New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State) announced that 96% of its Class of 2022 placed into residency programs.
“Match Day is one of the biggest days of the year for everyone involved in medical education, and we’re very pleased with our results,” said Shane Speights, DO, dean of NYITCOM at A-State. “The Class of 2022 experienced a number of unique challenges as their final two years of medical school took place during a pandemic. They persevered and worked incredibly hard to secure these residencies, and we just couldn’t be prouder of them.”
The Class of 2022 is NYITCOM at A-State’s third to participate in Match, and the Jonesboro-based medical school continued a trend of placing a vast majority of its students in primary care positions. Approximately 70% of NYITCOM at A-State student doctors were placed into primary care programs, including 31% who matched into family medicine programs, 20% into internal medicine residencies, and 25% who will specialize in pediatrics, OB/GYN, or psychiatry.
Upon the completion of medical school, physicians must complete residency to obtain their license to practice medicine in the United States. Residencies typically last three to seven years, depending on the specialty. During their final year of medical school, student doctors apply and interview for residencies. Once they’ve completed their interviews, the student doctor ranks their preferred programs, and the programs rank their preferred candidates they’ve interviewed.
Ariana Samaroo-Wilson is shown celebrating with her boyfriend Charles Folgout after opening her Match letter at NYITCOM at A-State’s Match Celebration event. Samaroo-Wilson learned that she will perform her residency at the UAMS North Central Family Medicine program in Batesville.