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School of MedicineMatch DayMMarshall medicalgraduates enteringpediatrics,OB at more thantwice national rateMarshall University’s graduatingmedical students learned where theywill be spending the next 3 to 5 yearsof their medical training, and the results showedsignificant diversity.The graduates are entering pediatrics andobstetrics/gynecology at more than twice thenational rate, and are entering family medicineMatch day results clearly brought smiles to the faces of(L to R) Niveditha Vilasagar, Kate Williams, Noeet Elitsurand Craig Seaman (back left) and Dwight Saulleand surgery at more than 1.5 times the nationalaverage. They also are above the national averagein the percentage entering emergency medicine.In all, 42 seniors learned their residencyplacements at noon on March 20 when theyand their counterparts nationwide were giventhe envelopes containing their residencyselections. Nearly 65 percent are entering thefields defined as primary care in West Virginia- family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology and pediatrics - 25 percent above thenational average.Four students also learned that they wereaccepted for specialty programs that will beginnext year in anesthesiology, diagnostic radiologyand neurological surgery.More than 40 percent of the seniors will bestaying in West Virginia. Others will be spreadfrom coast to coast at programs including BostonChildren’s Hospital, UCLA, Duke University,the University of Virginia, and the Children’sNational Medical Center in Washington, D.C.Amirah Shareef and Erica Shaverare pleased with their residenciesat the Carolinas Medical Centerfor pediatrics and emergencymedicine at West Virginia University,respectively