March 21: Match Day for Northwestern medical students
A major milestone in medical school, when graduating students learn their residency match
CHICAGO --- The excitement of Match Day for graduating medical students from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine begins at 10:15 a.m. (CT) on Friday, March 21. At this annual event, Northwestern students receive the envelopes that reveal where they will train as residents for the next three to seven years.
A few notes about the event:
- Visual story to cover (view a video from last year’s Match Day celebration)
- Witness 150 medical students rip open envelopes at 11 a.m.
- Capture reactions from students as they learn their residency assignments
- B-roll and interview clips will be provided shortly after the event
- Event is private, but members of the media are invited to capture the excitement
- Media MUST RSVP by emailing Ben at ben.schamisso@northwestern.edu
- A media sign-in desk will be positioned near the north entrance (Superior Street side) of the building
WHAT: Match Day Celebration for Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
WHEN: Doors open 10:15 a.m. Friday, March 21, 2025; 11 a.m. match results revealed
WHERE: Potocsnak Family Atrium (first floor), Simpson and Querrey Biomedical Research Center, 303 E. Superior Street Chicago, IL 60611
Match Day is held annually at 157 medical schools around the country to announce the results of the National Residents Matching Program. It’s when fourth-year medical students gather to find out the location of their residency training.