A total of 109 senior medical students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha received their residency assignments today during a Match Day ceremony held on campus. A residency is a training program for newly-graduated medical students in the medical area of their choice. Residencies range in length from three to six years.
Thirty-five percent of UNMC students are staying in Nebraska for their training.
Nationally, this year’s Match Day is the largest in history, according to the National Resident Matching Program (NMRP). In addition, for the second year in a row, more U.S. medical school seniors will train as family medicine residents. This year, there was an 11 percent increase over last year. At UNMC, 18 percent of students matched in family medicine — a slight increase from last year.
Students are matched through a computer program to align their preferences for residency programs in order to fill the thousands of training positions available at U.S. teaching hospitals. The NRMP is a private, not-for-profit organization established in 1952 to provide an orderly and fair mechanism to match the preferences of applicants to U.S. residency positions.
The UNMC students, slated to graduate May 7, are listed by hometown, name, specialty and residency assignment.
Listed below are students from Nebraska hometowns
CLASS OF 2011 RESIDENCY ASSIGNMENTS
ADAMS — Kathleen Elizabeth Davis, pediatrics, Creighton-Nebraska Health Foundation, Omaha NE
ARAPAHOE — Alexander Bradley Schutz, surgery, University of Oklahoma COM, Oklahoma City OK
BEATRICE — David Alan Claassen, pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas TX
BEEMER — Mark Daniel List, family medicine, Sioux Falls Family Medicine, Sioux Falls SD
BELLEVUE — Jason Andrew Booth, family medicine, Clarkson Family Medicine Program, Omaha NE
CENTER — Ryan James Becker, family medicine-primary care, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE
COLON — Brett Ardven Malchow, family medicine, Lincoln Medical Education Partnership, Lincoln NE
COLUMBUS — Andrew R. Klutman, emergency medicine, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit MI
COZAD — Natalie Carver Hart, pediatrics, University of Oklahoma COM, Oklahoma City OK
CRESTON — Kurt Henry Kapels, internal medicine-primary care, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE
DAVID CITY — Evan Michael Neesen, family medicine, Lincoln Medical Education Partnership, Lincoln NE
DECATUR — Solomon Asher Connealy, internal medicine-primary care, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE
ELKHORN — Derrick A. Metschke, anesthesiology, University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Seattle WA
ELMWOOD — Andrew Craig Rorie, internal medicine, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE
ELWOOD — Martin Halmes Goodenberger, internal medicine preliminary – diagnostic radiology, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE
EXETER — Emily Jane Jones, family medicine, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals (Scottsbluff Program), Omaha NE
GOTHENBURG — Erica J. Peterson, medicine-pediatrics, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix AZ
GRAND ISLAND — Jodi Jean Schreurs Dickmeyer, pediatrics, Banner Good Samaritan Medicla Center, Phoenix AZ; Alex Charles Lesiak, orthpaedics, UVM/Fletcher Allen/VT, Burlington VT; Eric Ryan Ponte´, anesthesiology, UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh PA
GRETNA — Charles Robert Rose Walcutt, family medicine – anesthesiology, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE
HASTINGS — Alicia Marie Hinze, internal medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis MO
HOLDREGE — Derrick A. Doolittle, internal medicine preliminary, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE – diagnostic radiology, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester MN
JUNIATA — Molly Marie Hartmann, surgery preliminary, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE
KEARNEY — Jenna Nicole Derr, family medicine-primary care, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE
LA VISTA — Brynn Lenann Lastovica, internal medicine-primary care, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE
LAWRENCE — Andrew Robert Pohlmeier, internal medicine-primary care, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE
LINCOLN — Brady Dutton Beecham, family medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA; David Benjamin Berkheim, surgery preliminary, University of Washington, Seattle WA; Philip Trevor Boucher, pediatrics, Creighton-Nebraska Health Education, Omaha NE; Justin Thomas Danek, family medicine, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE – anesthesiology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago IL; Kossivi Emmanuel Dantey, pathology, UVM/Fletcher Allen-VT, Burlington VT; Chiraag Nawal Gangahar, psychiatry, Naval Medical Center, San Diego CA; Steven Louis Gogela, neurosurgery, University Hospital, Cincinnati OH; Emily Elizabeth Hadley, obstetrics and gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston TX; Jessica Anne Heckman, family medicine, Lincoln Medical Education Partnership, Lincoln NE; Tyler Garrett Ketterl, medicine-pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis MN; Kevin Masek, emergency medicine, Stanford University Programs, Palo Alto CA; Kristin Marie McGregor, pediatrics, Creighton-Nebraska Health Foundation, Omaha NE; Benton George Nelson, otolaryngology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis IN; Shelley Kathleen Nelson, pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis IN; Chelsea Lynn Neumann, psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham NC; Gregory Kent Nissen, surgery, Christiana Care Health Services, Newark DE; Shervin Razavian, anesthesiology, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City KS; Kari Elizabeth Sufficool, pathology, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis MO; Jenna Nicole Van Pelt, obstetrics and gynecology, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus OH; Abby Jo Luettel Watson, obstetrics and gynecology, University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals, Salt Lake City UT
LOUISVILLE — Daniel Timothy Smith, medicine-pediatrics, University of Texas Medical School, Houston TX
MINDEN — Andrew Dean Casper, pediatrics, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City MO
OMAHA — Kyle Joseph Bechaz, psychiatry, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago IL; Alexander James Bollinger, orthopaedics, Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners, Grand Rapids MI; Megan Elizabeth Bowen, surgery, University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals, Salt Lake City UT; Emily Grace Braun, pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore MD; Claire Anne Conlon, pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston SC; Brian Richard Cory, internal medicine preliminary, University of Oklahoma, Tulsa OK; Robert Thomas Dahlquist, emergency medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte NC; John Paul Eggers, orthopaedics, University of Missouri-KC Programs, Kansas City MO; Jacob Donald Gibbens, obstetrics and gynecology, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE; Bridget A. Graney, medicine-pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis IN; Jill A. Gulizia, obstetrics and gynecology, Texas Tech University Affiliated Hospitals, Amarillo TX; Christopher Michael Hasiak, internal medicine preliminary, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE – diagnostic radiology, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis MO; Craig M. Johnson, transitional, Tucson Hospital Medical Education, Tucson AZ – diagnostic radiology, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Phoenix AZ; Seth James Keiser, surgery preliminary, University of Hawaii, Honolulu HI – anesthesiology, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE; John Maclou Longo, internal medicine preliminary, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans LA – radiation oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee WI; Samantha Lee Milne, pediatrics, St. Vincent Hospital Center, Indianapolis IN; Corey Michael Munger, internal medicine, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE; Jason Patera, family medicine-primary care, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE; Angela Jade Prescher, transitional, University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Sioux Falls SD – diagnostic radiology, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE; Gwenn Lucille Skar, pediatrics, Creighton-Nebraska Health Foundation, Omaha NE; Hannah Marie Klasek Sneller, pediatrics, Stony Brook Teaching Hospitals, Stony Brook NY; Angelique Marie Walstrom, surgery preliminary, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia MO; Tedd James Welniak, emergency medicine, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE; William Edward Wortman, internal medicine, Central Iowa Health System, Des Moines IA; Ian B. Young, family medicine, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester MN; Kelly Joseph Zach, internal medicine preliminary, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Phoenix AZ – anesthesiology, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Scottsdale AZ
O’NEILL — Tyler Anthony Ptacek, family medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita KS
PAPILLION — Amanda Marie Ahrendt, pediatrics, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix AZ; Melanie Anne Hrabak Ortleb, transitional, Colorado Health Foundation, Denver CO – dermatology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville TN
PLATTSMOUTH — Ariana April Astley, internal medicine, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE
POTTER — Avery Lyne Sides, family medicine-primary care, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE
SARGENT — Casey Jacob Holmes, surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood IL
SCHUYLER — Gregory Charles Wigington, psychiatry, Creighton-Nebraska Health Foundation, Omaha NE
SCOTTSBLUFF — Michael Orin Yung, internal medicine preliminary – diagnostic radiology, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE
SEWARD — Zachary John Martens, internal medicine preliminary, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE – anesthesiology, University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals, Salt Lake City UT
SIDNEY — Benjamin James Thayer, family medicine, Lincoln Medical Education Partnership, Lincoln NE
WESTON — Andrew Paul Opp, internal medicine-primary care, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE
YORK — Scott Allen Vincent, orthopaedics, Creighton-Nebraska Health Foundation, Omaha NE
Listed below are students from hometowns outside Nebraska
ATHENS AL — Michael Alexander White, surgery preliminary, Marshall University School of Medicine, Huntington WV
TEMPE AZ — Benjamin Joseph Lindbloom, surgery preliminary, Boston University Medical Cetner, Boston MA
PALO ALTO CA — Eric Sze-Kiin Lee, surgery preliminary, University of Hawaii, Honolulu HI – dermatology, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami FL
SARATOGA CA — Kevin Scott Bromage, surgery preliminary, Kern Medical Center, Saratoga CA
COLORADO SPRINGS CO — Mathew David Schmitt, medicine-pediatrics, University of MO-KC Programs, Kansas City MO
LONGMONT CO — Krystal Marie Tamura, family medicine, St. Anthony North Hospital, Westminster CO
BOISE ID — Caitlin Eleanor Mohr, internal medicine, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE
SWAN VALLEY ID — Jordan W. Merrill, psychiatry, University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Seattle WA
ANKENY IA — Bradley A. Fremming, surgery preliminary, Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines IA – anesthesiology, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE
ATLANTIC IA — Heidi K. Hansen, surgery, Westchester Medical Center-NY, Valhalla NY
DUBUQUE IA — Julie Marie Arensdorf Stecher, pediatrics, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City IA
HAMPTON IA — Marinda Ann Wells, family medicine-primary care, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE
SIOUX CITY IA — Eric Ryan Monk, family medicine – anesthesiology, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE; James William Roat, internal medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis MN
KANSAS CITY MO — Mandy Lynn Byers, Deferring residency for one year period
CHAPEL HILL NC — Natalie Christine Stavas, pediatrics, Children’s Hospital, Boston MA
YORK PA — Catharine Irene Paules, internal medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore MD
LINCOLN RI — Kendra Simpson Lesiak, internal medicine preliminary – dermatology, UVM/Fletcher Allen/VT, Burlington VT
BROOKINGS SD — Bradley Richard Salonen, internal medicine, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester MN
BELLINGHAM WA — Douglas Mel Reid, surgery preliminary, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE
SEATTLE WA — Micah Joseph Ryan, pediatrics, Creighton-Nebraska Health Foundation, Omaha NE
AFGHANISTAN — Ahmad Y. Yusuf, family medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City IA
SINGAPORE — Ruthri Divya Goodwin, internal medicine, University of Nebraska Affiliated Hospitals, Omaha NE
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