The ultimate day in medical education arrived in March for graduating medical students in the UI Carver College of Medicine. Forty of these graduating students will train in the state of Iowa. 

Story and videography: UI Health Care Marketing and Communications
Photography: Liz Martin, Reagan Jensen, and Justin Torner
Published: March 26, 2026
 

The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine had 144 fourth-year medical students participate in the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) in 2026. Among this year’s graduates, 40 will remain in Iowa for their first year of postgraduate training, and 33 of these 40 students will train next year at UI Health Care.

Nearly 53% of this year’s cohort chose primary care specialties, which include family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics and gynecology. 

The primary care breakdown:

  •  Internal Medicine — 28
  •  Family Medicine — 19
  •  Obstetrics-Gynecology — 11
  •  Pediatrics – 9
  •  Internal Medicine-Primary — 4
  •  Medicine-Pediatrics — 2
  •  Pediatrics-Medical Genetics — 2
  •  Medicine-Psychiatry — 1

Scenes from Carver College of Medicine Match Day 2026

med school officials stand near a bin containing envelope at Match Day festivities at the University of Iowa two people look at a letter while one holds a young child at Match Day festivities at the University of Iowa two people pose for a photo, one holding a sign that says "I matched at Iowa!", at Match Day festivities at the University of Iowa a medical student puts a pin on a map at Match Day festivities at the University of Iowa a medical student celebrates after opening an envelope at Match Day festivities at the University of Iowa people embrace at Match Day festivities at the University of Iowa two medical students raise their hands in celebration at Match Day festivities at the University of Iowa a medical student gives two thumbs up while standing near a map at Match Day festivities at the University of Iowa

This year’s match results, including individual results by name, state, and specialty, are available at md.medicine.uiowa.edu/program-events/match-day.

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