MEDIA ADVISORY: Tulane celebrates Match Day for medical students

WHO: Faculty, friends and family members will cheer on 186 graduating fourth-year students of Tulane University School of Medicine’s Class of 2019 as they learn where they’ll spend the next chapter of their medical careers.

WHAT: Tulane University School of Medicine’s annual Match Day ceremony.

WHEN: Friday, March 15. Doors open at 10 a.m.; Program starts at 11 a.m.

WHERE: Grand Hall Ballroom, Jung Hotel, 1500 Canal Street.

MORE: Match Day is the culmination of four challenging years, and, in some ways, is the most exciting day of the medical school experience. The process begins in the fall of the final year of medical school. Students first apply, then interview with the residency programs of their choice. Applicants and program directors rank each other in order of preference and a computer matches the students with their residencies. Every year at a predetermined time, medical students across the country learn simultaneously which hospital will educate them for the next three to seven years.