Media Advisory: GW School of Medicine & Health Sciences to Hold Match Day Ceremony on Fri., March 18

Newswise — WASHINGTON (March 17, 2016) – Fourth-year medical students at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences will gather with family, friends, and faculty for a Match Day Ceremony on Fri., March 18. These GW medical students, as well as thousands of graduating medical students across the country, will simultaneously receive and open envelopes at noon, revealing where they will begin their careers as doctors and spend the next several years of their residency training. Medical students will read letters from the National Resident Matching Program, a private, not-for-profit organization, which uses a computerized mathematical algorithm to align the preferences of applicants with the preferences of program directors in order to produce the best possible outcome for filling training positions available at U.S. teaching hospitals. This week, students will experience what many call the most pivotal moment of their medical education. WHAT: The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Match Day Ceremony WHEN: Friday, March 18, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.; Letters will be opened at noon WHERE: Ross Hall, Room 101, 2300 Eye Street, NW, Washington, D.C. MEDIA: Please contact Lisa Anderson at [email protected] or 202-270-4841 to attend the event