https://medschoolnews.ucr.edu/ en https://medschoolnews.ucr.edu/articles/2023/03/08/match-day-history <img loading="eager" width="1170" height="450" src="https://medschoolnews.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_article_featured_l/public/2023-03/2017%20match%20day.jpg?h=6acbff97&amp;itok=BQ1N2Ez3" alt="The class of 2017 toasts at their Match Day at the Mission Inn."> For fourth-year medical students, there are few moments more anticipated than Match Day. Held annually on the third Friday in March, Match Day is the day where medical students at schools across North America learn where they will go for their graduate medical education, also known as their residency. Most noteworthy is the fact that the students all open their envelopes at exactly the same moment: 9 a.m. in the west and 12 noon in the east. Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0700 Ross French custom--10th-anniversary-celebration--a4bcffd1-8396-4129-a9fe-2103279a5c44