The Perelman School of Medicine’s graduating class of 2026 celebrated Match Day on March 20, revealing the location of their residencies with a celebration among faculty, friends, and family.
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Penn Medicine’s graduating class of 2026, moments after noon on March 20 in the Jordan Medical Education Center.
On Friday, March 20, around 150 students celebrated Match Day with a celebration, joined by faculty, friends, and family at the atrium in the Jordan Medical Education Center. For Perelman School of Medicine students, Match Day 2026 points the way to the next destination on their journey to practicing medicine.
This year, the graduating class of 2026 will see more than a quarter of its students remaining here in Philadelphia to complete their residency requirements at either the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania or the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. And over one-third of the graduating class will remain in the Commonwealth. The top three specialties students are pursuing residencies in are internal medicine, pediatrics, and psychiatry.
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