Match Day 2020: Serving Our Galaxies in Need
With students dispersed amongst rogue “space stations” patched in via teleconference technology to read out where they’re headed for residency training, Match Day looked a little different for the UVM Larner College of Medicine’s Class of 2020 as compared to years past. Although the COVID-19 pandemic closed down large parts of the university and put an end to large gatherings for the time being, students, faculty and staff still came together online to celebrate the success of the graduating class, with friends and family watching via a livestream. Student Council President Ava Bakhtyari ’20 gave the following remarks from her “space station” before students began to open their match letters from the National Resident Matching Program.
And so our countdown begins. Families, friends, significant others, faculty, staff and all folks here and online—thank you for joining us today to witness Mission 2020’s launch into our future. Classmates who are now all family, this is it—today is our day. Read more…