EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) - More than 140 area student doctors were matched into local and national residencies on Friday morning, March 21, in at the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine in Las Cruces, the college said in a news release. Burrell College said Match Day was held on Fr iday morning at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, 4100 Dripping Springs Rd. in Las Cruces. "Match Day is when the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) unveils the results of residency and fellowship applications," read the news release. "Governed by the NRMP and accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), Match Day ensures a standardized process for pairing residency programs with qualified candidates." “We are immensely proud of our students and their success in obtaining residency positions across the country and especially within our mission regions,” John Hummer, president of Burrell College, said. “Match Day represents the culmination of years of dedication and the beginning of their careers as physicians of whom we as a nation need more than ever,” he added. Burrell College said student doctors simultaneously opened envelopes containing their match placements in an "emotionally charged moment." “Our students have worked tirelessly to reach this milestone, and we celebrate their achievements as they take the next step in their medical careers,” Dr. William Pieratt, dean and chief academic officer of Burrell College, said. Burrell College said the transition to residency cycle begins in September during applicants’ final year of medical school. Applicants apply to residency programs in specialties of their choice, and throughout the fall and early winter, they interview with those programs. In February, applicants rank in order of true preference the programs where they wish to train, and program directors rank in order of true preference the applicants they wish to train. Those confidential rank order lists are then submitted to the NRMP, which processes them using a computerized mathematical algorithm to match applicants with programs, Burrell College added. In 2024, Burrell College successfully placed 144 graduating doctors into residency programs across the U.S., reinforcing the college’s commitment to improving health care access and training highly skilled physicians, according to the news release. You can watch last year's Match Day here. ...read more read less