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USF Med Students Celebrate A Lucky 'Match Day'

Mark Schreiner

Some students in the University of South Florida Health Morsani College of Medicine experienced the "luck of the Irish" this past Friday, as they got...

Medical graduates from Iran, in Philadelphia on research fellowships, anxiously await results of their U.S. medical residency applications. The Trump administration's immigration executive order has put added stress on "match week" for them.

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Travel Ban Adds Stress To 'Match Week' For Some Doctors

Elana Gordon

A medical residency program is the next training step for newly minted doctors, and awaiting "the match" can be tense. For some international students, Trump's travel ban has made that tension worse.

USF medical student Chris DeClue announces his residency at USF in diagnostic radiology on National Match Day, Friday, March 20. Senior Vice President of USF Health, Charles Lockwood, held the mic.

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Medical Students Meet Their Match

Daylina Miller

With visibly shaking hands, University of South Florida medical student Chris DeClue opened his envelope. The sound of rustling paper echoed through the...