Match Day 2006
On Thursday, March 16th, the 106 members of the 2006 graduating class of the Pritzker School of Medicine crowded into the P117 auditorium, along with many of their fellow students, friends and families to participate in the traditional match day rituals. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, the students sported t-shirts which read, “Kiss Me I Matched.” Following several school announcements, the students gave a standing ovation when their elected class leaders Catherine Roberts and Lavanya Kondapalli thanked the Pritzker career advisors and staff for their guidance throughout the process.
Promptly at 11:00am, after fourth year student Lauren Whiteside had the distinction of being the last student called and received $1000 from the traditional money bag for her patience, the Pritzker School of Medicine students joined the 15,008 other U.S. medical seniors to open their match envelopes and learn where they will spend their residency training.
Internal medicine continues to be the most popular choice among Pritzker graduates with 22% of the class matched to the categorical programs. General Surgery and Pediatrics followed with 12% of the class matching in those areas. Pritzker students continue to be highly sought after at the most competitive programs throughout the country. In recent years there has been increased interest nationally in the "lifestyle" specialties -those considered to have more reasonable work hours and demands. In addition, General Surgery became one of the most competitive specialties this year,
with all but one position filled. U.S. medical seniors constitute 56% of the 26,715 applicants who participate in the National Resident Matching Program. The Match also includes foreign medical students, graduates of osteopathic schools and physicians who have already graduated. The Match has a very high success rate—93.7 percent of U.S. medical school seniors matched to a first-year residency position. Of those students, 84.6 percent matched to one of their top three program choices.
Valerie Jarrett to Lead Expanded Board of Medical CenterValerie Jarrett has been appointed Chair of the University of Chicago Medical Center Board, Chair of a newly created Executive Committee of that board, and Vice-Chair of the University's Board of Trustees...
When Fish First Walked: The Transition from Fins to LimbsScientists have long sought the critical point at which fish evolved to the first land-walking creatures, when fins became limbs. Neil Shubin, PhD, associate dean for organismal and evolutionary biology...
Gordon Center for Integrative Science On April 26, the University announced Ellen and Melvin Gordon's generous contribution of $25 million to name the Ellen and Melvin Gordon Center for Integrative Science. The Gordons' gift marks the University's third gift of $25 million or more in the past four months to support science and medicine...
Understanding the Golgi Apparatus
Cells are the basic units of life, and the characterization of cellular structure and function has been the challenge of cell biologists ever since these units were identified. Researchers have generally viewed cells as machines composed of stable, well-defined components...
Pritzker School of Medicine Rises in Rankings
The Pritzker School of Medicine was recognized by the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings as the 17th (tied with Vanderbilt University) highest ranked medical school in the country, up from 19th last year...
University of Chicago Practice Plan
The first lung transplant by the University of Chicago's Lung Transplant team was successfully performed on April 22. The 44 year old male diagnosed with scleroderma received a bilateral lung transplant...
Match Day 2006
On Thursday, March 16th, the 106 members of the 2006 graduating class of the Pritzker School of Medicine crowded into the P117 auditorium, along with many of their fellow students, friends and families to participate in the traditional match day rituals...
Academic Affairs
New Hires, January 2006 - June 2006.
ACCOLADES
Recent Awards and Grants Information for Biological Sciences Division Faculty
The University of Chicago 5741 S. Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
773 702 2900 contact@bsd.uchicago.edu