The Ohio Academy of Family Physicians (OAFP) would like to congratulate this year’s medical student graduates on an outstanding Match Day! On March 18, the family of medicine grew by 4,470 when medical students and graduates matched to family medicine residency programs around the United States!
The continued growth of family medicine is exceptional when taking into account all of the pandemic-related issues medical students faced: limited in-person exposure to family medicine rotations, restricted participation in family medicine interest group activities, and predominantly virtual residency interviews being just a few examples.
- Family medicine offered 4,935 positions, 91 more than in 2021, and 13.6% of positions offered in all specialties
- 4,470 applicants matched into family medicine
- 1,555 U.S. allopathic medical school (MD) seniors (down from 1,623)
- 1,496 osteopathic medical school (DO) seniors (up from 1,443)
- 1,237 were international medical graduates, including 779 U.S. citizens
- 94 previous graduates of U.S. MD-granting schools
- 87 previous graduates of DO-granting schools
- 1 classified by the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) as “other”
- 756 family medicine categorical and combined residency programs offered positions in the 2022 NRMP® Match, 15 more programs than in 2021.
Many OAFP student members matched to family medicine this year, and we are thrilled to see them take their next steps in becoming family physicians:
Cody Klinker – University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
Matched to: OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program in Columbus, OH .
“Going into medical school, I knew that family medicine was the specialty for me. I love being able to serve the community in which I live and work, seeing patients of any age, gender, ethnicity, and more. As I enter my family medicine residency at Riverside Methodist Hospital, I look forward to the opportunity to improve the human condition along with so many passionate family physicians,” said Cody.
Danielle Kulpins – Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Matched to: University of Arizona Family Medicine Residency – Alvernon Track in Tucson, AZ.
“I’m thrilled to have successfully couples matched with my fiancé Doug Fetterman (emergency medicine),” shared Danielle.
Joseph Laseter – Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Matched to: University of Pennsylvania Family Medicine Residency Program in Philadelphia, PA.
“I am looking forward to learning how to become a progressive and comprehensive family doctor, while simultaneously learning the necessary skills to fix this broken healthcare system. I want to work in a system that adapts to meet its patients’ needs and not the other way around. That may not happen in any of our lifetimes, but I just want it to happen. For example, it should not be a given that people from lower socioeconomic statuses just have poorer health outcomes,” said Joseph.
Sarine Shahmirian – Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
Matched to: Family Medicine Residency Program at Southern Hills Hospital & Medical Center (Sunrise Health Graduate Medical Education Consortium) in Las Vegas, NV.
“I’m looking forward to engaging with and serving the community as a family medicine doc,” Sarine said.
Sabrina Talbert – Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Matched to: St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Family Medicine Residency in Youngstown, OH.
“I always wanted to become a family physician. I enjoy knowing and caring for each patient as an individual, as well as helping patients meet their health goals. Match day was incredibly exciting, next—on to graduation, then residency! I can’t wait to begin my career as a family physician. Thank you to everyone who has supported me so far,” shared Sabrina.
Bridget Watson – University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Matched to: University of Michigan Family Medicine Residency Program in Ann Arbor, MI.
“I am looking forward to caring for patients of all ages throughout their life journeys with focuses on reproductive health, addiction medicine, and LGBTQ health/gender affirming care,” said Bridget.
Support 25×2030
The United States is facing a worsening primary care physician shortage. A robust family medicine workforce is critical to ensure patients everywhere have appropriate, effective, and accessible care for generations to come. The AAFP and seven other national and international family medicine organizations envision a future in which one in four U.S. medical students pursues a career in family medicine. Together, we have launched the America Needs More Family Doctors: 25×2030 collaborative. Our goal is to ensure that, by 2030, 25% of U.S. medical students pursue family medicine as their specialty.
Although this year’s match exhibits the continuous, positive trend in family medicine matches, there is still more to do. Support the 25×2030 collaborative by making a donation to the OAFP Foundation (Foundation). The Foundation is the only 501(c) (3) tax-exempt charitable organization in Ohio that exists to promote family medicine as a career choice to medical students and family medicine residents – building a strong family medicine workforce for Ohio. Donate to support Foundation programming today!