Congratulations to the Class of 2016!

View and download some of the memorable moments from Match Day, plus Match results for SMD’16.

Match Day 2016 Photos

100% Matched

March 18, 2016 — With a huge roar just after noon, the University of Virginia School of Medicine’s Class of 2016 opened envelopes and learned where they would be heading for additional training as residents.

All 153 members of the Class of 2016 were matched to a residency. Here are some Match Day statistics for this year’s class, courtesy of the UVA Health System:

• 25: Number of Class of 2016 graduates that will do their residency at UVA Health System.
• 31: Number of states (along with Washington, D.C.) where graduates will perform their residencies.
• 18: Number of different specialties in which the Class of 2016 will perform residencies.
• 31: Number of graduates pursuing residencies in internal medicine, the most popular specialty this year. Here’s the other 10 most popular residencies among this year’s graduating class:
  • Pediatrics – 17
  • General Surgery – 15
  • Emergency Medicine – 14
  • Anesthesiology – 11
  • Family Medicine – 8
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology – 7
  • Psychiatry – 7
  • Radiology – 7
  • Orthopaedic Surgery – 6
  • Urology – 6