Match Day is an important milestone for all medical students and the time has come for aspiring doctors to find out where they will be training for the next few years for their residency. Through the 10 semesters at St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine (SMUSOM), students have been waiting to celebrate Match Day!
Our graduates have achieved a 100% Three-Year Residency Placement Rate.*
“Administrators and advisors supported with mock interviews and made sure I was ready for any questions that the residency programs had. I felt prepared to start residency.”
Kayla Lee, MD
Resident Physician (Family Medicine) University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (PA, U.S.) SMUSOM Alum 2024
“The faculty at SMUSOM were always available to help me throughout the process of my application and I’m extremely grateful for all the guidance I received along the way”
Corey Treeshin, MD
Resident Physician (Neurology) Albany Medical College (New York, U.S.) SMSOM Alum 2023
“St. Matthew’s University culminated in the significant moment of Match Day primarily due to the unwavering support I received from the school throughout every step of the process.”
Angie Carolina Contreras, MD
Resident Physician (Psychiatry) East Carolina University (North Carolina, U.S) SMSOM Alum 2024
Ready to Start Medical School?
Join the next generation of SMUSOM graduates who match into a diverse range of residency specialties.
In 2026, SMUSOM graduates matched into a wide variety of specialty residency programs, including Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and more. This is a testament to the dedication of our students and the comprehensive medical education they receive at SMUSOM, preparing them for successful careers as practicing physicians.
*Others: Diagnostic Radiology, Neurology and OB/GYN
“Congratulations to all our students who have matched this year. It’s been a long, arduous journey that has required your commitment, sacrifice and dedication, not only to your own personal and professional development, but also with the goal of transferring that to professional, confident care of patients throughout your career.
You have met all the requirements to graduate as a medical doctor. This was no small achievement, you are prepared for the next chapter in your journey as residents and then as attending physicians.”
Jon Hojnoski, MD Associate Dean of Clinical Sciences
Download Our Match Day Kit
Share your exciting news using one of our Match Day downloadable signs. Use the hashtag #iMatchedSMU, tag us and we may share your achievement across our social media platforms.
Simply search for “iMatchedSMU,” “MatchDay2026” or “SMUSOM” in the Instagram stories section to find our GIFs and stickers.
SMUSOM MD program graduates have earned a 100% Three-Year Residency Placement Rate.*
100% Three-Year Residency Placement Rate is the percentage of students attaining a residency position out of all graduates or expected graduates in 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 who were active applicants in the NRMP match or attained a residency outside the NRMP match.
St. Matthew’s University graduates are eligible to practice medicine in the United States once they pass the requisite licensing examinations. Our alumni also achieve residency placements in the U.S. and Canada at notably high rates.
We have had numerous graduates obtain residency placements in Canada. For additional information regarding residency placements and elective clinical rotations in Canada, please contact our admissions team.
School officials work closely with students to place them into a clinical rotations that best align with their needs and goals. In total, students undertake 72 weeks of rotations in the U.S. (core and electives) and Canada (select electives).
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*100% Three-Year Residency Placement Rate is the percentage of students attaining a residency position out of all graduates or expected graduates in 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 who were active applicants in the NRMP match or attained a residency outside the NRMP match.
