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
2A — Monday, March 20, 2017
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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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