At age 17, Farshad Ghasemi emigrated from Iran to Toronto, ON. Until his family joined him two years later, he navigated life in a new country on his own, attending York University for undergrad and working towards his childhood dream of becoming a physician. 

When you’re heading into unfamiliar territory, there’s nothing like a healthy dose of advice and encouragement from someone who’s been there to help put you at ease.

Elliott Chen, MD '19 graduated from AUC with not only his top choice residency placement, but also a heightened sense of empathy and an expanded worldview.

The Class of 2019 graduate was one of the founding members of the Family Medicine Interest Group at AUC and looks forward to starting her career as a family physician.

In 2018, 37,103 medical school seniors and graduates entered the U.S. National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) to compete for a post-graduate residency position.

Many physicians dream of coming home after medical school to serve the communities where they grew up. These are just a few AUC grads who are putting that dream into practice.

Curtis Norwick, MD ’18 matched into a psychiatry residency program at St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia, Michigan—just half an hour away from his hometown of Farmington Hills.

AUC celebrated more than 300 residency matches on Friday, March 16—one of the largest Match Days on record for the university. The revelation began moments after 1:00 pm ET, when graduates received an email from the National Resident Matching Program.

Ayesha Siddiqa and Iqra Nawaz pre-matched into internal medicine at Bronx Lebanon Hospital, where they have been completing clinical rotations for the past year. The offers came within a month of each other.

It’s officially Match Week, the time when medical students around the country prepare to learn where they will be doing residency. The week culminates in Match Day on Friday, March 16 with the reveal of participants’ residency placement. For AUC students, the news comes in the form of an email at 1:00pm ET from the National Resident Matching Program. While the wait to Friday can feel agonizing, Match Day is one of the most anticipated and exciting day in students’ medical career.