{"id":97800,"date":"2026-03-23T04:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T08:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/?p=97800"},"modified":"2026-03-25T08:44:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T12:44:38","slug":"utoledo-medical-students-match-into-residencies-in-24-specialties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/03_23_2026\/utoledo-medical-students-match-into-residencies-in-24-specialties","title":{"rendered":"UToledo Medical Students Match into Residencies in 24 Specialties"},"content":{"rendered":"

One envelope, one moment, one goal.<\/p>\n

Years of planning, study and sacrifice culminated Friday at the Stranahan Theater in downtown Toledo, where 164 University of Toledo fourth-year medical students gathered to open an envelope revealing where they will train as physicians for the next three to seven years.<\/p>\n

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Last Friday, 164 fourth-year medical students found out where they’ll train as the Class of 2026 celebrated Match Day. From left, Lisa Zhang, Mt. Sinai; Cass Nathan, Akron General; Sachi Bhati, Wright State; Tricia Aho, Akron General; and Kayla Brown, St. Vincent Medical Center Toledo.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cToledo has given me more than I could have asked for and it\u2019s been a great four years,\u201d said Hannah Starbuck, who matched with the University of Michigan\u2019s neurology program. \u201cI\u2019ve met the friends of a lifetime here. And it\u2019s so exciting to see where everyone is going.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year, UToledo medical students were matched into positions in 24 medical specialties. Internal medicine was the most popular program with 26 matches, followed by 13 matches in both family medicine and transitional year training. Anesthesiology, Orthopedic Surgery, and Psychiatry programs were each matched with 12 students.<\/p>\n

\u201cUToledo is a great program for both residency and medical school,\u201d said Matthew Folkman, who matched with UToledo\u2019s Orthopedic Surgery Residency program. \u201cI mean, you\u2019re getting a well-rounded program where all the medical students are really collaborative together, work together and everyone wants to succeed. And I think it sets you up for any specialty you\u2019d like.\u201d<\/p>\n

UToledo medical students also matched into some of the more competitive specialties in the country, with two matches in neurological surgery programs, one in dermatology, one in plastic surgery and one in ophthalmology.<\/p>\n

Many fourth-year medical students said that their UToledo medical school experience set them up for success in their respective residencies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe training I\u2019ve received has been amazing,\u201d said Christian Harris, who will stay at UToledo in a diagnostic radiology residency. \u201cAnd I know the training I\u2019ll receive as a resident will be even better.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Matthew Folkman matched with UToledo\u2019s Orthopedic Surgery Residency program.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI think the camaraderie here is really top-notch,\u201d Folkman added. \u201cOther places I rotated at didn\u2019t quite have the same level of camaraderie and that togetherness you can see in the program.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Schumacher, who matched with her top choice at Ohio State University\u2019s Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency program, said having her UToledo instructors available as mentors was pivotal to her residency match.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust having people there whom you can ask any question is really nice and helped guide me through this process,\u201d Schumacher said.<\/p>\n

In total, students will begin training in residency programs in 34 different states. Of the 64 medical students who matched with programs in Ohio, 21 will begin their residency training right here at UToledo. The number of students matching in Northwest Ohio has increased from 20 in 2024 to 28 in 2026, and students matching at UToledo has grown from 15 to 21 over the same period. Michigan was the most popular state outside of Ohio with 26 matches.<\/p>\n

With their residency destinations confirmed, UToledo’s newest physicians, like Nick Bunda, who matched in emergency medicine with Corewell Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan, took a moment Friday to reflect on the journey behind them and the careers ahead.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve grown so much. At our white coat ceremony, Dr. [Christopher] Cooper said, ‘You\u2019re going to all graduate and leave completely different people.’ And he was right,\u201d Bunda said. \u201cI feel like a new person. I\u2019m very, very grateful for the opportunity to pursue medicine and help patients.”<\/p>\n

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Elizabeth Schumacher matched with her top choice at Ohio State University\u2019s Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency program.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Nick Bunda, who matched in emergency medicine with Corewell Health in Grand Rapids, celebrates with his wife, Jeannette, and daughter, Sloane.<\/p><\/div>\n

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