
Medical students Eden Patton, center, and Ryan Ine Woodson, left, celebrate Patton’s acceptance for residency at UC San Francisco on Friday at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine.
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UCLA hosted its first in-person “Match Day” ceremony since 2019 on Friday.
Medical students got to discover where they’ll live and work during the next stage of their careers. Some 150 students opened their acceptance letters in front of a crowd of friends and family. Students were matched in programs including hospital residencies, advanced training and clinical specialties.

Adewunmi Adelaja, 30, center, celebrates his acceptance for residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital at Harvard, flanked by his parents.
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Residency acceptance envelopes are unveiled at UCLA’s “Match Day.”
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Lee Todd Miller, associate dean of pediatrics, with 155 medical students before they open residency acceptance envelopes.
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Medical students Alexonder Tran, left, and Kimberly Yan celebrate after they were both accepted for residency at UC San Francisco.
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Andrew Hong, center, and other medical students celebrate after being accepted for residency.
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Medical students Archana Sivanandam (headed to Children’s Hospital L.A.), left, and Kate Ingraham Paulen (Stanford Health Care) high-five after finding out where they were accepted to residency.
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