It’s a Match! Students Celebrate at Colleges of Medicine
Aaron Masjedi is sandwich-hugged by his mother, Shiva Mahboob, and younger brother Eli Masjedi, after finding out he was matched with the University of Southern California during the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson 2022 Match Day event on the lawn west of Old Main.
For the first time since 2019, both the College of Medicine – Tucson and the College of Medicine – Phoenix held in-person Match Day celebrations with family and friends, which felt extra joyous after two years of pandemic-required physical distancing.
The day is the culmination of four years of study, research and rotations and occurs on the third Friday in March nationwide.
From dancing faculty and staff to balloons, confetti cannons and bouquets of flowers, students at both colleges, along with family and friends, celebrated the moment to mark the start of their medical careers.
While the majority of the soon-to-be residents will remain in Arizona, matches were made to hospital systems in nearly all 50 states.
Pristine Mei and Brandon Ngo, announced that they were couple-matched to University of California-Davis during the UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Match Day 2022 event.
Miranda Tyree reaches for her bag that contains the letter telling her where she matched at the beginning of the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson 2022 Match Day.
Julia Ghering pins her photo on South Carolina, where she matched during the UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Match Day 2022 event. Ghering matched to Prisma Health – University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia.
Naiby Rodriguez (left) matched at UC San Francisco while Caylan Moore matched with Yale during the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson 2022 Match Day event.
Jesus Sandoval and Valeria Vasquez read their match letters to see where they were matched during the College of Medicine – Phoenix Match Day 2022 event.
Brianna Dolana holds up her match sign showing that she matched in emergency medicine at the University of Arizona – Tucson during the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson 2022 Match Day event.
Stephanie Christensen announces she matched in family medicine at Kaiser Permanente in San Diego during the UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Match Day 2022 event.
Anna Ressel and Radu Moga, who are engaged to be married in April, both matched at Banner – University Medical Center South in family medicine during the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson 2022 Match Day event.
Allen Doan hugs Kelly Lynch, alumni/student relations manager, after being matched during the UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Match Day 2022 event.
Paulina Ramos (left) and Tesneem Tamimi display their signs showing where they matched during the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson 2022 Match Day event.
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix students (from left) Robert Yang, Michelle Peterson and Joseph Neely pose for a photo together before the start of UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Match Day 2022 event.
Several third-year medical students along with faculty and staff celebrate with fourth-year students who received their residency matches (holding signs) during the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson 2022 Match Day event. (From left) Patrick Bryan, Justin Kaye, Ray Larez, Kaloni Philipp, Dinorah Jaime, Naiby Rodriguez, Caylan Moore, Paulina Ramos, Brianna Dolana, Carmen Zaldivar, Carlos Gonzales, MD.
Julie Tran and Diep Nguyen pose for a photo holding each other’s succulent plants that contain their letters before the start of the College of Medicine-Phoenix Match Day 2022 event.
Austen and Darian Thompson lift the bag that will tell them where they will be for the next four years before the 9 a.m. start to matching during the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson 2022 Match Day event.
Kelly Lynch (center), alumni/student relations manager at College of Medicine – Phoenix, along with faculty, staff and medical students surprise the class of 2022 with a dance before the start of the Match Day event.
(From left) Medical students Marisa Tran, Marisa Delgado and Bruce Chy pause for a moment before the start of the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson 2022 Match Day event.
Merrion Dawson hugs classmate Alec Smith after learning of their matches during the UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Match Day 2022 event.
Morgan Goff holds her son Hans Ashby before she can open the envelope that will tell Goff where she has been matched during the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson 2022 Match Day event.
Megan Cadigan announces she matched in family medicine at Kaiser Permanente in San Diego during the UArizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Match Day 2022 event.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson class of 2022 gathers for a group photo before they find out where their residencies will be during their Match Day event.