Match!

We're closing in on the final moments. All the med students have gathered in the old med school auditorium at UVA. Per tradition, we all carry a dollar bill for a pool, with the last person to receive their envelope getting the pot (we get called randomly).
Results around 12, I'll keep updating this post.

11:35 NBC 29 is here for their yearly match coverage. And the room is full of babies! A family event except for the covert drinking.

11:40 The dean is here with a sack of letters. Progress.... He says we're the best class ever! Take that all you alumni!

11:45 One of our administrators is singing "matchmaker" to us. Ha!

11:50 I have envelope, received to polite clapping.

12:00 And the winner is... Wait... Crap they're missing a letter. This will be a minute. Ok were good. General Surgery at Maryland!

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Congrats on your match, Mark!

By Julie Stahlhut (not verified) on 19 Mar 2009 #permalink

Congratulations! Come down here to the visit the NIH at least once, okay?

By minimalist (not verified) on 19 Mar 2009 #permalink

Congratulations!

One of our guys matched to his pick, so we're all pleased as punch for him, although we're going to be sad to see him go.

By Rogue Epidemiologist (not verified) on 19 Mar 2009 #permalink

Congratulations Mark

So who got "Diseases of the Infant Lower Intestinal Tract" in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia?

By Erasmussimo (not verified) on 19 Mar 2009 #permalink

Congrats on your match! A happy day!

Congrats! I'm proud of you!

Congrats. It should be just like Grey's Anatomy except without all of the sex. Kidding.

By Cousin Andy (not verified) on 20 Mar 2009 #permalink

Is this the University of Maryland, or what organization!

Judging by the Wiki article, Maryland is a great place to go. Lots of great institutions there, lots of places to go in your spare time. Hope you enjoy your time there. Di

By Anonymous (not verified) on 20 Mar 2009 #permalink

Congratulations, Mark!

Congrats,Mark.

By Denice Walter (not verified) on 25 Mar 2009 #permalink