NEOMED celebrates Match Day
March 20, 2026
Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) held its annual Match Day ceremony today as 162 graduating medical students learned where they will begin their careers as physicians. Students were delighted to learn of their placement at prestigious institutions throughout the U.S. More than 50% of NEOMED students will stay in Ohio, addressing the growing need for physicians to serve communities across the state.
The NEOMED event is timed to coincide with National Residency Match Day, which took place at noon, on Friday, March 20.
In Ohio, medical residency placements include University Hospitals, Cleveland Clinic, Summa Health and Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Additionally, NEOMED students matched at institutions throughout the U.S., including the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente and Boston Children’s Hospital.
Forty percent of 2026 NEOMED College of Medicine graduates will go into residencies in primary care, which includes family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics. Other popular specialties included emergency medicine, surgery, psychiatry and anesthesiology.