Each year, fourth-year medical students across the country view the third week of March as the beginning of their careers in medicine. Match Day, created in 1952, is a event organized by the National Resident Match Program during which students in the United States are "matched" with residency and fellowship training programs throughout the country.
On Friday, March 15, 2024, 128 fourth-year medical students at Duke opened their envelopes and learned where in the country they will complete residency training. Duke medical students are headed to some of the nation’s most prestigious residency programs, with 29 matching at Duke.
2024 Match Highlights
| # | Most Frequently Matched Specialty |
|---|---|
| 24 | Internal Medicine |
| 11 | Obstetrics & Gynecology |
| 11 | Orthopaedic Surgery |
| 11 | General Surgery |
| 9 | Anesthesiology |
| # | Most Matched Geographical Locations |
|---|---|
| 35 | North Carolina |
| 14 | California |
| 12 | Massachusetts |
| 10 | New York |
| # | Most Frequently Matched Institution |
|---|---|
| 29 | Duke University |
| 9 | Massachusetts General Brigham (MGB) |
| 5 | Northwestern University McGaw Medical Center |
| 5 | Stanford Health Care |
All Matches
| # of Matches | Specialty |
|---|---|
| 9 | Anesthesiology |
| 5 | Dermatology |
| 3 | Emergency Medicine |
| 2 | Family Medicine |
| 24 | Internal Medicine |
| 6 | Internal Medicine/Pediatrics |
| 2 | Internal Medicine/Psychiatry |
| 3 | Interventional Radiology |
| 5 | Neurological Surgery |
| 1 | Neurology |
| 11 | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| 5 | Ophthalmology |
| 11 | Orthopaedic Surgery |
| 3 | Otolaryngology |
| 1 | Pathology |
| 4 | Pediatrics |
| 1 | Pediatrics/Medical Genetics |
| 5 | Plastic Surgery |
| 5 | Psychiatry |
| 1 | Psychiatry/Family medicine |
| 1 | Radiation Oncology |
| 6 | Radiology-Diagnostic |
| 11 | Surgery-General |
| 1 | Urology |
| 2 | Vascular Surgery |
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