Match Day

MD students from the Keck School of Medicine of USC enjoyed an impressive 97.7% total match rate this year, of which 78% will complete all or part of their training in California. Students will train in 19 states outside of California: 7 are headed to New York, the second most popular residency destination. More Match facts:

• How many matched total: 174
• How many states: 20
• Total % match rate: 97.7
• What % are in California: 78% will complete all or a portion of their training in California
• What % are in another state of relevance: New York (4%), Texas (3%), Michigan (2%)
• Top specialties: Internal Medicine (19.5%), Anesthesiology (9%), Psychiatry (9%), General Surgery (6%)

Though it has been a winter of record-setting rains, it was nothing but blue skies Friday, as members of the MD class of 2023 gathered at Keck School of Medicine to tear open the envelopes that held the maps to their futures.

Finding those futures was part of Match Day, which each year brings students together – along with family and friends – to learn where they will be spending their residencies as they continue to advance their medical training. Each year, students nationwide receive the news at precisely 9 am Pacific Daylight Time, and this year at the Keck School, as the clock moved to the top of the hour, the anxious rustle of paper quickly gave way to shouts of delight.