Class of 2025 Outperforms the National Average as CUNY Medicine Commemorates First Match Day Since Starting Transition to an Independent CUNY Institution
A CUNY School of Medicine student celebrates their match with a loved one.
The City University of New York today announced that the CUNY School of Medicine achieved a 100% placement rate for its students into residency programs for Match Day. Held on the third Friday of March, Match Day represents a rite of passage for graduating medical students as they learn from the National Resident Matching Program where they will begin their internship, residency and training as new physicians. This year鈥檚 successful results, which saw students outperform the national rate of , is the medical school鈥檚 first Match Day since it听announced its transition to a freestanding medical school, continuing its tradition of excellence and .
鈥淔or half a century, the CUNY School of Medicine has stood out for its ability to recruit medical students from and prepare them to serve within New York鈥檚 most underrepresented communities,鈥� said CUNY Chancellor F茅lix V. Matos Rodr铆guez. 鈥淎nd even as the school embarks on a new journey towards independence, the class of 2025, with its outstanding 100% match rate, offers living proof that the commitment to equity and excellence continues. I congratulate Dean Green and the entire school of medicine for this well-deserved achievement.鈥�
鈥淲ith a 100% match rate for residency programs, we鈥檝e achieved a high-water mark at CUNY School of Medicine.听It is a bold statement of confidence in the caliber of our students, the dedication of our faculty and staff, and our visionary approach to medical education,鈥� said CUNY School of Medicine Dean Carmen Ren茅e Green, M.D.听鈥淎s a newly independent and freestanding academic medical school within CUNY, we are known for creating innovative pathway programs for exceptionally talented high school students from the greater NYC metropolitan area that demonstrate ambition and a commitment to serve. We unlock their potential, train them, and provide them with the tools to become stewards of community health via a unique seven-year combined B.S./M.D. program.听Together with CUNY and our health system partners, the School of Medicine is eliminating educational disparities and addressing healthcare disparities across our region and is truly changing the skyline of academic medicine in New York.鈥�
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Match Day builds on CUNY Medicine鈥檚 historic record of success in training a medical workforce that will particularly serve New York City鈥檚 underserved communities. Among its student body, 53% identify as Black or Latino, compared to just 16% of medical students nationwide. Moreover, with a class size just one-seventh the national average, CUNY Medicine ranks fifth in the nation for the number of Black doctors it graduates and trains one in five of New York City鈥檚 Black M.D. students. Such numbers take on added importance given showing that Black representation among primary care physicians is correlated with improved health outcomes for Black patients.听
As important as who its students are is the work they do after graduating. Typically, 75% of CUNY Medicine鈥檚 graduates practice locally, and nearly 40% among those serve in healthcare shortage areas, helping to address New York鈥檚 critical lack of physicians. This dedication to local communities reflects CUNY Medicine鈥檚 dual mission, going back over 50 years to its foundation as the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at 91淫母视频, to provide a medical education and train medical professionals who can best identify with their patients.听
The CUNY School of Medicine in Harlem is distinguished among the nation鈥檚 158 medical schools by the rich mosaic of its student body and its mission to make medical education accessible to historically underrepresented students. The School of Medicine became an M.D. granting institution in 2016, offering a highly competitive and selective accelerated seven-year B.S./M.D. program. With its proven, holistic admissions process that does not require the MCAT, the school鈥檚 ongoing transformation has become a national leader and model of accessibility for other medical schools across the country. The School is also home to one of the nation鈥檚 oldest Physician Assistant programs, ranked No. 3 in New York State by U.S. News & World Report. Under the leadership of Dean Carmen Ren茅e Green, M.D., who was appointed in October 2021, the School is expanding its pathway and partnership programs into neighborhoods where access to medical education and healthcare providers has been limited. With the addition of a master鈥檚 and doctoral degree as well as post-graduate residency, the school is poised for growth and an increased capacity to support New York and its diverse communities. Learn more at .
The City University of New York is the nation鈥檚 largest urban public university, a transformative engine of social mobility that is a critical component of the lifeblood of New York City. Founded in 1847 as the nation鈥檚 first free public institution of higher education, CUNY today has seven community colleges, 11 senior colleges and seven graduate or professional institutions spread across New York City鈥檚 five boroughs, serving听nearly 240,000听undergraduate and graduate students and awarding 50,000 degrees each year. CUNY鈥檚 mix of quality and affordability propels almost six times as many low-income students into the middle class and beyond as all the Ivy League colleges combined. More than 80 percent of the University鈥檚 graduates stay in New York, contributing to all aspects of the city鈥檚 economic, civic and cultural life and diversifying the city鈥檚 workforce in every sector. CUNY鈥檚 graduates and faculty have received many prestigious honors, including 13 Nobel Prizes and 26 MacArthur 鈥済enius鈥� grants. The University鈥檚 historic mission continues to this day: provide a first-rate public education to all students, regardless of means or background. To learn more about CUNY, visit .听
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