Look Who’s Talking: Match Day Mash Up
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Every year, medical students across the country anxiously await the day in March that will bring them news of where they will continue their clinical training. On “Match Day” of 2021, 223 aspiring physicians learned of their acceptance into a residency program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. In this month’s Look Who’s Talking, we bring you videos, tweets and more from Match Day 2021 and from Match Days in previous years.
The celebration began early, with former residents reminiscing about Match Days past. Whether it was three, four, or six years ago, the day left lasting memories for the Brigham-trained doctors.
Lachelle Dawn Weeks, MD, PhD, now a Hematology/Oncology fellow at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, gleefully joined the Brigham’s Internal Medicine residency program in 2015.
Throwing it back to the day I matched at @BrighamMedRes for IM.
Wishing happiness & wonderful medical careers to all 4th year med students! #MatchDay2021 https://t.co/xDNYFwOCAj
— Lachelle Dawn (@Lachelle_Dawn) March 19, 2021
In 2017, Aryenne Adams, MD, MPH, made what she describes as “the best decision” in choosing to train at the Brigham.
4 years ago today, I matched to @BrighamMedRes. The lifelong friends, inspiring colleagues, and faculty support I gained over those 3 years have solidified that I made the absolute best decision for residency 😊😊 #MatchDay #dontjudgemyuglycry pic.twitter.com/FBEwjaqICn
— Ayrenne Adams, MD MPH (@AyrenneAdamsMD) March 17, 2021
The “ugly cry” Adams referenced is an annual tradition. Chief medical resident Christina Meade, MD, shared hers from 2018.
@tmmeade1 with her entry into the #uglycry competition with @beccagaff pic.twitter.com/rhFagd5EsE
— BWH Medicine Residency (@BrighamMedRes) March 15, 2021
Current residents revisited fond memories as well. The Zoom-based festivity that H. Moses Murdock, MD, enjoyed when he matched in Internal Medicine last year is, by now, a norm.
And for an elated Hanna Vollbrecht, MD, “I’m going to Brigham” was all that needed to be said.
Today in celebration of #MatchWeek we will be sharing some moments from our current PGY1s!
Dare you not to 😭 when Hanna Vollbrecht learns she's joining #TheBrighamFamily 💙👇 pic.twitter.com/RtLlVzbISd— BWH Medicine Residency (@BrighamMedRes) March 16, 2021
Jonathan Fried, MD, MPP, currently a Primary Care and Population Medicine resident, delivered a musical greeting to the newest generation of physicians.
& Here @jonathanefried, PGY1 & member of the HVMA/Atrius Primary Care Track, wishes his HMS classmates a happy (virtual 😢) match day pic.twitter.com/Cllo9bveHS
— BWH Medicine Residency (@BrighamMedRes) March 16, 2021
Not long afterwards, Chris Calkins, MD, found out he will follow in Fried’s footsteps by joining the Brigham Residency Program in Primary Care and Population Medicine at Atrius Health and the Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute.
Thrilled to be heading to @BrighamMedRes to start my training as part of the HVMA/@atriushealth primary care program!! Big thx to my housemates for making it such a special morning! pic.twitter.com/GFnGQEMTwu
— Chris Calkins (@CRCalkins) March 19, 2021
Dereck Paul, MD, shared the moment with loved ones over Zoom, thanking the “village” that supported him along his path toward matching with the Brigham’s Internal Medicine Program.
Friends on #MedTwitter, I am so excited to be joining the @BrighamMedRes family for IM training 🏥 🩺
I'm sad to be leaving my academic home @UCSF but our relationships are lifelong ones.
Matching takes a village and I have so many people to thank. Here goes -> 🧵 https://t.co/46OE3pwguF pic.twitter.com/f2tu8IZJP8
— Dereck Paul (@dereckwpaul) March 19, 2021
Those he expressed gratitude toward included Valerie Stone, MD, MPH, the vice chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Department of Medicine, and Joel Katz, MD, director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program and vice chair for education in the Department of Medicine. Both are active advocates for equity in medicine and helped ensure that nearly one-third of the new residents are individuals underrepresented in medicine or from diverse backgrounds.
@DrJoelKatz @valstonemd thank you for believing in me and inviting me to the @BrighamMedRes family. You were the leaders who were the most excited and supportive of my dreams by far. After I met you, it was clear that BWH was the place for the next chapter, if you'd have me.
— Dereck Paul (@dereckwpaul) March 19, 2021
Alongside numerous other advocates, current Internal Medicine residents Duaa AbdelHameid, MD, and David Alejandro Sanchez, MD, helped advance the Brigham’s commitment to increasing diversity.
Outstanding IM intern class coming to join us @BrighamMedRes @BrighamWomens this summer!
30% of interns are from diverse backgrounds/URiM
A testament to the hard work & leadership from @valstonemd @DavidASanchezMD @DAbdelHameid @DrJoelKatz
Welcome to the family! #MatchDay2021 pic.twitter.com/lAVdB5NGZk
— Jose Figueroa (@joefigs2) March 19, 2021
For Sanchez, news of greater representation was “the best birthday present.”
The best birthday present I could receive today is finding out that 30% of the incoming @BrighamMedRes interns are URiM! Thanks to those that expended countless hours of their free time to make our residency one that reflects the patients we serve. ¡Si de puede! #MatchDay2021
— David Alejandro Sanchez, MD (@DavidASanchezMD) March 19, 2021
“Honored, thrilled, and happy” were the words Daniel Roffe Vazquez, MD, used to describe his reaction to his acceptance into the Mass General Brigham Neurology Residency.
I am absolutely HONORED, THRILLED, and HAPPY to have matched at my dream program @harvardneuromds in Neurology, and at @BrighamMedRes in Prelim Yr. Exceedingly excited to meet my future colleagues and together make significant contributions to our patients and fields. @NMatch2021 pic.twitter.com/KYR4HEMWOV
— Daniel N. Roffe Vazquez, MD (@DanielRoffeV) March 20, 2021
Leela Chakravarti Dilley will join the program as well — and her husband will be nearby!
We MATCHED!!! Thrilled to be heading to MGH/BWH neuro & BWH for intern year! And so so proud of my husband @RobertLDilley for matching at MGH medicine! Ready for Boston! 🥳😍🤓@harvardneuromds @brighammedres @mghmedres #PSOMMatch #nmatch2021 #Match2021 pic.twitter.com/zDN9Qr9YuH
— Leela Chakravarti Dilley (@Leela_Chakra) March 20, 2021
The Brigham collaborates with other hospitals to provide residents with the most robust training available. Anna Cassell joins the Harvard Medicine-Pediatric Residency Program at the Brigham and Boston Children’s Hospital.
Overjoyed to have matched at my top choice for Med/Peds at Brigham and Women’s and Boston Children’s Hospital!! What an exciting, emotional day! Looking forward to moving to Boston. @BrighamMedRes pic.twitter.com/W3fH2106go
— Anna Cassell (@AnnaCassell6) March 19, 2021
Of those accepted to Brigham residency programs, 78 will train in Internal Medicine. They include Amira Barkal, Ziad Bakouny, MD, and Abby Schiff, PhD.
So thrilled to share that I matched at BWH for IM residency! I’m excited for this next chapter in Boston with @MaximMarkovic. It takes a village-I’m so thankful for the unrelenting support from my Stanford mentors, my parents and siblings @LaylaBarkal. #Match2021 @BrighamMedRes pic.twitter.com/Ajep3h8NIu
— Amira Barkal (@AmiraBarkal) March 20, 2021
I am absolutely ecstatic to have matched at @BrighamMedRes @BrighamWomens for internal medicine residency!!!!
Thanks to my fiancee, my amazing mentors, colleagues, and friends who supported me all the way!@ItsMeRomy @DrChoueiri @VanAllenLab @BraunMDPhD @srviswanathan pic.twitter.com/yfnBQIkyqo
— Ziad Bakouny (@ZiadBakouny) March 19, 2021
I'm thrilled to say that I matched at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Internal Medicine for residency! I'm looking forward to getting to know my future co-residents and joining the kind thought-leaders in the #brighamfamily. @BrighamMedRes #Match2021 pic.twitter.com/HBODjrU2kU
— Abby Schiff, PhD (@liraphila) March 19, 2021
Each year, the National Resident Matching Program also aims to put couples in placements near each other. Chris Cai, MD, and Hannah Borowsky, MD, will take on their Internal Medicine residency together!
Couldn't be more excited to have matched @BrighamMedRes w/@HannahBorowsky! Feeling so much love for my parents and mentors. pic.twitter.com/OCZ93k3MV7
— ChrisCai (@ChristopherLCai) March 19, 2021
Congratulations to all those embarking on the next stages of their careers, and welcome to the Brigham family!
First day of spring and it’s spectacular here in Boston! Just a quick FYI for those of you who will be moving here soon! @BrighamMedRes @BrighamWomens @harvardmed @Brigham_DI #MatchDay2021 pic.twitter.com/xD1HsMu413
— Valerie Stone, MD (@valstonemd) March 21, 2021
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