Comments on: Let the Matches Begin! http://brainblogger.com/2010/03/18/let-the-matches-begin/ Topics from multidimensional biopsychosocial perspectives Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:44:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shaheen E Lakhan, MS, MEd, PhD, MDhttp://brainblogger.com/2010/03/18/let-the-matches-begin/#comment-598245 Shaheen E Lakhan, MS, MEd, PhD, MD Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:04:14 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=4221#comment-598245 Congratulations to all who've matched! Although the results of NRMP Main Residency Match for 2010 will be announced at 1 PM EST today (03/18/10), applicants were already notified <em>whether</em> they matched into a residency on Monday (03/15/10).Historically, medical schools have Match Day ceremonies where students anxiously open an envelope and read where they've matched to the audience. To quote <a href="http://brainblogger.com/author/raconteur/" rel="nofollow">JC, MD</a>, a Brain Blogger contributor,<blockquote>In my opinion, it is perhaps the most poorly planned exercise in mental health conceived of by the health profession.</blockquote>Thank you.Sincerely, Shaheen Congratulations to all who’ve matched! Although the results of NRMP Main Residency Match for 2010 will be announced at 1 PM EST today (03/18/10), applicants were already notified whether they matched into a residency on Monday (03/15/10).

Historically, medical schools have Match Day ceremonies where students anxiously open an envelope and read where they’ve matched to the audience. To quote JC, MD, a Brain Blogger contributor,

In my opinion, it is perhaps the most poorly planned exercise in mental health conceived of by the health profession.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Shaheen

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