{"id":164,"date":"2023-12-08T04:18:55","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T12:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/education\/?page_id=164"},"modified":"2026-03-20T16:01:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T23:01:59","slug":"match-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/education\/match-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Match Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-primary horizontal-navigation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-primary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper has-horizontal-nav\">\n\n          <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\n                  <div class=\"eyebrow-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/education\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Education\">Education<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n        \n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Match Day<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n              <\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--link eyebrow-link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/www.keckmedicine.org\/find-a-doctor\/\"\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read&#x20;more&#x20;about&#x20;Are&#x20;You&#x20;a&#x20;Patient&#x3F;\">\n        Are You a Patient?\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n    \n      \n              <div class=\"horizontal-nav\">\n                      <div class=\"horizontal-menu-container\">\n              <button class=\"expand-menu\">\n                                  In This Section\n                                <svg class=\"menu\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\"\n                  y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                  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\n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>Go beyond the results and experience Match Day through the voices of our students, faculty, and families. From early anticipation to life-changing announcements, this year\u2019s celebration captures the moments that define the journey to residency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"links-container\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/uscs-md-class-of-2026-gets-a-first-look-at-their-postgrad-futures-on-match-day\/\"\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read&#x20;more&#x20;about&#x20;Read&#x20;the&#x20;Full&#x20;Story\">\n    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 12\"><polygon points=\"14 0 20 6 19 7 19 7 19 7 14 12 13 10.9 16.9 7 0 7 0 5 17 5 13 1 14 0\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/><\/svg>    Read the Full Story\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/03\/Match-Day-2026-768x768.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/03\/Match-Day-2026-1280x1280.png 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/03\/Match-Day-2026-768x768.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Match Day 2026\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Match Day 2026 Results\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>This year, 201 MD students from the Keck School of Medicine of USC matched into residency programs across 17 states, with 73% remaining in California for their first year of training. With a 96% match rate, graduates will continue their training at leading institutions nationwide, pursuing specialties such as Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Family Medicine, and General Surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/03\/KSOM-2026-Match-graphic_FINAL-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/03\/KSOM-2026-Match-graphic_FINAL.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/03\/KSOM-2026-Match-graphic_FINAL-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Match Day 2026 Infographic\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text light-gray\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Watch the Match Day 2026 Celebration<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Experience this milestone moment as our students take the next step in their medical careers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/_l-O7xDB_1E?si=N_Bo4_2oaPNJGHDa&amp;t=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the Ceremony<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--quote \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--quote\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          A Message from the Dean\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <div class=\"quote-container\">\n\n    <div class=\"left\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description quote\">\n\n    \n  <p>Embrace change and explore how you can push us forward to a new horizon in medicine. \u2026 You have the tools to excel in whatever specialty or focus area you choose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"attribution\">\n          Carolyn C Meltzer, MD, Dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC,  May S. and John H. Hooval, M.D., Dean\u2019s Chair\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/06\/Meltzer_Carolyn_KeckSchoolofMedicineofUSC-1x1-1-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/06\/Meltzer_Carolyn_KeckSchoolofMedicineofUSC-1x1-1-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Carolyn Meltzer, MD\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n                                                                                                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--photo-wall \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--photo-wall\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"heading-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Celebrating Match Day\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-large\">\n\n    \n  <p>Joy, relief, pride, and celebration all in one place. 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