UH Med Now
Match Day: 70 Future physicians at the UH medical school found their “match” with residency training programs today Date: March 18th, 2022 in JABSOM News
![]()
Match Day, one of the most exciting days in a medical student’s life, represents a new start in their journey to becoming doctors. It is the culmination of their sacrifices, hard work, and dedication to their lives as future physicians. That day has finally come for the fourth-year medical students at the University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine (UH JABSOM), as well as other medical students throughout the country. Today they found out which residency program they will be training at as new physicians for the next three to five years of their medical careers.
This was the second year that Match Day was celebrated as a hybrid event for JABSOM students, with some students opting to join their class virtually so that they can celebrate at home with loved ones. Students attending Match Day in-person learned of their placements with their classmates in the auditorium at JABSOM while their guests watched with excitement at a different location on campus. The close-knit class made a pact not to open their emails or envelopes until the clock struck at 7:00 a.m. Hawaiʻi Standard Time, along with other graduating medical students across the country. JABSOM Students Overwhelmingly Choose Primary Care-Front Line Specialties (64%) For another year, JABSOM students chose primary care specialties, including internal medicine, family medicine, emergency medicine, pediatrics and obstetrics-gynecology. The students of this year’s graduating class were matched into 17 different specialities. This year sees the highest number of students (10) going into emergency medicine, while internal medicine remains the top choice among this year’s JABSOM students, with 20 students going into that practice. An overwhelming number of students are either staying in Hawaiʻi or close to the islands for their post-medical school training (Hawai’i: 20, California: 27, Oregon: 3, Washington: 1). Below is the breakdown of students by specialty: How Match Day Works Watch our highlights video by Deborah Dimaya and hear why some students chose their respective specialties Watch the livestream recap: Janell Agcaoili, JABSOM Communications ![]() Students pop a confetti bottle to celebrate! Deborah Dimaya photo. |