The Big Picture


Jack Kearse

Opening their Match Day envelopes in unison at noon on Friday, March 18, approximately 126 graduating students of the School of Medicine Class of 2016 erupted in shouts of delight and tears of happiness as they learned where they will begin their careers as doctors. Match Day is the annual pairing of graduating US medical students with postgraduate residency training programs. The Emory students were among 18,000 medical students participating nationwide.

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