Andrew Yocum Matched To Residency Program Following Graduation from Northeast Ohio Medical University

2013 Mar 22

Andrew Yocum of North Lima, Ohio, will pursue Emergency Medicine at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, following graduation from Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) this spring.

Andrew was one of 107 students from the College of Medicine's Class of 2013 who participated in national Match Day, March 15, where students from across the nation learned where they will continue their medical training in residency programs following graduation.

Fifty-three percent of the College of Medicine's graduating class will remain in Ohio for their residencies, 29 percent of which will remain in NEOMED's hospital partners, and 44 percent of graduates will continue their training in a primary care field such as family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics or obstetrics/gynecology.

Students began applying for residency programs at the beginning of their senior year and participated in interviews with hospital officials during the fall and winter months. Students indicated their residency preferences to the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), hospitals indicated their preference of students, and the NRMP matched the two.

Andrew is a graduate of Kent State University.

Northeast Ohio Medical University is a community-based, public medical university with a mission to improve the quality of health care in Northeast Ohio working in collaboration with its educational and clinical partners. With a focus on scientific and medical research, and the interprofessional training of health professionals that is unique to the state of Ohio, the University offers a doctor of medicine (M.D.) and a doctor of pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree, in addition to graduate-level coursework and research opportunities leading to master's and doctoral degrees in other medical areas. Northeast Ohio Medical University is a founding member of the Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron. Visit www.neomed.edu.