by Kathy Whitney
Vanderbilt’s Match Day celebration was held in person this year and allowed for family and friends to gather in Langford Auditorium to support the fourth-year medical students as they learned which residency programs they matched into.
Held on March 18, Match Day was the crowning moment of the National Resident Match Program, which matched thousands of medical students with residency programs at medical centers and hospitals across the country.
Amy Fleming, MD, MHPE, associate dean of Medical Student Affairs, randomly called student names, and one by one, 88 of the graduates revealed on stage where he or she had matched and into which specialty. Donald Brady, MD, senior associate dean of Health Sciences Education, placed a pin on the U.S. map documenting each student’s residency placement.
“We are grateful to be able to celebrate the class of 2022 in person, surrounded by their family, friends, peers, teachers and mentors,” Fleming said. “Each of our students has continued to learn, grow and serve, completing their MD training despite many obstacles.
“We are proud of their accomplishments in service, clinical care, research and innovations as well as their deep investment in the care of our patients. This graduating class helped spearhead efforts that provided exceptional care to patients during the pandemic including telemedicine access, COVID vaccine clinics, and care for the underserved. Match Day was a celebration of their efforts and accomplishments and allowed us, as faculty, to thank them for their service to Vanderbilt, to our patients and to our community.”
This year, of the 99 members of the class, 22 will stay at Vanderbilt for residency, and five will stay for their preliminary year before going elsewhere for residency. A higher-than-average number of students — 12 — matched into pediatrics, and 10 matched into anesthesiology. Four couples participated in Couples Match, including Alan Makhoul and Lex Erath.
The couple met at the School of Medicine’s orientation in 2017 and will marry in May. Makhoul matched into plastic surgery and Erath into anesthesia, both at the University of Pennsylvania. The couple extended their time at VUSM by a year to allow Erath to earn her dual MD/MBA degrees.
“You have to be willing to compromise,” Makhoul said of participating in Couples Match. “The whole idea of the Couples Match is that you’re going together, so all of the combinations on your list should be choices that you’ve agreed on. You should both feel comfortable.”
Steven Scaglione will return to his home state of Michigan for his residency in pediatrics at the University of Michigan. He and his twin brother were the first in their family to attend college. He hopes to eventually do a subspeciality fellowship and serve as a mentor in
academic medicine.
Somto Ukwuani will be staying at Vanderbilt for her pediatrics residency. As a medical student, she served as co-chair of the social mission committee and plans to continue her work in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).
“There was a lot that went into my decision of wanting to stay at Vanderbilt for residency, and I am so excited to have this opportunity,” Ukwuani said. “I think there are a lot of actionable steps the pediatric residency program has taken to intentionally increase their DEI efforts. I’m really excited to get to know my future co-residents, their passions, and work together to make change that will benefit our patients, program and our community at large.”
The Breakdown of Match Specialties for Residency: Anesthesiology: 10; Dermatology: 4; Emergency Med: 4; Family Medicine: 1; Internal Medicine: 10; Interventional Radiology: 2; Medicine/Pediatrics: 3; Neurological Surgery: 3; Neurology: 4; OB/GYN: 3; Ophthalmology: 3; Orthopaedic
Surgery: 5; Otolaryngology: 5; Pathology: 2; Pediatrics: 12; Pediatrics/Medical Genetics: 1; PM&R: 1; Plastic Surgery (Integrated): 3; Psychiatry: 5; Radiology-Diagnostic: 2; Surgery-General: 4; Urology: 1.
Residency assignments
Abin Abraham – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Pediatrics
Ryan Ahmed – U. of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Psychiatry
Amany Alshibli – U.C. San Francisco, Anesthesiology
Alexandra Alving-Trinh – U.C. San Diego Medical Center, Plastic Surgery
Santiago Angaramo – Ohio State U. Medical Center, Internal Medicine-Preliminary/Ophthalmology
Jacqueline Antoun – Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Pediatrics
Marc Blatt – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Emergency Medicine
Alexandra Brito – Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Internal Medicine-Preliminary/Neurology
Sarah Brown – Massachusetts General Hospital, Internal Medicine
Lin Cao – VUMC, Internal Medicine
Heidi Carpenter – George Washington U., OB-GYN
Carsen Cash – VUMC, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Rachel Chang – U.C. San Francisco, Internal Medicine
Michael Clark – Hospital of the U. of Pennsylvania, Surgery-General
Jordan Clawson – VUMC, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Benjamin Coiner – Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical
Patrick Donegan – U. of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Internal Medicine-Preliminary/Ophthalmology
Leland Dunwoodie – Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Pediatrics
Hatice Eken – UPMC Medical Education, Psychiatry
Lex Erath – Hospital of the U. of Pennsylvania, Anesthesiology
Caroline Erickson – U.C. San Francisco, Surgery-General
Zachary Feldman – Yale-New Haven Hospital, Internal Medicine
Landon Fike – VUMC, Internal Medicine-Preliminary/Radiology Diagnostic
Elizabeth Flook – Hospital of the U. of Pennsylvania, Psychiatry
Morgan Flynn – VUMC, Psychiatry
Jessa Fogel – U. of Maryland Medical Center, Orthopaedic Surgery
Caleb Ford – Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Orthopaedic Surgery
Rachel Fortner-Goddard – U. of Cincinnati Medical Center, Anesthesiology
Hernan Gonzalez – U.C. San Diego Medical Center, Neurological Surgery
Tavia Gonzalez Pena – VUMC, OB-GYN
Alan Grusky – UCLA Medical Center, Family Medicine
Cihang Gu – UPMC Medical Education, Internal Medicine
Bradley Guidry – U. of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Neurological Surgery
Veerain Gupta – VUMC, Urology
Roman Gusdorf – VUMC, Pediatrics
Briana Halle – Scripps Mercy Hospital, Transitional; U.C. Irvine Medical Center, Dermatology
Noah Harrison – Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Orthopaedic Surgery
Stephanie Hart – VUMC, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical
Olivia Henry – Weill Cornell Medical Center, Anesthesiology
Adam Hetzler – Geisinger Health System, Transitional/Dermatology
Meredith Huszagh – U. of Minnesota Medical School, OB-GYN
Sharon Kam – California Pacific Medical Center, Internal Medicine-Preliminary; Massachusetts General Hospital, Dermatology
Hannah Kay – U. of Michigan Hospital, Otolaryngology
Nicole Kloosterman – Medical University of South Carolina, Otolaryngology
Beatrice Konrad – VUMC, Surgery/Preliminary
Victoria Lawson – VUMC, Pediatrics
Chi Le – Mount Sinai Hospital, Neurological Surgery
Katherine Lee – U. of Maryland Mercy Medical Center, Internal Medicine-Preliminary; Johns Hopkins Hospital, Anesthesiology
Sean Lee – U. of Arizona College of Medicine, Neurology
Zi Wei Liao – U. of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Anesthesiology
Aaron Lim – UT Ascension St. Thomas, Internal Medicine-Preliminary; Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Radiology Diagnostic
Yangzi Liu – Hospital of the U. of Pennsylvania, Surgery-General
Clair Lo – VUMC, Internal Medicine
Joseph Luchsinger – Yale-New Haven Hospital, Psychiatry
Emily Mace – VUMC, Otolaryngology
Caroline Maguire – Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Pediatrics
Alan Makhoul – Hospital of the U. of Pennsylvania, Plastic Surgery-Integrated
Kevin Manz – Yale-New Haven Hospital, Internal Medicine-Preliminary/Neurology
Cooper March – U. of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Emergency Medicine
Victoria Martucci – U. of Colorado School of Medicine, Pediatrics-Medical Genetics
Katlyn McKay – VUMC, Surgery-General
Mallory McKeon – U. of Cincinnati Medical Center, Otolaryngology
Evan Mercer – VUMC, Internal Medicine-Pediatrics
Elizabeth Moore – Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Internal Medicine-Preliminary/Neurology
Cullen Moran – VUMC, Surgery-Preliminary/Ophthalmology
Christian Nguyen – UCLA Medical Center, Interventional Radiology-Integrated
Matthew Nordness – VUMC, Anesthesiology
Jessica O’Shea – Hospital of the U. of Pennsylvania, Emergency Medicine
Thomas Perez – Virginia Mason Medical Center, Transitional; U. of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Interventional Radiology-Integrated
Sarah Pourali – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Internal Medicine-Preliminary; VUMC, Dermatology
Kia Quinlan – Baylor College of Medicine, Pediatrics
Rahul Ramaswamy – Barnes Jewish Hospital, Internal Medicine
Benjamin Reisman – Johns Hopkins Hospital, Internal Medicine
Chelsea Rogers – MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Internal Medicine-Preliminary; Johns Hopkins Hospital, Anesthesiology
Sounak Roy – U. of Florida College of Medicine, Anesthesiology
Pooja Santapuram – New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia U. Medical Center, Anesthesiology
Katherine Sborov – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Orthopaedic Surgery
Steven Scaglione – U. of Michigan Hospitals, Pediatrics
Hunter Sceats – Stanford Medical Center, Surgery-Preliminary
Andrew Schaffer – VUMC, Internal Medicine-Preliminary
Timothy Schurz – U. of Michigan Hospitals, Pediatrics
Cody Stothers – U. of Cincinnati Medical Center, Emergency Medicine
Aisha Suara – VUMC, Internal Medicine-Pediatrics
Emily Thomas – Indiana U. School of Medicine, Internal Medicine-Pediatrics
Austin Triana – VUMC, Internal Medicine
Somtochukwu Ukwuani – VUMC, Pediatrics
Dakota Vaughan – U. of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Internal Medicine-Preliminary
Kelly Vittetoe – VUMC, Otolaryngology
John Walker – Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania, Pediatrics
Alexander Wells – U.C. San Francisco, Internal Medicine
Colin White-Dzuro – U. Texas Southwestern Medical School, Plastic Surgery-Integrated
Rachel Windmueller – VUMC, Orthopaedic Surgery
Raymond Zhou – VUMC, Surgery-Preliminary
Ryan Zinone – Tripler Army Medical Center, Pediatrics