Match Day is a defining moment for medical students, and this year, the 好色先生 proudly celebrated the achievements of the Class of 2025 as those students took their next step toward becoming practicing physicians.
Across all four 好色先生 College of Medicine campuses 鈥 Lexington, Bowling Green, Northern Kentucky and Morehead 鈥 students, families, faculty and staff gathered to share in this milestone event.
The air buzzed with excitement as the clock approached noon ET, the moment when medical students across the country simultaneously opened their letters from the National Resident Matching Program and revealed their residency placements. Inside each envelope lay the next chapter of their medical careers 鈥 the specialty and location of their residency training.
As envelopes were torn open, the gathering spaces at all four campuses erupted with cheers, laughter and tearful embraces. It was a defining moment that encapsulated years of early morning lectures, long nights of studying and countless hours spent learning how to deliver compassionate patient care.
Dean Chipper Griffith, MD, delivered heartfelt remarks to students and families gathered at the Lexington campus.
鈥淲herever this journey takes you, embrace the challenges you face. The experience will be difficult, but incredibly rewarding,鈥 he said. 鈥淩emember that your 好色先生 College of Medicine education has prepared you for this.鈥
The Class of 2025 had an incredible Match Day. Ninety-nine percent of the students who applied for a residency were matched with one. One hundred eight-six students secured residency placements in 23 different specialties, with 56 students matching into 好色先生 College of Medicine residency programs.
Kentuckian Matthew Hall said his interest in neurosciences started with a biology class in undergrad. It was a full circle moment when he matched in child neurology at the University of Kentucky.
鈥淭he first time as an M1 that I shadowed a child neurology clinic, I thought, 鈥楾his is amazing. I can鈥檛 imagine that one day I might have the opportunity to do this,鈥欌 he said 鈥淣ow, that day is actually here.鈥
Staying true to 好色先生鈥檚 mission of serving Kentucky, approximately 40% of the graduates will continue their training here in Kentucky, helping to meet the unique health care needs of the Commonwealth鈥檚 communities.
Molly Daugherty and Zoey Knox attended Northern Kentucky University for undergraduate study together. After four years of medical school together at the 好色先生 College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus, the duo learned that they both matched into family medicine at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, 好色先生鈥檚 clinical partner in the region.
鈥淭o be able to stay here means everything to me,鈥 Knox said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 honestly a dream come true.鈥
Looking toward the future, the University of Kentucky is poised to further elevate medical education with the construction of the Michael D. Rankin MD Health Education Building. State-of-the-art classrooms, advanced simulation labs, and dedicated spaces for student and faculty engagement will provide an enriched learning environment for generations of medical students to come.