Early matches announced for medical students
Feb. 16, 2026
Residency Match Day is Friday, March 20. That’s when most students graduating from the College of Medicine will find out where they will take the next step in their training as physicians. Students matching into urology and ophthalmology, however, have already been notified of their placements.
Military matches were announced in December.
Congratulations to the following students on their matches:
Urology
- Leo Puhalla, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Ophthalmology
- Marcella Hegarty, The Ohio State University
- Jessica Lee, The Ohio State University
- James Raynor, University of North Carolina

From left are Marcella Hegarty, Jessica Lee, Leo Puhalla and James Raynor.
