More than 200 medical students from the College of Osteopathic Physicians at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth opened their match letters for residency Friday. The class of 2022 was the first in-person Match Day since 2019 due to COVID-19.
It was Match Day for a Fort Worth college, which is a huge step for doctors who are learning where they will spend their residency.
The new doctors say the pandemic reaffirmed their strong desire to help people. They’re eager for the next chapter in their journey.More than 200 medical students from the College of Osteopathic Physicians at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth opened their match letters for residency Friday.
"Getting that final clinical experience, this is what we're here for. We're here to be with our patients and around them," said Annie Wingard. The class of 2022 was finishing its second year of med school when the pandemic shutdown began. Emergency rooms were overrun with sick patients. Hospital staff was pushed to the breaking point. Even now, many are facing a shortage of doctors and nurses."What better chance to love people then at their worst when they're direly need your help," he said."We get to work with people going through the worst time in their lives," he said.
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