On March 20, at noon, seniors at New York Medical College (NYMC) School of Medicine (SOM), along with graduating medical students across the nation, learned where they were matched to medical residency programs and will continue their training for the next several years in their chosen specialty. Conducted annually by the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP), the Match uses a computer algorithm to align the preferences of applicants with the preferences of residency programs, to fill the available training positions at U.S. teaching hospitals. This year’s match included the largest number of applicants in NRMP’s history, with a record number of 53,373 applicants total, competing for more than 44,344 positions.
“I am beyond excited to begin my neurology training at Stanford. My time at NYMC has been nothing short of transformative, and I am deeply grateful for the incredible community that has shaped and inspired me, from my classmates to the faculty and mentors who guided and encouraged me along the way,” said Audrey Huang, SOM Class of 2026. “It has been a privilege to grow here, and I am so excited to carry everything I have learned into the next chapter of my career.”
“I am so grateful for the stellar education I have received at NYMC. I have had the most wonderful and outgoing mentors who have helped me excel both as a student and a professional,” said Ryan Cosgro, SOM Class of 2026, who matched in interventional radiology at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. “I am so excited to enter this next chapter of residency.”
“I am so grateful, fortunate, and ecstatic to match at Boston University for internal medicine, said Lillian Huang, SOM Class of 2026. “As my alma mater, BU is where my premedical journey began, and I’m ready to take it to the next level. My experience at NYMC has been ambitious, supportive, and collaborative. I feel so proud of our Match Day and promise to always try my best for others. Thank you, NYMC!”
The Class of 2026 will go on to train in 21 states and the District of Columbia at 99 different institutions, including at NYMC major clinical affiliates Westchester Medical Center and NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan, as well as local clinical affiliates Phelps Hospital, Lenox Hill Hospital, Northern Westchester Hospital, and Greenwich Hospital. They will also train at other major top-tier, research-intensive, academic medical centers across the country, including Beth Israel-Deaconess and Massachusetts General of the Harvard Medical School, Brown, Mount Sinai, Boston University, Stanford, Mayo Clinic, Columbia, George Washington University, Weill Cornell, New York University, Cedars Sinai, UCLA, Tufts, Tulane, Vanderbilt, and Yale.
The top career choices for the Class of 2026 were internal medicine, surgery, emergency medicine, psychiatry, anesthesiology, neurology, orthopaedic surgery, and radiology.
Members of the SOM administration also offered their congratulations and words of wisdom.
“Today is a great day of celebration! Where you have matched is very impressive. You have matched at medical institutions that are going to provide great training and allow you to reach your potential and have the career you want in medicine,” said Neil W. Schluger, M.D., SOM dean, during the Match Day event.
“As we approach the moment, you will find out where you will all be going. Remember that no matter what is in that envelope, it marks the crowning achievement of all you have accomplished, and all you have worked for, because it’s not what’s inside that envelope that matters, it’s what’s inside you,” said Susan Rachlin, M.D., senior associate dean of student affairs. “Any program will make you the specialist of your choice. So, please, relish and treasure this moment.”
“Graduates, spring is about growth. It’s also about unpredictable weather. Some days will feel sunny and just great. Some days will feel like a snow bomb cyclone. That’s residency. Pack layers,” said Jane Ponterio, M.D., dean of students.
