Graduating Medical Students Learn Residency Matches at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford

Medical students holding their match signs

Medical students at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford and across the nation learned where they will spend the next three to seven years of their medical journey on Match Day, Friday, March 21, 2025.

Fifty-one students from the Class of 2025 and five alumni from the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford matched into residency programs across the US in specialties from emergency medicine and radiology to psychiatry and surgery. Forty Rockford students matched into primary care specialties, including family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics. About 40 percent of graduating students will stay in Illinois for their residency programs.

“Match Day is one of the most exciting days for medical students during their four years of training,” says Alex Stagnaro-Green, MD, MHPE, MHA, Rockford regional dean. “I’m incredibly proud of these talented medical students, who matched into wonderful residency programs throughout the country.”

See the Match List at https://go.uic.edu/RockfordMatch.