Updated 2 PM: A sampling of photos from today's event can be found here.
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7:30 AM: Today, small envelopes containing big news will be handed out to medical students at Stanford, and those at 155 medical schools across the country, as they gather to learn where they'll spend the next three to seven years during their hospital residencies. We wish students at Stanford and around the country the best of luck!
The annual rite of passage for doctors-to-be is known as Match Day and is the culmination of the endless hours of hard work, countless nights of studying, years of college and grueling interviews. Residency assignments are determined by the National Resident Matching Program, a nonprofit organization that was created in 1952 at the encouragement of medical students to establish an orderly and fair mechanism for matching the preferences of applicants for residency positions in the United States with the preferences of program directors. The organization uses a computer algorithm to align the choices of students with those of the residency programs.
My colleague Becky Bach will be joining students this morning on the Stanford campus to capture the ceremony and excitement. Watch for photos and details from the festivities here, and on @StanfordMed and the medical school's Facebook page.
Previously: At Match Day 2014, Stanford med students take first steps as residents, Image of the Week: Match Day 2013 and Match Day 2012 decides medical students' next steps
Photo by Norbert von der Groeben
