Match Day 2012
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Image 1: As his mom runs forward to give him a hug, UCI medical student Edward Wu reacts March 16 to news that he'd been "matched" to a residency program at UCLA Medical Center. Daniel A. Anderson / University Communications
Image 2: Hundreds of family members, friends and classmates celebrate Match Day 2012 at UCI with the 102 soon-to-graduate medical students called to the podium one at a time to open an envelope revealing where they will spend their residency. Daniel A. Anderson / University Communications
Image 3: Carol Zapata-Whelan embraces her son, Vincent Whelan, after finding out he'll be a resident in the UCSF Fresno pediatrics program. Whelan, who has an incurable disease that slowly turns his muscles to bone, hopes to someday treat children with similar genetic conditions. Daniel A. Anderson / University Communications
Image 4: Martin Hofmann, left, and fiancee Heather Sand exult upon learning that Sand will begin her career as a doctor at UC Irvine Medical Center. Daniel A. Anderson / University Communications
Image 5: Graduating UCI medical student Marcus Williams pumps his fists at word that he'd "matched" at Alameda County Medical Center. Daniel A. Anderson / University Communications
Image 6: He was "going back home," a still-reeling Williams explained, and his mother would be very happy. Daniel A. Anderson / University Communications
Image 7: On the steps of the Medical Education Building, Williams raises a fist to the sky before calling his mom. Daniel A. Anderson / University Communications
Image 8: Family and friends react excitedly to the news being read aloud at the podium. Match Day events take place simultaneously at all U.S. medical schools. Daniel A. Anderson / University Communications
Image 9: Maria del Carmen Robles and her niece Kaitlyn Hernandez, 4, celebrate after discovering that Robles will spend her residency practicing family medicine at UC Irvine Medical Center. The doctor-to-be yelled, "UCI forever!" Daniel A. Anderson / University Communications
Image 10: Maddie and Ava Grieb watch intently as their mother, Erin Moix Grieb, opens the letter notifying her that she'd been accepted as a resident at Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland. Daniel A. Anderson / University Communications
Image 11: Students Chris Brown, left, and Carlos Rodriguez high-five each other after finding out they'll both be internal-medicine residents at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Daniel A. Anderson / University Communications
Image 12: Med student Sabrina Middleton, right, hugs a supporter after being informed that she'd "matched" at Seattle Children's Hospital. Daniel A. Anderson / University Communications
Image 13: In another Match Day tradition, the last person called to the podium to learn his or her residency placement is rewarded for the tense wait with dollar bills tucked into a medical satchel by each of the preceding students. Daniel A. Anderson / University Communications
Image 14: Matt Fradkin's fiancee, Sarah Berlin, gives him a kiss after they were notified that Fradkin - a big believer in the therapeutic value of music - will join the pediatrics program at Seattle Children's Hospital this summer. The two are getting married May 27. Daniel A. Anderson / University Communications
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