Nearly a third of medical students stay in state for residencies

Almost a third of Wisconsin medical students will remain in state for their residencies.

Medical students found out about their residency programs last month during Match Day, when the National Resident Matching Program released its results.

According to the Medical College of Wisconsin, 72 out of 237 students matched to first-year residency programs will stay in the state. At the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 51 out of 153 matched students will remain.

The top specialty for both institutions was internal medicine. Forty-five students, or 18.9 percent, across MCW campuses will pursue internal medicine residencies.

At UW, 15.7 percent will specialize in internal medicine. The second most common specialty was general surgery, drawing 10.5 percent of matched residents. In 2022, 7.1 percent of incoming residents from the school were specializing in general surgery.

Other popular specialties among the two schools included family medicine, anesthesiology, pediatrics and emergency medicine.

– Elizabeth Casolo for Wisconsin Health News