After the M.D.— Residency & Beyond
 Of course, you want a medical school that will prepare you well for clinical training in your chosen specialty. Since the Charter Class of 1980, more than 2,200 Wright State alumni have proven competitive, getting their top choices for residency programs in Ohio and across the country. Long-term studies indicate that 95 percent of our graduates are rated as equal to or better than their peers during residency training.
During your medical career at Wright State, faculty are available as mentors, advocates and advisors. Many of our clinical faculty members have volunteered to serve as advisors in helping you make a specialty choice — your career in medicine. They can provide invaluable information about their medical specialties, including application procedures, requirements, certification and training programs.
On March 19, 2009, 97 graduating medical students at Wright State were assigned
to residency programs through the National Resident Matching Program. They matched at prestigious residency training programs in Ohio and across the country, including Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina; Johns Hopkins University-Sinai Hospital in Baltimore; the University of Chicago Medical Center; and Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Nearly 56 percent of the class of 2009 will remain in Ohio for residency.
About 44 percent of the members of the Class of 2009 chose primary care specialties: Family Medicine: 11.3%, Internal Medicine: 17.4%, Internal Medicine-Pediatrics 1% and Pediatrics: 14.4%. The majority matched in 12 other specialties: Anesthesiology: 4.1%; Emergency Medicine: 9.3%; General Surgery: 11.3%; Neurology: 3.1%; Obstetrics & Gynecology: 5.2%; Orthopaedic Surgery: 4.1%; Pathology: 1%; Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: 1%; Plastic Surgery: 2.1%; Psychiatry: 8.2%; Radiation Oncology: 1%; and Radiology-Diagnostic: 3.1%.
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