Lerner College of Medicine Students Celebrate Match Day in Person

On March 18, our Lerner College of Medicine (CCLCM) students experienced “Match Day,” the day all medical students across the country learn where they are headed for residency. This year’s Match Day, unlike the prior two, was held in person at the Tinkham Veale University Center on the Case Western Reserve University campus. The room, filled with 500 faculty, students and family members, was aglow with energy and excitement.

When the clock struck noon, the students rushed to open their envelopes containing their match information.

Briana Prager, who matched to Massachusetts General Hospital for neurosurgery, says she is confident that her research training at CCLCM will help her integrate her scientific and clinical interests into a career as a surgeon-scientist, working to improve treatment for brain tumors. “CCLCM and the many people I’ve met along the way have taught me far more than medical knowledge alone, and I can’t wait to continue building upon that foundation in the next steps of my training,” she says.

“As an incoming urology resident at Cleveland Clinic, I’m excited to train with staff who are world-renowned experts across the subspecialties,” says Jacob Knorr. “I am privileged to learn from the best, and I look forward to providing world-class care to patients in Northeast Ohio, both through clinical care and novel research.”

All of this year’s graduating students who participated in the Match were successfully matched. The top residency programs chosen by our students this year are internal medicine, emergency medicine, neurological surgery, ophthalmology and pediatrics. Of the program’s 33 graduating students, four are staying in Ohio for their residencies, two of whom will train at Cleveland Clinic. Of the 199 total Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine students who matched (which include the Lerner College Program, University Program and Medical Scientist Training Program), 5% are coming to Cleveland Clinic for training.

Metabel Markwei, who is heading to California to train in OB/GYN at Stanford Healthcare, looks forward to an innovative curriculum that features strong simulations and hands-on skill programs; personalized clinical, surgical and research mentorship; and global health opportunities. “As a girl who grew up in the tropics (Ghana), I am also looking forward to experiencing some more sunlight in my days,” she says with a smile.

“I’m looking forward to four years of developing personally and professionally, and exploring my interests within emergency medicine,” says Spencer Seballos, who will be reuniting with his wife and training in the emergency medicine residency program at DenverHealth.

View the entire Match list.

“All the students have accomplished so much as individuals and as a team. We can’t wait to see what they are going to do over the coming years,” said Christine Warren, MD, MS (’09), Associate Professor of Dermatology and Associate Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs.

The Lerner College of Medicine graduating class will be honored by their families, faculty, staff and fellow students in a celebration on Saturday, May 14, at 6 p.m. The students will formally graduate on Sunday, May 15, from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, at which time they will receive their degree that reads “Medical Doctor with Special Qualifications in Biomedical Research.”

Shreya Louis

Jessica Jones and Daniel Santana

Wenting Ma

Spencer Seballos

Emily Durbak

Jacob Knorr

Shreya Louis and Alexia Zagouras

Jatin Narang

Melissa Song and Megan Sheehan