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NYITCOM Celebrates Match Day 2024

New York Tech Medical Students Learn Where They Will Complete Their Residencies

Old Westbury, NY (03/15/2024) — Today students from New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine's (NYITCOM) Class of 2024 discovered what their futures hold after medical school.

During the annual event, known as Match Day, NYITCOM students join future physicians across the United States in learning their "matches," or where they will spend the next several years completing their medical residencies.

Upon completing medical school, U.S. physicians must successfully undergo a residency to obtain their medical licenses. Residencies typically last three to seven years, depending on the specialty.

Match Day is one of--if not the most--anticipated events in a student's medical school journey. Ahead of the event, residency placements are determined by a computerized algorithm and kept top-secret from both the future doctors and the matching hospitals. Earlier this year, ten NYITCOM students also participated in the military match, committing to complete their residencies by serving in a branch of the armed forces.

This year, the NYITCOM Match Day ceremony was held at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, N.Y., where students opened envelopes revealing the exciting next step of their medical education journey.

Maria Canellos, a medical student from Manhasset Hills, N.Y., was excited to match with SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University for her residency in ophthalmology. While ophthalmology is one of the most competitive residency specialties, Canellos is confident that her medical school experience has prepared her for this next step. As an active member of NYITCOM's Ophthalmology Club, she was mentored by highly skilled ophthalmologist and alumna Alanna Nattis (D.O. '12); during her third-year clinical rotations, she also shadowed esteemed alumnus Eric Rosenberg (D.O. '13), which included sitting in on cornea and cataract surgeries.

"I gravitated toward the field of ophthalmology early on and was always fascinated by its unique ability to encompass both medical and surgical treatment options. I appreciate the complexity and intricacy of surgery, as well as the impact that eyecare has on patients' independence and quality of life," said Canellos. "I'm excited to gain hands-on experience in the operating room and collaborate with fellow residents and attendings, forming lasting professional relationships."

Multiple NYITCOM students were matched into very competitive specialties, including radiation oncology, orthopedic surgery, and others.

Here is a sample of the many impressive residencies earned by NYITCOM's Class of 2024:

  • Harvard South Shore - Psychiatry
  • Dartmouth Hitchcock - Anesthesiology
  • Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education - Diagnostic Radiology
  • Tulane University - Pediatrics
  • Cleveland Clinic - Anesthesiology
  • Baylor College of Medicine - Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
  • Stanford Healthcare - Family Medicine
  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Emergency Medicine

About New York Institute of Technology

New York Institute of Technology's six schools and colleges offer undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and other professional degree programs in in-demand disciplines including computer science, data science, and cybersecurity; biology, health professions, and medicine; architecture and design; engineering; IT and digital technologies; management; and energy and sustainability. A nonprofit, independent, private, and nonsectarian institute of higher education founded in 1955, it welcomes nearly 8,000 students worldwide. The university has campuses in New York City and Long Island, New York; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as programs around the world. More than 114,000 alumni are part of an engaged network of physicians, architects, scientists, engineers, business leaders, digital artists, and healthcare professionals. Together, the university's community of doers, makers, healers, and innovators empowers graduates to change the world, solve 21st-century challenges, and reinvent the future. For more information, visit nyit.edu.

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