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I Can Breathe Again! Match Result 2010

I felt like I was holding my breath for 5 months!  After what I believe to be the busiest 5-6 months of my life, I can sit back and do some ‘internetting’ for a couple of minutes.  Let me start at the beginning.  In the last few days of June 2009 I applied to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery programs across the U.S.A.  I will talk more on this process in future articles, but let’s just say that I spent money I didn’t have, took time off that I couldn’t afford, and got less sleep than I ever have before.  Today the results of the match came out at about 8:30AM with my result:

Cook County Hospital in Chicago!

I celebrated with my family and some good friends of ours (who also matched) by getting a nice steak and rib meal. As for our dental school we had a great year for all residency applicants.  OMFS, Ortho, and Pedo applicants all did well with the whole match process.

Between now and graduation expect a few more articles and some insights on the whole process and the life of a fourth year dental student…Just don’t hold your breath.