What is Match Day?

The Match Day ceremony celebrates our graduating Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) students’ achievements and unveils where they will complete their medical residencies and begin the next chapter of their careers in medicine.

According to the American Medical Association, Match Day happens on the third Friday of March every year. It’s a time when medical schools throughout the country commemorate this day with a nationwide live event where students receive their residency assignments.

Match Day 2026 By the Numbers

98%

Total % matched to start intership

41%

Matched in Primary Care (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics)

59%

Matched in the state of Texas

20%

Matched to UT Health San Antonio

Where the Class of 2026 Matched

Class of 2026 Match Day March 20, 2026 United States Map
LSOM students matched in 31 states. The top five states for LSOM students to match were Texas, California, Florida, North Carolina and New York.

 

See below for information on our most recent class Residency Match results. For information on residency placement for previous graduating classes, click the Residency Match Results by UT Health San Antonio Long School of Medicine classes of 2021, 2022, and 2023, 2024, and 2025.

MetricOutcome
Total % matched to start internship98%
Training at UT Health San Antonio20%
Training in San Antonio21%
Training in Texas59%
Primary Care (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics)41%

 

Specialty Breakdown 2026

Program# Matched Students
Anesthesiology18
Child Neurology1
Dermatology3
Emergency Medicine13
Family Medicine16
Medicine45
Medicine/Pediatrics1
Interventional Radiology2
Neurological Surgery1
Neurology8
Obstetrics and Gynecology14
Ophthalmology7
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery3
Orthopaedic Surgery8
Otolaryngology1
Pathology4
Pediatrics8
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation1
Plastic Surgery2
Psychiatry15
Radiation Oncology1
Diagnostic Radiology10
Research1
Surgery12
Urology4

If you are a prospective student, contact Admissions for guidance on how to best use this data in choosing a medical school.

If you are a current student, contact Student Affairs for guidance on how to best use this data in your application/interview/ranking strategy.