One hundred and seventy 

University of Michigan Medical 

School students, all in their senior 

year, received exciting news on 

Friday as they learned where they 

will spend the next part of their 

journeys to becoming doctors.

Medical students spend much 

of their fourth year deciding which 

specialty they would like to focus 

on and then apply to residency 

programs in that field. Students rank 

their choices by preferences — this 

goes both ways as the hospitals 

where the programs are held rank 

the students who applied too.

The National Resident Matching 

Program then uses a computer 

to sort through the lists and pair 

students with hospitals. According 

to an article by Kara Gavin from 

the Michigan Health Lab, there are 

about 34,000 students vying for 

30,000 residency spots each year.

“It’s so complicated, and so well-

designed, that the researchers who 

came up with the concept got the 

Nobel Prize in Economics,” Gavin 

wrote. 

The day when students hear 

back; Match Day, occurs every year 

on the third Friday of March. This 

year, Michigan Medicine announced 

that nearly 99 percent of the 

University’s Medical School students 

were matched with a residency 

program, higher than the national 

average of nearly 96%, according 

to data released by the National 

Resident Matching Program.

Family and friends gathered 

with students at the North Campus 

Research Complex as they opened 

sealed envelopes containing the 

names of the programs and hospitals 

where they will spend the next 

couple of years. At the celebration, 

students are given the chance to 

open their envelopes on stage in 

front of the crowd or open them in 

private and then get up and read the 

results.

A video from the Medical School 

Admissions team’s Twitter account 

shows students reading their results 

to a cheering crowd at this year’s 

Match Day event.

“I’m Anthony, and I will be 

employed, training in anesthesiology 

at Santa Clara Valley Medical 

Center and Stanford University,” 

one student said in the video of this 

year’s Match Day.

About 30 percent of the 

graduating class will stay in the state 

for their residencies, with 22 percent 

continuing at Michigan Medicine. 

The rest of the class will scatter 

across the country to states including 

California, Illinois, Massachusetts 

and Texas.

Thirty-seven students will 

graduate this year with both a 

medical degree and an advanced 

graduate degree from another 

qualified program.

As the UMich Med Admissions 

account tweeted, “#GoBlueMed!”

- MAYA GOLDMAN

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Gender in Information 
Careers: Getting your 
worth in the tech 
industry

WHAT: This speech by Linglong 
He, CIO of Quicken Loans, 
focuses on gender, diversity and 
worth in the workplace

WHO: School of Information

WHEN: 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

WHERE: North Quad, Rm 2255

He may only be a sophomore 

at the University of Michigan, 
but Business student Eduardo 
Amadeus Molon Batista has an 
affinity for taking on a wide range 
of responsibilities.

In activities such as managing 

a $5,000 budget as chief of finance 
in 
Mosher-Jordan 
Residence 

Hall and conducting research on 
developing a model that makes 
predictions in the stock market, 
Batista has taken advantage of the 
opportunities he encounters at the 
University.

He now hopes to become a 

representative for the Ross School 
of Business in the Central Student 
Government — as an independent 
candidate and the first Brazilian to 
run for this position. 

Born to parents who work as 

lawyers, Batista grew up in Sao 
Paulo, Brazil. Persuaded to attend 
a U.S. university by a childhood 
friend. Batista left Brazil to study 
business at the University.

Though he was surprised by 

some of the cultural differences 
he encountered after coming to 
the U.S., Batista is no stranger 
to adapting to foreign situations 
— he has traveled to 30 different 

countries throughout his life.

“My mom started a tradition 

where she took us to travel 
abroad to two to three countries 
every 
year,” 
he 
explained, 

believing his travels help him 
feel at ease with people almost 
anywhere he goes.

When asked what stood 

out to him after his move to 
Ann Arbor from Brazil, Batista 
replied 
simply 
with 
“the 

people.”

“So I actually had to buy a 

suit my first week on campus,” 
he said. “I went to Briarwood 
Mall and I didn’t have (enough) 
money. I think I had $80, but 
the suit was (more). And one 
guy heard me saying this to 
someone else and just offered 
me $20, and the cashier offered 
me a 10-percent discount, and 
someone else offered me a ride 
back to campus. (Also,) cars 
don’t usually stop for you in 
Brazil when you cross the street 
— they just speed up and honk 
and you get out of the way. But 
cars stop here. ... So people here 
are really nice.”

His freshman year, Batista 

was 
a 
consultant 
in 
the 

Michigan 
Emissary 
Group, 

which serves the community 
through pro bono consulting.

“We actually work just for 

the University (for things like) 
airBus, Planet Blue and many 
others,” he explained.

By his second semester, 

he 
became 
the 
youngest 

managing director of the club. 

CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES

Cool Town: Athens, 
Georgia and the 
Promise of Alternative 
Culture in Reagan’s 
America

WHAT: Grace Elizabeth Hale 
of the University of Virginia will 
talk about music in Athens, Ga. 

WHO: Residential College

WHEN: 4 p.m. to 5 :30 p.m.

WHERE: East Quadrangle, 
Keene Theater 

Health Track: Preparing 
for and Applying to 
Medical School

WHAT: This program details how 
to apply to medical school and the 
resources available to students 
throughout the process. 

WHO: University Career Center

WHEN: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

WHERE: Palmer Commons, 
Forum Hall

DNA - Just Why Are 
So Many Plant Names 
Changing?

WHAT: This presentation 
on plant DNA will be given by 
Herbarium Assistant Director 
Tony Reznicek.

WHO: Matthaei Botanical 
Gardens and Nichols Arboretum

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

WHERE: Matthaei Botanical 
Gardens

International Studies 
Alumni Career Panel

WHAT: Alumni from the 
Program in International and 
Comparative Studies will 
talk about their careers after 
graduation. 
WHO: Program in International 
and Comparative Studies
WHEN: 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: School of Social Work 
Building, Room 1840

Depression on College 
Campuses Conference

WHAT: Four keynote speakers 
will examine the increasing 
demand for mental-health 
services on campuses and how 
to move forward in the next 15 
years. 

WHO: Depression Center

WHEN: 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Rackham Graduate 
School

PitE Information Session

WHAT: Program in the 
Environment will hold an 
information session for students 
who are currently undeclared 
and wish to learn more about the 
program. 
WHO: Program in the 
Environment

WHEN: 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Undergraduate Science 
Building, Room 1160

Intentions, Insights, and 
Impacts: A View into Post-
Graduate Service 

WHAT: This workshop will 
connect students with post-
graduate service programs and 
help them learn more about 
what each has to offer. 

WHO: Ginsberg Center

WHEN: 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

WHERE: Student Activities 
Building, University Career 
Center

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