Mariam Asadian hugs loved ones and friends after she and other students at the University of Utah School of Medicine opened their match envelopes to find out where they will live and work for the next few years while completing their residencies, at the University of Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 15, 2024. | Marielle Scott, Deseret News
Our photo of the day comes from Deseret News photojournalist Marielle Scott, who covered fourth-year medical students and future doctors from the University of Utah opening up their long-awaited match envelopes Friday morning to find out where they’ll be doing their residencies.
In an emotionally packed morning, the medical school class of 2024, found out where they will be living and working over the next five years.
According to the University of Utah press release, the students have specialized in pediatrics, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and emergency medicine.
The release went on to say in “the weeks leading up to Match Day, students completed an application process that included ranking their top choices for residency programs. Based on interviews and applications, those programs considered the students who picked them as their top selections. Then, if the preferred program accepts the student, it’s a match.”
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Here are a few other photos from Friday’s event.
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Leah Milsap and her partner at the University of Utah School of Medicine celebrate the opening of their match envelopes by pinning where they will live and work together for the next few years while completing their residency, at the University of Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 15, 2024. | Marielle Scott, Deseret News
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Students’ index cards with their top choices for residencies are seen on the table at the University of Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 15, 2024. Students of the University of Utah School of Medicine celebrated the opening of their match envelopes to find out where they will live and work for the next few years while completing their residencies. | Marielle Scott, Deseret News
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Alena Lovi-Borgmann and Lexi Isbell of the University of Utah School of Medicine listen to a video message from a former classmate after the opening of their match envelopes to find out where they will live and work for the next few years while completing their residency, at the University of Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 15, 2024. | Marielle Scott, Deseret News
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Students at the University of Utah School of Medicine celebrate the opening of their match envelopes to find out where they will live and work for the next few years while completing their residency, at the University of Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 15, 2024. | Marielle Scott, Deseret News
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Students at the University of Utah School of Medicine celebrate the opening of their match envelopes to find out where they will live and work for the next few years while completing their residencies, at the University of Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 15, 2024. | Marielle Scott, Deseret News
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Carly Ferre, Mary Peng and Caitie Bautista celebrate among other students at the University of Utah School of Medicine after opening of their match envelopes to find out where they will live and work for the next few years while completing their residencies, at the University of Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 15, 2024. | Marielle Scott, Deseret News
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Mariam Asadian is hugged by loved ones and friends after she and other students at the University of Utah School of Medicine opened their match envelopes to find out where they will live and work for the next few years while completing their residencies, at the University of Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 15, 2024. | Marielle Scott, Deseret News
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Bert Merrill and other students at the University of Utah School of Medicine open their match envelopes to find out where they will live and work for the next few years while completing their residencies, at the University of Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 15, 2024. | Marielle Scott, Deseret News
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Andrew Jones and his mother, Lisa Jones, embrace after Andrew and other students at the University of Utah School of Medicine opened their match envelopes to find out where they will live and work for the next few years while completing their residencies, at the University of Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 15, 2024. | Marielle Scott, Deseret News
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Students at the University of Utah School of Medicine celebrate the opening of their match envelopes to find out where they will live and work for the next few years while completing their residencies, at the University of Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 15, 2024. | Marielle Scott, Deseret News
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Pins are seen on a United States map showing where students of the University of Utah School of Medicine will complete their residencies, at the University of Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 15, 2024. | Marielle Scott, Deseret News
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Carly Ferre, Mary Peng and Caitie Bautista, among other students at the University of Utah School of Medicine, celebrate the opening of their match envelopes to find out where they will live and work for the next few years while completing their residencies, at the University of Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 15, 2024. | Marielle Scott, Deseret News
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