It’s an exhilarating week for medical students in Houston as they eagerly anticipate Match Day, the day when they will discover their future.
This year, the inaugural class at the Tilman Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston is joining the time-honored tradition for the first time.
Alongside three other esteemed medical schools in the city, students are filled with a mix of excitement and nerves as they prepare to open their envelopes and unveil their specialty, as well as where they will do their residency.
“I think it’s bad luck to say where you want to be. Anywhere I go I will be happy,” said Rosheem Browne, a medical student at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.
Longtime chairman of the UH System Board of Regents, Fertitta, was instrumental in establishing the city of Houston’s first new medical school in nearly 50 years.
Founded in 2019 on a distinct social mission to improve health and health care in underserved urban and rural communities where poor health outcomes are often more prevalent, the Fertitta Family College of Medicine educates students to provide compassionate, high-value care (high quality at reasonable cost), with a focus on primary care and other needed physician specialties. Building on the University’s legacy of excellence as a Tier One research institution, interdisciplinary research involving the community and other disciplines at UH will propel improvements in patient care and health.
Match Day celebrations are not only limited to the University of Houston. Other esteemed institutions in the area, such as Baylor College of Medicine and UTMB John Sealy School of Medicine, are also gearing up for this significant day.
As medical students around the country eagerly await their match results, Houston stands as a hub of anticipation and excitement for the next generation of healthcare professionals.