Students Celebrate Residency Revelations
By Charles Buchanan
On March 19, a long, suspenseful wait came to an end with the ripping of envelopes and a chorus of cheers for the class of 2009. The 167 graduates will conduct their residency training at 64 hospitals in 25 states.
As the students signed a United States map to mark their future destinations, Laura Kezar, M.D., associate dean for students, noted that 82 percent are pursuing residencies in the Southeast, with 46 percent remaining in Alabama. In addition, 21 percent of the graduates matched to surgical subspecialties, and another 44 percent chose primary care fields including internal medicine, family medicine, and pediatrics. “One of our missions is to train primary care physicians for the residents of Alabama, and the 2009 class is well-represented in these specialties and the state,” Kezar said.
Experience the excitement of Match Day 2009 through a video and the match results.