On March 17, 2023 the Wayne State University School of Medicine Class of 2023 medical students learned the site of their upcoming residency training at the annual Match Day ceremony. The event mirrors national Match Day events scheduled on the same day throughout the country. Sealed envelopes containing all U.S. medical students’ graduate medical education assignments, including specialty and location of residency, were delivered and opened simultaneously, following the traditional protocol of the National Residency Matching Program, established in 1952.

This year, 266 Wayne State University medical student seniors participated in the match, with an unprecedented match success rate of 100%, one of the highest in the nation.

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