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Posted: 7:37 PM Mar 18, 2010
Match Day At ECU Med School
The country's future doctors had a life-changing moment Thursday.
Reporter: Dave Jordan |
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The country's future doctors had a life-changing moment Thursday.
Sixty-five graduating East Carolina University medical students got their matches-- which means they found out where they'll be doing their residencies. U.S. medical school graduates normally complete a three- to seven-year residency program accredited in a recognized medical specialty.
Some will be going to cities such as New Orleans, San Francisco, and Indianapolis, and some will be staying in Greenville.
Thirty-one of the students who received their matches will be staying in North Carolina, and fifteen of those will train ECU.
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Posted by: Bozo
on Mar 19, 2010 at 10:13 AM
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Posted by: Soon-to-be-Dr
Location: ECU Brody School of Medicine
on Mar 19, 2010 at 10:08 AM
The Match is a fairly unique job application process. First we apply to however many programs we want/can afford to, usually 15-40 depending on specialty. Then we interview at however many we can over a 3 month period or so. After this, we make a rank list of the programs we want to train at and the programs make a list of the candidates they would like to have. Our list is usually 10-20 programs. A computer somewhere then "matches" the two lists giving preference to the candidate's list (our number one is more important than the program's nubmer one.) We have no clue where we might wind up until we open that envelope on match day because there are rules about what the programs can tell us as far as where they will be ranking us. Now we have until mid-June to find and buy a house or appartment in a new place, all while still finishing up med school.
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Location: Greenville
on Mar 19, 2010 at 09:58 AM
Often it's really good to do your residency in a different location from where you attended medical school. It provides diversity in training and depending on your specialty, you want to be hired by the residency program with the best training for your chosen specialty. Many who attended Medical school elsewhere will come to ECU for residency and some will remain in NC to practice later. The student and the residency program each submit their prioritized choices and the ideal result for both is that the student and and the residency program are able to be "matched" with each's first choice.
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