U-M medical students learn their next steps at Match Day 2026

This year’s University of Michigan Medical School graduating class will begin residency training in 26 states and Washington, D.C. 

As part of Match Day 2026, 170 U-M medical students found out from the National Residency Match Program where they will continue their medical education.

Family and friends gathered at the University of Michigan’s North Campus Research Complex for a highly anticipated envelope-opening ceremony.

“University of Michigan Medical School students are truly the leaders and best. I’ve been grateful to watch them become exceptional physicians who are committed to their patients, as well as to the health of Michigan, the nation and the world,” said Erin McKean, M.D., MBA, FACS, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at the U-M Medical School.

“As they have learned and honed their clinical skills, they have had significant impact in research, innovation and service. I'm honored to celebrate alongside them and share our collective congratulations!”

The placement rate for U-M medical students was 100%. Nineteen percent of this year’s class will continue at U-M after matching at Michigan Medicine — with a total of 26% matching in-state.

The rest of the class will practice at a variety of medical centers elsewhere across the continental United States. 

The most frequently matched specialties were internal medicine, family medicine and anesthesiology.

Outside of Michigan, the top states for matches were California (17 future residents), Illinois (15) and Massachusetts (9).

Twenty-six of the students who matched today are completing dual degrees. 

“Match Day is a major milestone for our senior medical students, and I’m so pleased to celebrate everything they’ve accomplished,” said Thomas Wang, M.D., Dean of the U-M Medical School. 

“They’re an outstanding group of future physicians and I am proud to have them represent the University of Michigan Medical School.”

For more about Match Day, please visit: https://nrmp.org.

And for more about Match Day at the U-M Medical School, please visit: https://michmed.org/gobluematch.