March 12, 2019

VCU School of Medicine students paired with residency programs at annual Match Day

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By Leah Small

Fourth-year students attending the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine will participate in Match Day, which pairs medical students with residency programs in their chosen specialties, on Friday, March 15. Medical schools across the country participate annually in the Match. The National Resident Matching Program expects this year to be the largest in history.

Media are welcome to join students as they learn where they will place for residency, a significant career milestone. VCU’s Match Day will be held at noon at the Hippodrome Theater, 528 N. Second St. Media interested in attending can RSVP to smalllm@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7701.

Interviews are available with several students:

Austin Oberlin has a passion for global health and an interest in obstetrics and gynecology. Oberlin was awarded the Fogarty Global Health Fellowship for the study of women’s cervical cancer screening preferences in South Africa. His research received the Young Investigator Award at the Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology 2018 annual meeting.

Kathryn Gouthro is president of the School of Medicine’s Class of 2019 and attended medical school with the assistance of an Armed Forces scholarship. Gouthro completed a monthlong rotation at two of Yellowstone National Park’s three clinics alongside a physician assistant and registered nurses. Gouthro, whose father managed Yellowstone’s hotels and restaurants, grew up in the park.

Wendy Sun aims to specialize in emergency medicine, a popular specialty in recent years. Sun has been elected to a national role on the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine’s Residents and Medical Students Board. The society is one of the largest professional organizations in emergency medicine in the United States.

Joanne Chiao aims to specialize in internal medicine and believes that art and medicine can intersect in healing. Chiao has volunteered at a local retirement community where she served as a painting partner for adults with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. She said the experience helped her understand a person’s frustration and struggle with a chronic condition.