Match Day was March 21, 2025. This year, 163 students matched into 22 specialties across 32 states. One-quarter will stay in Iowa to train.
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Andrea Fjelstul-Bonert is from Hopkinton, Iowa. As she awaits news of her next steps this Match Day, she shares how observing her father navigate a serious workplace injury drove her to find a passion for providing caring, high-quality patient care in rural communities.
Ashley Hurd-Jackson is from Cleghorn, Iowa. Ahead of Match Day, she shares her thoughts on why rural obstetrics and gynecology matters and the values she aspires to as a future physician.
Chandler Brown is from Marquette, Michigan. He shares his path to emergency medicine and how being active in student organizations has shaped his time at the Carver College of Medicine in this pre-Match Day Q&A.
Lyndsay Harshman, MD, MS, associate professor of pediatrics-nephrology, dialysis, and transplantation, is leading research at the University of Iowa to identify potentially fatal gaps in care as people diagnosed with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) in childhood become adults.
After a national search, Vikas Dudeja, MBBS, FACS, has been selected to serve as chair and department executive officer of the Department of Surgery.