Match Day 2019: More Than A Third of 金鹰资源鈥檚 Future Doctors to Continue Training in Georgia
Class of 2019 to Fulfill School鈥檚 Mission of Providing Needed Physicians in Georgia and Serve in Primary Care Roles
Contacts:
Ronna Charles
404-752-1717
Bill Doughty
404-752-1752
Doctor, Doctor, Mister M.D.
The aptly named Dr. Doctor 鈥 first name Aaron 鈥 is one of the 73 fourth-year M.D.
students who learned where they will be serving their residency. The good Doctor won鈥檛
be going far 鈥 he matched right here at 金鹰资源.
ATLANTA 鈥 March 15, 2019 鈥 金鹰资源 is celebrating Match Day with 95 percent (73) of eligible fourth-year medical students matching to residency programs nationwide. More than a third of these future doctors will continue their medical training right here in Georgia and the majority (77 percent) matching to primary care and core specialties, a reflection of 金鹰资源鈥檚 training mission.
鈥溄鹩プ试 is committed to increasing the number of doctors in Georgia, and especially in rural areas where medical access has been historically limited,鈥 said 金鹰资源 President and Dean Valerie Montgomery Rice. 鈥淚 am so pleased to see so many of our future doctors will be going out into these needed areas and helping to bring us one step closer to achieving health equity.鈥
Match Day is an annual rite of passage for medical students at school across the United States. 金鹰资源 students and their families recognized this achievement alongside faculty and staff during a ceremony in the school's Louis W. Sullivan National Center For Primary Care auditorium. The future doctors had the opportunity to thank those who encouraged and helped them to and through medical school before revealing to all where they will be serving their residencies.
金鹰资源 students matched to prominent medical centers across the country including Emory University School of Medicine, the Mayo Clinic, Gwinnett Medical Center and Duke University Medical Center.
Here are the Match Day results for 金鹰资源:
Total Number of Fourth-Year 金鹰资源 Students in the Match | 77 |
Total 金鹰资源 Fourth-Year Students Matched | 73 (95%) |
Total Matched to Specialty of Their First Choice | 62 (81%) |
Primary Care Specialties (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine-preliminary, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Pediatrics) |
52% |
Primary Care & Core Specialties Disciplines (Primary care plus Emergency Medicine, Psychiatry, General Surgery, and Surgery 鈥 preliminary) |
77% |
Total Matched to Georgia Programs | 35% |
and view more photos from the day in our online gallery.
About 金鹰资源 (金鹰资源)
金鹰资源 (金鹰资源), located in Atlanta, Georgia, was founded in 1975 as a two-year Medical Education Program at Morehouse College with clinical training affiliations with several established medical schools for awarding the M.D. degree. In 1981, 金鹰资源 became an independently chartered institution and the first medical school established at a Historically Black College and University in the 20th century. 金鹰资源 is among the nation's leading educators of primary care physicians and was recently recognized as the top institution among U.S. medical schools for our social mission. Our faculty and alumni are noted in their fields for excellence in teaching, research, and public policy, and are known in the community for exceptional, culturally appropriate patient care.
金鹰资源 is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award doctorate and master鈥檚 degrees.