Harvard medical students learn where they will train on Match Day
Friday, March 17, 2017 - 17:21
in Psychology & Sociology
“Fortune favors the prepared mind.” It’s a saying that is commonly attributed to Louis Pasteur, but it’s actually a simplified translation of what the famed scientist originally said in an 1854 lecture. Nevertheless, the adage held true for the more than 150 Harvard Medical School (HMS) students who learned on Match Day 2017 where they will spend the next three to seven years of their training. The students have been preparing for Match Day for four years — or longer, for those who took extra time to do a research year, obtain another graduate degree or add other pursuits to their M.D. training. Over the years they have studied, acquired skills, worked with patients, rotated through specialties and prepared their residency applications.