{"id":2566,"date":"2015-06-24T19:26:19","date_gmt":"2015-06-24T19:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"<div>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"2100\"]<img class=\"img-frame\" src=\"http:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/06\/MatchDay2015_093.jpg\" alt=\"Emily Beck and Peter Fletcher are headed to Banner\u2013University Medica"},"modified":"2015-06-26T18:36:36","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T18:36:36","slug":"matchmaking-at-match-day-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/matchmaking-at-match-day-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Matchmaking at Match Day 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 2100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-frame\" src=\"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/06\/MatchDay2015_093.jpg\" alt=\"Emily Beck and Peter Fletcher are headed to Banner\u2013University Medical Center Tucson, in Arizona, specializing in emergency medicine. \" width=\"2100\" height=\"1397\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Emily Beck and Peter Fletcher are headed to Banner\u2013University Medical Center Tucson, in Arizona, specializing in emergency medicine. The couple met a few days before beginning medical school at the UT Health Science Center and became engaged just hours before finding out they would be matched to the same program.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"lipsum\">With the ripping of envelopes, more than 200 <a href=\"https:\/\/som.uthscsa.edu\">School of Medicine<\/a> students learned where they would spend the next three to seven years as residents before launching their medical careers. Match Day, held March 20 at John T. Floore Country Store in Helotes, is an annual rite of passage for medical students and is held in ceremonies across the country. 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