MD/PhD Class of 2023 students find out their residency matches
Several Penn State College of Medicine MD/PhD Program students graduating this year received their residency destinations as part of Match Day 2023.
Many students participated in an in-person ceremony March 17 to find out where they will continue their medical training.
Match Day, which takes place at medical schools across the country on the same day, is the culmination of a process that began months ago as students visited and evaluated residency programs, while programs simultaneously evaluated them.
MD/PhD students and their matches
Daniel Goetschius
Daniel Goetschius
Internal Medicine, UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh
Daniel Goetschius conducted his research in the lab of Susan Hafenstein, PhD. Goetschius is from Wellsville, N.Y. He earned his BS in molecular biology from Grove City College in 2009 and his PhD in molecular, cellular and integrative biosciences from Penn State (Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences) in 2021.
William ‘Davis’ Haselden
William ‘Davis’ Haselden
Neurological Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
Davis Haselden conducted his research in the lab of Patrick Drew, PhD. Haselden is from Birmingham, Ala. He earned his BS in biomedical engineering from University of Alabama in 2014 and his PhD in neuroscience from Penn State (Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences) in 2020.
Martin Johnson
Martin Johnson
Internal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Martin Johnson conducted his research in the lab of Mohamed Trebak, PhD. Johnson is from Hummelstown, PA. He earned his BS in biology from Drexel University in 2014 and his PhD in biomedical sciences from Penn State College of Medicine in 2021.
Spencer Katz
Spencer Katz
Pediatrics/Medical Genetics, Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Spencer Katz conducted his research in the lab of Keith Cheng, MD, PhD. Katz is from Philadelphia, PA. He earned his BS in molecular, cellular and developmental biology from Yale University in 2013 and his PhD in biomedical sciences from Penn State College of Medicine in 2021. Katz was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society in 2022, an honor signifying a lasting commitment to professionalism, leadership, scholarship, research, and community service. Katz has served as the MD/PhD program’s resident photographer since matriculating in 2014.
Mallory Peterson
Mallory Peterson
Neurological Surgery, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Mallory Peterson conducted her research in the lab of Steven Schiff, MD, PhD. Peterson is from Clinton Corners, NY. She earned her BS in biomedical engineering from Penn State in 2016 and her PhD in engineering science and mechanics from Penn State (College of Engineering) in 2022. Peterson is the first woman to earn the dual MD/PhD in engineering science and mechanics.
Carson Wills
Carson Wills
Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Carson Wills conducted her research in the lab of H.G. Wang, PhD. Wills is from Albuquerque, NM. She earned her BS in biology from Haverford College in 2014 and her PhD in biomedical sciences from Penn State College of Medicine in 2021. Wills was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society in 2022, an honor signifying a lasting commitment to professionalism, leadership, scholarship, research, and community service. Wills was elected to Gold Humanism Honor Society in 2022, a national honor society that recognizes senior medical students, residents, physicians and nurses for excellent clinical and classroom skills.
Patricia Yee
Patricia Yee
Neurological Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md.
Patricia Yee conducted her research in the lab of Wei Li, PhD. Yee is from Tainan City, Taiwan. She earned her BS in neuroscience with Honors from the University of Michigan in 2011 and her PhD in neuroscience from Penn State College of Medicine in 2021. Yee is the recipient of AADA dissertation award and a member of AOA, and she has served as a non-physician scientist committee member with the Penn State IRB since 2019.
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