On Match Day 2023, hundreds of St. George’s University School of Medicine students and graduates found out where they will head for residency training this summer.
SGU students and graduates matched into more than 970 first-year US residency positions across more than 20 specialties including neurology, urology, emergency medicine, anesthesiology, surgery, and more. The numbers are expected to increase in the coming weeks.
Match Day is a milestone moment in students’ medical education as they learn where their hard work and determination will take them next in their career. Students and graduates will now enjoy the fruits of their labor as the next chapter of their medical training begins—this time with ‘MD’ beside their name.
SGU News spoke with several recently matched students about what it felt like to discover that all their hard work led to a dream come true.
David Townsend
Matched: University of North Dakota at Sanford Hospital
Specialty: Internal medicine
Hometown: Alexandria, MN
“I am excited to grow my career and start on my path to cardiology/electrophysiology! My children are also very excited to be close to their cousins.”
Jaclynn Do
Matched: Zucker School of Medicine / Northwell South Shore University Hospital
Specialty: Preliminary surgery
Hometown: Costa Mesa, CA
“It still feels unreal that I matched because it has been an emotional rollercoaster throughout this journey, but I can’t help but smile when I think about it. I am most grateful for my friends, family, and mentors who have supported me on this journey and continue to support me as a physician.”
John Crane
Matched: Mount Sinai Elmhurst
Specialty: Psychiatry
Hometown: Boston, MA
“Seeing the words, ‘Congratulations, you have matched!’ was one of the biggest moments of my life. I could finally breathe a sigh of relief. I did it. I felt happy, relieved, and validated for my hard work and perseverance. I called my immediate family with tears of joy in my eyes. I could not have matched without the support of my family and friends.
Match Day has been an unforgettable day. I am truly humbled and honored to match into my number one residency program. As a psychiatrist, I look forward to helping patients improve their mental health. I am eager to work with underserved and disenfranchised populations. Mount Sinai Elmhurst will teach me to provide excellent psychiatric care.
SGU provided me with the opportunity to pursue my dreams. Today, my dreams became a reality.”
Rachel Castillo
Matched: University of Maryland Medical Center
Specialty: Pediatrics
Hometown: Bowie, MD
“For Match Day, I decided to keep things ‘low-key’ and open the email with just my parents. They have been my biggest cheerleaders and the best support system I could ever hope for or pray for. I was shocked more than anything else when I saw the email. It’s a program I’ve admired for several years, and to experience the joy and reality of matching there was overwhelming.
As I look towards residency, I’m most grateful to be back in Baltimore, the city that I love and spent time in as a child and graduate student. I’m honored to be able to care for children in Baltimore and the surrounding area and truly be their biggest champion and advocate.”
Nanditha Guruvaiah Sridhara
Matched: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Specialty: Diagnostic radiology
Hometown: Nassau, The Bahamas
“Match Day was truly one of the happiest moments of my life! It felt like a great weight was lifted off my shoulders because everything I had worked for had culminated to this one important email.
I’m so grateful to my family and friends for supporting me on this long but fruitful journey. Most importantly, I’m thankful for the mentors I gained through SGU. They gave me invaluable advice and encouraged me to continue to strive during tough times.
I’m very excited to start this next phase of my journey. I’m especially looking forward to learning from the faculty at this renowned program. Being in a field such as radiology gives me endless opportunities for innovative research and global health outreach—both of which I’m interested in doing during my residency. I also hope to encourage and support more women who are aiming to pursue the more competitive and male-dominated fields.”
Shedane Latty
Matched: New York Medical College-Metropolitan/Harlem
Specialty: Emergency medicine
Hometown: Jamaica
“I am so excited that I matched my first-choice program for emergency medicine! I cannot wait to get started.
Thank you to SGU for giving me an opportunity to materialize a childhood dream. Thank you for the humanitarian scholarship and thank you to the people of Grenada for welcoming me with open arms. It will forever be a second home.”
Joshua Fernandez
Matched: University of California Riverside Community Hospital
Specialty: Neurology
Hometown: Westchester, CA
“When I opened my email, I couldn’t believe I matched at a UC program! I entered a field that is severely lacking Latino doctors, and now I have an opportunity to give back to my community. I was over the moon with all these emotions after four years of hard work. It was all worth it. I am so grateful that I have an opportunity to represent SGU and all the international medical graduates that will follow me because my journey is proof that anything is possible.”
—Sarah Stoss and Laurie Chartorynsky
