Boris Pavlin celebrates his residency match at Yale-New Haven Hospital in Connecticut. (photos by Dana Johnson)
Location known — Medical students learn residency slots
Justin Lockman kisses his wife Meghan after matching at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Lockman is one of several married VUSM students.
Tracy Clark hugs Dr. Bonnie Miller, associate dean for Medical Students, at the Match Day event. Clark matched at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles.
James Sieradzki, the last name to be called, won the fishbowl of money. Sieradzki matched at Northwestern.
Tumi Johnson, center, celebrates after her NYU residency match Thursday afternoon. Johnson’s sister, Tola, and student Joanna Hwang congratulate her.
A Wednesday hike at Percy Warner Park and a Match Day breakfast at The Pancake Pantry with classmates helped ease the “where will I be serving my residency” jitters for Kristin Ehst, class president of the Class of 2003.
Ehst, who learned during Thursday’s nationwide Match Day that she will serve a medicine/pediatric residency at Vanderbilt, said the day was bittersweet for the class as they come to the end of four years together, but look forward to new opportunities. The class cheered a teary, red-faced Ehst as she received the sealed envelope containing the location of her residency.
“This class has been a close community of family and friends. We have really grown up together, going through many pivotal life changes, including marriages, births, the death of loved ones, not to mention the emotional stress that comes with medical education,” Ehst said. “I believe that many of us would say that our deepest friendships have been made during the past four years, as we have labored next to each other in the classroom and on the wards. Over the past month we have felt an overwhelming sense of nostalgia mixed with appreciation for the incredible opportunities that lie before us.”
Ehst, whose mother, Ann and sister, Melissa surprised her by driving from Pennsylvania for Match Day, said she hopes to eventually work in an underserved area where she can care for entire families, such as rural Appalachia, in a community health care center, or in an urban setting where she could care for refugee families.
Medical students across the country started the process for the National Residency Match Program (NRMP) more than a year ago by formulating initial lists of medical centers and hospitals to be considered for application and review. After grueling application processes and on-site interviews, residency preference lists are prepared by the students and the various programs. The NRMP computer then matches the programs and students to give each their best choice. Match Day is the national event where the selections are revealed to medical students across the country.
Dr. Steven G. Gabbe kicked off the official Match Day celebration for the 92 Vanderbilt students who matched at institutions in 27 states. Twenty-two students matched at Vanderbilt. One student matched at Harvard, two at Johns Hopkins and Yale, and four at the University of Michigan.
“It’s a very exciting day in the life of the School of Medicine, but more importantly, in your lives. You will always be part of the Vanderbilt family, and we will be here to help you in any way we can,” said Gabbe, dean of the School of Medicine. “You’ll be warmly welcomed at your new locations. Vanderbilt students are always well prepared, and are great people. They’re always the leaders in every program.”
The medical students cheered Gabbe when he placed a $100 bill in the fishbowl. Following Vanderbilt tradition, each student places $1 in the fishbowl, and the student whose envelope is drawn last wins the money. This year’s winner was James Sieradzki, who will go to McGaw Medical Center at Northwestern University in Chicago for a residency in orthopaedic surgery.
Dr. Bonnie M. Miller, associate dean for Medical Students, wished the students luck, and then explained the process.
“After you get your envelope, do what you wish with the information,” she said. “You can open it up here in front of everybody, but some will decide to run back to the bathroom to open theirs.”
Many medical students were accompanied to the front of the room by their spouses, significant others and babies.
It was truly a family day for Karen Martin, who was accompanied to Match Day by her husband, her 14-month-old son, Alex, and her parents.
Martin gave birth to Alex in January of her third year of medical school. He was seven weeks early, weighed only 3 pounds, 11 ounces, and spent the first month of his life in Vanderbilt’s neonatal intensive care unit.
On Thursday, however, the curly-haired Alex found the steps of 208 Light Hall fascinating as he walked up and down the steps and played with a toy truck while he waited for his mother, one of the last to be called, to find out she would be staying at Vanderbilt for an internal medicine residency. Martin’s husband and both sets of grandparents, who live nearby, will continue taking turns keeping Alex while Martin works at the hospital.
“I have a lot of help,” she said.
Residency Assignment—Class of 2003
Wesley Abadie—Vanderbilt, Surgery-Preliminary
Dana Adkins—Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Internal Medicine, Portsmouth, Va.
Lisa Andrews—Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania, Pediatrics, Philadelphia
Randy Bourne—University of New Mexico SOM, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Albuquerque
Kou-Wei Chiu—Riverside Regional Medical Center, Family Practice, Newport News, Va.
Tracy Clark—Children’s Hospital/Los Angeles, Pediatrics
John Conoyer—Vanderbilt, Otolaryngology
Meg Corrigan—Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Psychiatry, St. Louis
Samuel Coy—University of Chicago Hospital, Orthopaedic Surgery, Chicago
Jerry Crook—Vanderbilt, Internal Medicine
Dhiren Dave—UCLA Medical Center, Urology
Josh Denny—Vanderbilt, Internal Medicine
Danielle Dion—Vanderbilt, Obstetrics /Gynecology
Lesly Dossett—Vanderbilt,General Surgery
David Duong—Stanford University, Urology, Palo Alto, Calif.
Maren Eggert—University of Minnesota Medical School, Internal Medicine, Minneapolis
Kristin Ehst—Vanderbilt, Medicine: Pediatrics
Brian Emerson—Austin Medical Education Programs, Transitional, Austin; Mayo Graduate SOM, Anesthesiology, Jacksonville, Fla.
Justin Esses—Boston University Medical Center, Psychiatry, Boston
William Fiske—Duke University Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Durham
Brent Frisbie—Baptist Hospital, Preliminary, Nashville; Vanderbilt, Diagnostic Radiology
Sandra Garrard—Utah Valley Family Practice, Family Practice, Provo, Utah
Stephen Gimple—Vanderbilt, Internal Medicine
Joann Goring—Vanderbilt, Internal Medicine
Daniel Grippo—HealthONE Alliance, Transitional, Denver; Vanderbilt, Diagnostic Radiology
Stephanie Harris—The Medical College of Wisconsin, Urology, Milwaukee
Susan Hata—Vanderbilt, Medicine: Pediatrics
Jonathan Heavey—University of Virginia, Emergency Medicine, Charlottesville
Chris Hilton—University of Minnesota, Otolaryngology, Minneapolis
Sam Hong—Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Internal Medicine, St. Louis
Alex Hughes—UCLA Medical Center, Orthopaedic Surgery, Los Angeles
Mimi Huizinga—Vanderbilt, Internal Medicine
Joanna Hwang—University of Wisconsin Hospitals, Otolaryngology, Madison
Gopa Iyer—Forest Park Hospital, Transitional, St. Louis
Lisa Jackson—Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Chicago
Lin Jin—Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Medicine-Primary, Santa Clara, Calif.
Kevin Jo—University of Colorado SOM, Internal Medicine, Denver
Tumi Johnson—NYU School of Medicine, Medicine-Primary
Michael Johnston-—Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Surgery, Portsmouth, Va.
Jeff Jorgensen—Vanderbilt, Surgery-Preliminary
Se Ryoung Kim—Yale-New Haven Hospital, Internal Medicine
Kris Kimball—University of Alabama Hospital, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Birmingham
Kevin Kozak—Boston University Medical Center, Transitional; Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Radiation Oncology, Boston
Brian Lindman—Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Internal Medicine, St. Louis
Justin Lockman—Johns Hopkins Hospital, Pediatrics, Baltimore
Dee Malkerneker—Vanderbilt, Surgery-Preliminary
Annis Marney—Vanderbilt, Internal Medicine
Karen Martin—Vanderbilt, Internal Medicine
Nicole McCoin—Vanderbilt, Emergency Medicine
Morgan McDonald—University of North Carolina Hospital, Medicine: Pediatrics, Chapel Hill
Jared McKinney—Vanderbilt, Emergency Medicine
Andy Michel—Harvard Longwood Psychiatric-Mt. Auburn Hospital, Psychiatry, Cambridge
Suhail Mithani—Johns Hopkins Hospital, General Surgery, Baltimore
Constance Mobley—University of Michigan Hospitals, General Surgery, Ann Arbor
Allan Moore—Massachusetts General Hospital, Internal Medicine, Boston
John Mori—University of Rochester/Strong Memorial, Neurology, Rochester, N.Y.
David Morris—University of Michigan Hospitals, Urology, Ann Arbor
Rahul Nayak—University of Michigan Hospitals, Internal Medicine, Ann Arbor
Chris Nolte—Mayo Clinic, Neurology, Jacksonville, Fla.
Kristin Nyweide—University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Pediatrics, Seattle
Colleen O’Connor—University of Colorado SOM, Pediatrics, Denver
J.P. Olarte—University of North Carolina Hospital, General Psychiatry, Chapel Hill
Mona Patel—Massachusetts General Hospital, Psychiatry, Boston
Boris Pavlin—Yale-New Haven Hospital, Medicine-Preliminary
Rob Peck—Massachusetts General Hospital, Medicine: Pediatrics, Boston
Lauren Peters—UCLA Medical Center, Pediatrics
Bill Pidwell—University of Utah Affiliated Hospital, Family Practice, Salt Lake City
May Pini—New England Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Boston
Susannah Quisling—University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Medicine-Preliminary, Ophthalmology, Iowa City
Krishna Ratnam—Jackson Memorial Hospital, Internal Medicine, Miami
Doreen Ray—Mt. Sinai Hospital, Medicine: Pediatrics, New York
Brent Rexer—Vanderbilt, Internal Medicine
Jacob Richardson—Walter Reed Army Hospital, Psychiatry, Washington D.C.
Chloe Rowe—Children’s Memorial Hospital, Pediatrics, Chicago
Brian Shannon—University of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics, Orthopaedic Surgery, Madison
Michael Shashaty—Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Internal Medicine, Philadelphia
Eric Shinohara—Vanderbilt, Research: Radiation Oncology
Kathrin Sidell—Stanford University, Pediatrics, Palo Alto
James Sieradzki—McGaw Medical Center-Northwestern University, Orthopaedic Surgery, Chicago
Jeff Smithers—Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Medicine: Pediatrics, Phoenix
Jonathan Spanier—Vanderbilt, Pediatrics
John Stafford—Vanderbilt, Internal Medicine
Jeffrey Stark—Emory University SOM, Internal Medicine, Atlanta
Emily Stoneman—University of Michigan Hospitals, Internal Medicine, Ann Arbor
Hema Thakar—University of Texas SW Medical School, General Surgery, Dallas
Andrew Trueblood—University of Chicago Hospital, Orthopaedic Surgery, Chicago
Kim Vinson—University of Arkansas, Otolaryngology, Fayetteville
Sonya Wang—New England Medical Center, Pediatrics, Boston
Todd Wine—University of Cincinnati, Otolaryngology
Jack Wu—Cook County Hospital, Medicine-Preliminary, Emergency Medicine, Chicago
Steve Wu—Children’s Hospital Medical Center/University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Child Neurology, Cincinnati
James Yeh—Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Santa Clara, Calif.