Today is Residency Match Day, the moment when over 20,000 applicants learn where they have “matched” to pursue residency training come July. For the uninitiated, here are more articles on match day and the residency match process.
You can imagine the amount of jubilation surrounding this event. Stress- and anxiety-ridden medical students discover the light that follows their four years of slavery through medical school (little do they know that the slavery continues into residency, but let’s not spoil the moment). Families proudly rejoice the significant achievements of their loved ones. Friends find another reason to capture the excitement over a pint or two. And then … there are the overworked, overstressed, over-everything interns who look forward to their replacements arriving soon.
