Residency Plans Revealed at Match Day 2026

By Patrick Broadwater, Keith Gillogly, Ellen Goldbaum and Dirk Hoffman

For medical students from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and across the country, Match Day is often the most anticipated rite of passage, culminating in the moment when doctors-to-be learn where they’ll be pursuing their residency training programs.

While welcoming the audience of family members, friends, faculty, supporters, and others, Allison Brashear, MD, MBA, UB’s vice president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School, invited the students to turn to their family members and friends and share their thanks with them.

While building up the energy in the room, Brashear, echoed that Match Day was a most exciting day not just for students but for so many faculty and people within the Jacobs School community. “We know you are ready to be doctors,” she said. “We are incredibly proud of you, and we are very, very excited.”

Brashear reminded the students, as they go forward, to keep their focus on gratitude, prioritizing patient-centered care, and taking care of themselves.

“I want you to remember the importance of wellness,” she said. “You can’t be patient-centered if you’re not taking care of yourself.”

David A. Milling, MD, executive director of the Office of Medical Education and senior associate dean for medical education, reflected on the students’ journeys leading to this day and on their bright futures ahead.

Milling called each student forward one by one to receive the envelopes bearing their residency matches. With anticipation building, the students had to wait until noon to open them. 

As noon struck, a cannon blast rained down blue and white confetti, the volume in the room swelled to a crescendo, and students tore into their envelopes. Some shouted in jubilation. Others shed tears of joy. For many, dreams had come true.

The Jacobs School has been essential to educating and training medical students and residents who remain here to care for the Western New York community. This year, Buffalo’s own exceptional residency training programs will welcome a number of graduates from the Class of 2026.

In all, 24 percent of the class — 44 students — have chosen to stay at the Jacobs School for their residencies

The Jacobs School has a strong tradition of retaining graduates and training the next generation of health care providers who will remain as physicians within Western New York and care for the community.

Among the specialties that have the most UB matches from the class are: internal medicine (eight), psychiatry (six), family medicine (five), anesthesiology (five), obstetrics and gynecology (five) and surgery (four).

Two medical students from the Class of 2026 matched to programs at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard University.

Two students also matched to programs at Brown University. Other matches included the Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins University and Yale University.

This year’s matches included one student from the MD-PhD Program. 

This year’s class also included two MD/MBA, three MD/MPH, and one MD/OMFS dual-degree students.

Nine generalist scholars are included in the Class of 2026.

The future medical specialties and the locations of their residency matches are listed below for our fourth-year medical students:

• New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
• Stanford Health Care, Stanford, Calif.
• Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y. (2)
• University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine, Buffalo, N.Y. (5)
• UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, Pa.
• Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Conn.

• NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, N.Y.

• Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y.
• New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N.Y.
• Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y.

• University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine, Buffalo, N.Y. (3)

• University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Mich.

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass.
• Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital-Lifespan, Providence, R.I.
• New York-Presbyterian/Queens, Flushing, N.Y.
• San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
• Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, N.Y.
• Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y. (4)
• UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, Pa. (2)
• Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, N.Y.

• MedStar Health, Washington, D.C.

• Allina Health, St Paul, Minn.
• Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Vallejo, Calif.
• Maine Medical Center, Portland, Me.
• Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency, Augusta, Me.
• St Luke's University Hospital, Bethelem, Pa.
• Stamford Hospital, Stamford, Conn.
• Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y. (2)
• University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY (4)
• UPMC Medical Education, Williamsport, Pa.

• University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine, Olean, N.Y.

• Hackensack University Medical Center, Brick, N.J.

• Kent Hospital, Pawtucket, R.I.

• Bon Secours Richmond Health System, Midlothian, Va.

• Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium, Pittsburgh, Pa.
• Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, Lebanon, N.H.
• New York Medical College, New York, N.Y.
• Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Ill.
• Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y.
• University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine, Buffalo, N.Y.
• University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Fla.
• UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, Pa.
• Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Bay Shore, N.Y.

• Case Western Reserve University/University Hispitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass.
• Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Mass.
• Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital-Lifespan, Providence, R.I.
• Christiana Care Health Services Inc, Newark, Del.
• Kaiser Permanente Northern California, San Francisco, Calif.
• McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill.
• Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.
• Rutgers Health, New Brunswick, N.J.
• Rutgers Health, Newark, N.J.
• St John's Episcopal Hospital-South Shore, Far Rockaway, N.Y.
• Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y. (2)
• Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.
• University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine, Buffalo, N.Y. (7)
• University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Fla.
• Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, N.Y. (2)
• Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Port Jefferson, N.Y.

• University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine, Buffalo, N.Y.

• University of California Riverside School of Medicine, San Bernardino, Calif.

• University of Miami/Jackson Health System, Miami, Fla,

• Rutgers Health, Newark, N.J.
• Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y.
• University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine, Buffalo, N.Y.

• NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, N.Y.
• UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, Pa.
• Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, N.Y.

• Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minn.
• University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine, Buffalo, N.Y.

• McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill.
• New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N.Y.
• NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, N.Y.
• Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pa.
• Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y.
• University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine, Buffalo, N.Y. (2)
• University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Mich.

• Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

• Albany Medical Center, Albany, N.Y.
• Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
• Creighton University SOM Phoenix-AZ, Phoenix, Ariz.
• Hackensack University Medical Center, Neptune, N.J.
• Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Oceanside, N.Y.
• Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.
• MedStar Health, Washington, D.C.
• Spectrum Health/Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Mich.
• University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine, Buffalo, N.Y. (5)
• University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, Mo.

• University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine, Buffalo, N.Y.

• University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine, Buffalo, N.Y.

• Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C.
• Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, Pa.
• Stanford Health Care, Redwood City, Calif.
• State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, N.Y.
• Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y.
• University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine, Buffalo, N.Y. (2)
• University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
• University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
• University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical center, Los Angeles Calif.
• Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, N.Y.

• University of Central Florida/HCA Healthcare GME, Ocala, Fla.

• Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, Charleston, S.C.
• University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Conn.
• Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, N.Y.

• Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.
• Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Va.
• Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St Petersburg, Fla.
• Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
• NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, N.Y.
• Rutgers Health, New Brunswick, N.J.
• Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y.
• University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine, Buffalo, N.Y. (2)
• University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass.
• University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Mich.
• UPMC Medical Education, Pittsburgh, Pa. (2)
• Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio

• University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Ill.

• New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, N.Y.

• University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Ill.

• Albany Medical Center, Albany, N.Y.
• Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
  
• Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y.
• Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. (2)
• University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine, Buffalo, N.Y. (3)
• University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, Reno, Nev.
• Urban Health Plan-NY, Bronx, N.Y.

• Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Mass.

• Albany Medical Center, Albany, N.Y.
• Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, N.Y.

• Dignity Health East Valley, Chandler, Ariz.

• New York-Presbyterian/Queens, Flushing, N.Y.
• Stamford Hospital, Stamford, Conn.
• University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine, Buffalo, N.Y. (3)
• University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
• University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y.
• Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New Hyde Park, N.Y.

• St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Brockton, Mass.

• Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, N.J.
• State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, N.Y.
• University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine, Buffalo, N.Y.
• University of Miami/Jackson Health System, Miami, Fla.
• Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, N.C.

• Deferred Residency

University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine - 44

• Anesthesiology - 5
• Combined Adult/Child Psychiatry - 3
• Family Medicine - 4
• Family Medicine/Olean - 1
• General Surgery - 1
• Internal Medicine - 7
• Internal Medicine/Sisters - 1
• Medicine-Pediatrics - 1
• Neurological Surgery - 1
• Neurology - 2
• Obstetrics and Gynecology - 5
• Ophthalmology - 1
• Oral Maxillofacial Surgery - 1
• Orthopaedic Surgery - 2
• Pediatrics - 2 
• Psychiatry - 3
• Surgery-Prelim - 3
• Urology - 1