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The 2021 Match

With the arrival of another Match Day and the Class of 2021 eagerly awaiting their match news, students, faculty, friends, and family gathered virtually to soak in the final moments before learning where residency training would take the students. Amid well wishes, congratulations, and sharing of photos, anticipation grew to a fever pitch as the clock neared 11 a.m. in Chicago, the moment students received emails from the NRMP informing them of their residency placements. 

View the full, anonymized list of 2021 Match results here.

The hospitals accepting the most Pritzker recruits to their categorical and advanced programs were:

  Institution  # of Students
1. University of Chicago 18
2. University of California System 9
3. Harvard System 6
4. Northwestern University System 5
5. University of Pennsylvania 4
  University of Washington System 4
7. Denver Health Medical Center 3
  University of Michigan Hospitals 3

Geographic Destinations, Class of 2021: 

 

Most Popular Specialties:

  Specialty # of Students %
1.  Internal Medicine 18 23%
2. Surgery-General 9 12%
3. Emergency Medicine 7 9%
4. Anesthesiology 6 8%
  Otolaryngology 6 8%
6. Psychiatry 5 6%
7. Dermatology 4 5%
  Family Medicine 4 5%
  Pediatrics 4 5%

*All other specialties had 1 or 2 matched students.