internal Medicine | Griffin Hospital | CT |
| Internal Medicine | BayCare Health System/Mease Countryside | FL |
| Internal Medicine | BayCare Health System/Morton Plant North Bay | FL |
| Internal Medicine | BayCare Health System/Morton Plant North Bay | FL |
| Internal Medicine | Broward Health Med Ctr/North Program | FL |
| Internal Medicine | HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital | FL |
| Internal Medicine | HCA Healthcare/USF Morsani GME | FL |
| Internal Medicine | HCA Healthcare/USF Morsani GME | FL |
| Internal Medicine | HCA Healthcare/USF Morsani GME | FL |
| Internal Medicine | HCA Healthcare/USF Morsani GME | FL |
| Internal Medicine | Palmetto General Hospital | FL |
| Internal Medicine | U Central FL/HCA Healthcare GME | FL |
| Internal Medicine | U Central FL/HCA Healthcare GME | FL |
| Internal Medicine | AU - UGA Medical Partnership | GA |
| Internal Medicine | Morehouse Sch of Med/Bakersfield Memorial | GA |
| Internal Medicine | South Georgia Med Ctr | GA |
| Internal Medicine | South Georgia Med Ctr | GA |
| Internal Medicine | St Francis - Emory Healthcare | GA |
| Internal Medicine | Henry Ford Genesys Hospital | MI |
| Internal Medicine | McLaren Health Care Corp | MI |
| Internal Medicine | McLaren Health Care Corp | MI |
| Internal Medicine | Wayne State University SOM | MI |
| Internal Medicine | KCU - GME Consortium/Freeman | MO |
| Internal Medicine | Benefis Hospital | MT |
| Internal Medicine | Valley Health System | NV |
| Internal Residency | Adena Health Program | OH |
| Internal Medicine | UPMC Mercy Hospital | PA |
| Internal Medicine | Centro Medico Menonita Cayey | PR |
| Internal Medicine | Centro Medico Menonita Cayey | PR |
| Internal Medicine | Damas Hospital | PR |
| Internal Medicine | Damas Hospital | PR |
| Internal Medicine | Damas Hospital | PR |
| Internal Medicine | Damas Hospital | PR |
| Internal Medicine | Damas Hospital | PR |
| Internal Medicine | Hospital de la Concepcion | PR |
| Internal Medicine | Hospital Episcopal San Lucas | PR |
| Internal Medicine | Hospital Episcopal San Lucas | PR |
| Internal Medicine | Hospital Episcopal San Lucas | PR |
| Internal Medicine | Hospital Episcopal San Lucas | PR |
| Internal Medicine | Mayaquez Medical Center | PR |
| Internal Medicine | San Juan VA Med Ctr | PR |
| Internal Medicine | Univ Central del Caribe SOM | PR |
| Internal Medicine | Univ Central del Caribe SOM | PR |
| Internal Medicine | Univ Central del Caribe SOM | PR |
| Internal Medicine | Univ Central del Caribe SOM | PR |
| Internal Medicine | Univ Central del Caribe SOM | PR |
| Internal Medicine | Univ Central del Caribe SOM | PR |
| Internal Medicine | Univ Central del Caribe SOM | PR |
| Internal Medicine | Univ of Puerto Rico | PR |
| Internal Medicine | Univ of Puerto Rico | PR |
| Internal Medicine | Univ of Puerto Rico | PR |
| Internal Medicine | Trident Medical Center | SC |
| Internal Medicine | HCA Las Palmas del Sol Healthcare | TX |
| Internal Medicine | HCA Las Palmas del Sol Healthcare | TX |
| Internal Medicine | HCA Healthcare LewisGale Hospital-Montgomery/VCOM Program | VA |
| Internal Medicine | Riverside Reg Med Ctr | VA |
| Medicine/Emergency Med | Jefferson Health Northeast | PA |
| Neurology | Corewell Health/MSU | MI |
| Neurology | U Tennessee Grad SOM | TN |
| Obstetrics/Gynecology | Hurley Medical Ctr | MI |
| Obstetrics/Gynecology | Univ of Puerto Rico | PR |
| Obstetrics/Gynecology | Univ of Puerto Rico | PR |
| Pediatrics | U South Alabama Hospitals | AL |
| Pediatrics | Orlando Health | FL |
| Pediatrics | Corewell Health | MI |
| Pediatrics | U Michigan Hospitals | MI |
| Pediatrics | Puerto Rico Women and Children’s Hospital | PR |
| Pediatrics | San Juan City University Hospital | PR |
| Pediatrics | San Juan City University Hospital | PR |
| Pediatrics | San Juan City University Hospital | PR |
| Pediatrics | San Juan City University Hospital | PR |
| Pediatrics | San Lucas Hospital | PR |
| Phys Medicine & Rehab | Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus | FL |
| Phys Medicine & Rehab | Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus | FL |
| Psychiatry | Community Health of South Florida | FL |
| Psychiatry | Meritus Medical Center | MD |
| Psychiatry | OMECO | OK |
| Psychiatry | Ponce Health Sciences Univ SOM | PR |
| Psychiatry | Univ of Puerto Rico | PR |
| Psychiatry | Univ of Puerto Rico | PR |
| Psychiatry | University of Virginia | VA |
| Radiology/Diagnostic | Hartford Hospital | CT |
| Radiology/Diagnostic | Hartford Hospital | CT |
| Radiology/Diagnostic | Detroit Med Ctr/WSU | MI |
| Radiology/Diagnostic | McLaren Health Care Corp | MI |
| Radiology/Diagnostic | McLaren Health Care Corp | MI |
| Surgery | Jewish Hospital | OH |
| Surgery | Hospital Episcopal San Lucas | PR |
| Surgery | Hospital Episcopal San Lucas | PR |
| Surgery-Prelim/Radiology | West Virginia University SOM | WV |
| Transitional | Southeast Health | AL |
| Transitional | South Georgia Med Ctr | GA |
| Transitional | Cape Fear Valley Health | NC |
| Transitional | Damas Hospital | PR |
| Transitional | Damas Hospital | PR |
| Transitional | Damas Hospital | PR |
| Transitional | Damas Hospital | PR |
| Transitional | Hospital Episcopal San Lucas | PR |
| Transitional | Hospital Episcopal San Lucas | PR |
| Transitional | Hospital Episcopal San Lucas | PR |
| Transitional | Hospital Episcopal San Lucas | PR |
| Transitional | Hospital Episcopal San Lucas | PR |
| Transitional | Hospital Episcopal San Lucas | PR |
| Transitional | Hospital Episcopal San Lucas | PR |
| Transitional | Hospital Episcopal San Lucas | PR |
| Transitional | San Juan City University Hospital | PR |
| Transitional | Summerville Medical Center | SC |
| Canadian Residencies | ||
| Family Medicine | Queen's University | CN |
| Family Medicine | Toronto Metropolitan University | CN |
| Family Medicine | University of Manitoba | CN |
Happy Match Day from UMHS!
March 21, 2025
Happy Match Day! 🎉 Today, we celebrate the passion, perseverance, and incredible achievements of our students and graduates as they take the next major step in their medical careers. Match Day is a testament to their unwavering dedication and the dreams they’ve worked so hard to achieve. We are honored to support them on this journey and can’t wait to celebrate their success. Congratulations to all!
UMHS is incredibly proud of our students who have participated in The Match every year since 2011.
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Fact: In 2024, over 92% of qualified UMHS graduates obtained a residency in the United States, Canada, or Puerto Rico.
Residency Match News & Events
Stay up to date with the UMHS Endeavour for more information on the Match process and to see what our alumni are up to in their residencies.
Dr. Martin Tarzian on psychiatry residency in OH
Dr. Martin Tarzian, a UMHS 2023 graduate, discusses his upcoming 2024 residency in psychiatry at MetroHealth in Cleveland, Ohio. He said he initially wanted to be a surgeon but found his passion for psychiatry during a rotation in Danbury, Connecticut. He was inspired by the way patients with mental health issues communicated and spoke passionately about their experiences.
Dr. Angelica Marrero on dermatology fellowship in FL
Dr. Angelica Marrero, a 2023 graduate of UMHS, will be starting a dermatology research fellowship at the Center for Clinical and Cosmetic Research, affiliated with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Florida in July 2024. She will work with her mentors Dr. Brian Berman and Dr. Mark Nestor. She recently published research articles on a medication's adverse effects and a rare disease case.
Dr. Tess McClenahan on anesthesiology residency in MA
Dr. Tess McClenahan discusses her upcoming residency in anesthesiology at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. She explains that her interest in anesthesiology was influenced by her father, who was a nurse anesthetist. She describes a typical day for an anesthesiologist, which involves preparing the operating room, reviewing patient histories, administering medications, and monitoring patients during surgery.
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Dr. Fatima Issa on child neurology residency in Virginia
Dr. Fatima Issa, a December 2023 graduate of UMHS, discusses her upcoming residency at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in child neurology in Richmond, VA. The Canadian native is one of the first UMHS graduates to Match in the competitive field of child neurology.
UMHS Celebrates Historic 2024 Match Day for Graduating Students
UMHS reached a new milestone with a 92% match rate for first-time applicants across 27 US states, Puerto Rico, and Canada. Students Matched into all six core specialties, as well as eight specialty fields including anesthesiology, child neurology, diagnostic radiology, emergency medicine, neurology, pathology, and physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Watch "Residency Match Insights: What to Expect During Your First Year" [Recording]
Join UMHS Alumni Dr. Sugunathevan (General Surgery, Detroit Medical Center Sinai-Grace) and Dr. Vandeveer (Interventional Radiology, Spectrum Health Grand Rapids) to share what it’s really like as a first-year resident, what they’ve learned, and what they wish they knew.
Dr. Alexander Khobeir '22 on Emergency Medicine residency in MI
UMHS Class of 2022 graduate Dr. Alexander Khobeir started an Emergency Medicine residency at McLaren Oakland Hospital in downtown Pontiac, Michigan in the summer of 2022. He spoke to the UMHS Endeavour on a break from his busy day of working in the ER in Michigan.
Dr. Carlos A. Villanueva Soto on Internal Medicine Residency in PR
Dr. Carlos A. Villanueva Soto is a UMHS Class of 2023 graduate and starts an internal medicine residency at the University of Puerto Rico in Centro Médico de Puerto Rico, PR this summer.
Dr. Zachary Vandeveer on Interventional Radiology Residency in MI
2023 Residency Match and Class of 2023 graduate Dr. Zachary Vandeveer starts an interventional radiology residency this summer at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, MI.
Matching 101: Can You Choose Where to Do Medical Residency?
The UMHS Endeavour looks at what is involved, including information from a U.S. doctor who is an expert on residencies as well as officials at UMHS in St. Kitts.
History of the Residency Match & Match Day
The UMHS Endeavour examines Match history from various sources and also speaks to a UMHS official about why the Match and Match Day are so important for graduating medical students.
