More than 200 graduating medical students from the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas at San Antonio gathered for Match Day on March 20 to learn where they will complete their medical residencies and begin the next chapter of their careers in medicine.
The annual milestone occurs when medical schools throughout the country host a live event where students receive their residency assignments.
The class of 2026 saw a 98% overall match rate. Of the matched students, 59% matched to Texas programs, helping to meet a critical need for quality physicians in the state. Outside of Texas the top states students matched to included California, New York, North Carolina and Florida. The top specialties matched included internal medicine, anesthesiology, family medicine, psychiatry and obstetrics and gynecology.
In addition, 21% of matched students will remain in San Antonio, with 20% matching into residency programs at UT Health San Antonio, helping to retain a quality healthcare workforce for the community.
“Today is not the end. It’s the end of the beginning. Medicine is not a destination, it’s a journey that you’re going on the rest of your life,” said Robert Hromas, MD, dean of the Long School of Medicine, in his remarks to the students before the envelope opening ceremony began. “Medical knowledge is exploding, and you’ll need to carry a sense of humility and lifelong learning all the rest of your career so that you can adapt, you can change, grow, and you can give back. Always be a student of medicine, even if you are no longer a medical student.”
With that, the matching commenced, and the class of 2026 began the next step of their journey in medicine.
The Long School of Medicine congratulates its newly matched senior students!
