{"id":25628,"date":"2026-03-16T09:39:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/?p=25628"},"modified":"2026-03-16T09:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:42:20","slug":"match-day-2026-students-share-hopes-and-expectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geiselmed.dartmouth.edu\/news\/2026\/match-day-2026-students-share-hopes-and-expectations\/","title":{"rendered":"Match Day 2026\u2014Students Share Hopes and Expectations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"elementToProof\">Every year on the third Friday of March, medical schools celebrate one of the most pivotal and exciting days of their academic year. Known as Match Day, it is the moment when graduating medical students across the U.S. simultaneously learn where they will train for their residency programs and the next steps in their medical careers. In this video, several Geisel medical students share their hopes and expectations as they look ahead to this important milestone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"elementToProof\">Congratulations\u00a0to the MD Class of \u201926 on your upcoming Match Day! We will be streaming <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/ph1PSrpvciU?feature=share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">live video<\/a> of the annual Match Day event so that friends, family, and colleagues can join in the excitement. Tune in on Friday, March 20 at 11:30 AM EST, to watch live video of Geisel's 2026 Match Day event. Please use the hashtag #GeiselMatch26 to follow the event on social media and to share good wishes and memories with the class.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"740\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hFzcdVNBa14?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year on the third Friday of March, medical schools celebrate one of the most pivotal and exciting days of their academic year. 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