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EVENT: Since their freshman year, senior medical students from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, and other U.S. medical schools, have anticipated this day--National Match Day, an emotional climax to their four years of medical education.

This year, 237 Jefferson medical students will open notices of placement for their medical residency programs--at the same time as their peers around the nation. In a matter of seconds, they will discover where they have matched to pursue their future education in the new century. At the same time, these placements will define the course of medicine and patient care in the coming years.

GUESTS: Students will be in the company of friends and family as they receive the letters “matching” them to a residency program and informing them about the hospitals where they will spend the next one to seven years of their lives in postgraduate medical training.

DATE: Thursday, March 18

TIME: 11:30 a.m. approx.
(Note: envelopes are usually opened at Noon sharp, but could take place a little early. Ask for media representative at door)

PLACE: McClellan Hall, 2nd Floor, Jefferson Medical College Building, 1025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia

BACKGROUND: Founded in 1824, Jefferson Medical College is one of the largest private medical colleges in the nation, with the largest living alumni group.