As the 2023 class of medical school students from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai filled the Guggenheim Pavilion on Friday, March 17, the air was abuzz with smiles and hugs from familiar faces. The hour drew closer to noon, and the fourth-year students, along with tens of thousands of their peers across the country, awaited the arrival of a message that would mark the next phase of their medical careers: their residency program matches on Match Day.
“This class will forever be in the history of Mount Sinai,” said Dennis Charney, MD, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean of Icahn Mount Sinai, addressing expectant attendees. The class arrived as first-year students and began their training during the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City.
“Adversity reveals character, and the way you handled the pandemic says a lot about who you are,” said Dr. Charney. “You did great. You’re going to find out in a minute or so that you matched to the best programs in the United States.”
Match Day celebrates the Main Residency Match, conducted by the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). The program aligns the preferences of applicants with the preferences of residency programs at teaching hospitals across the nation through mathematical algorithms.
This year, Icahn Mount Sinai’s graduating MD class received their matches in a personalized bottle. They matched to many of the nation’s most competitive residency programs, spanning more than 22 specialties across the country.
Learn more about the numbers behind Match Day 2023 and celebrate these exceptional individuals with us.