MD/PhD students find residency matches

Penn State College of Medicine MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program co-directors Leslie Parent, MD (left), and Robert Levenson, PhD (right), are seen with four of the five program students who matched with residencies during the March 2018 Match Day celebration. The students are, from left, Paul Hsu, Jeffrey Nguyen, Ron Panganiban and Francis LeBlanc. Nicholas Sterling, who also matched, is not pictured.

The five Penn State College of Medicine MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program students who are in their fourth year of medical training received their residency destinations during the March 2018 Match Day celebration, ripping open envelopes to see the hospitals where they will continue their medical training under the supervision of attending physicians.

The Match Day event marked the culmination of a process that began months ago as students visited and evaluated residency programs – while the programs simultaneously evaluated them. It coincided with similar Match Day events at medical schools across the country.

MD/PhD students and their matches are as follows:

See the full Match Day 2018 story and photo gallery here.

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