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Traditionally, noon on the third Friday in March is like New Year\u2019s Eve for fourth-year medical students. It\u2019s Match Day, the annual rite of passage in which all graduating medical students across the U.S. simultaneously learn which residency program they will be attending and where they will spend the next three to seven years of their lives.<\/p>\n
But during a pandemic nothing is usual, and for the second consecutive year Match Day was definitely not the same. This year BUSM celebrated Match Week, a week-long virtual event that was a collaboration between the Student Affairs Office and a 10-person SCOMSA subcommittee with representation from all four class years.<\/p>\n
While the goal of Match Day has always been to celebrate students and their accomplishments, this year\u2019s subcommittee sought to capture the camaraderie, family, friendship and reflection that the day embodies. Videos shared across social media channels during the week highlighted favorite medical school memories including ways to stay awake<\/a> and post exam rituals<\/a>, what makes Boston special<\/a>, messages of support<\/a> from friends and family, a montage of student pictures and more.<\/p>\n The week culminated with a livestream broadcast by BUSM deans on Match Day, March 19. Immediately after the livestream concluded, the future doctors received a personalized email from the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) informing them of their match and then they had an opportunity to join their classmates in virtual specialty breakout rooms to celebrate.<\/p>\n Watch a recording of the livestream event
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