By Amy Ellis, University Communication | March 17, 2017
Medical students, family and friends filled the auditorium and several overflow rooms at the Brody School of Medicine on Mar. 17 for the 2017 residency match day event. In keeping with Brody’s mission to tackle the statewide shortage of primary care physicians, 61 percent of Brody graduates will be entering primary care residencies, and 36 percent will remain in North Carolina for their training.
23 percent of Brody graduates will be entering a pediatrics residency. This is up from 19 percent last year.
“It’s important to me to work in a city because I want to work with underserved minority children in an urban area. I want to reach the kids who have the least resources. Since that’s the population I want to work with, I want to train in that environment.”
-Kristen Everett Matched: Children’s National in DC – Pediatrics
Before they can independently provide direct patient care, U.S. medical school graduates must complete a three- to seven-year residency program accredited in a recognized medical specialty. The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) is the organization that places applicants for postgraduate medical training positions into the various residency programs at teaching hospitals across the country. Thousands of fourth-year medical students nationwide learned their residency destinations today.
16 percent of Brody graduates will remain at Vidant Medical Center, Brody’s affiliated teaching hospital, for their residency training. This is up from 12.5 percent last year. Historical data suggests that about 70 percent of these physicians will stay in North Carolina to practice after completing their residencies.
“I’m overwhelmed and excited that I matched with my number one choice and I get to stay home. I grew up near here, my family is here, this is home to me. And when I finish residency, I hope to work in a local emergency department somewhere in eastern North Carolina.”
- Augustin DuSablon, Matched: East Carolina University/Vidant Medical Center – Emergency Medicine
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Photos by Cliff Hollis