Relive Match Day 2026

Friday, March 20, 2026

Class Breakdown

76 graduates entering primary care

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

Top states:

  1. Iowa – 40
  2. Illinois – 11
  3. Wisconsin – 11
  4. Colorado - 6
  5. Minnesota – 6
  6. Ohio – 6
  7. Tennessee – 6

Top specialties:

  1. Internal Medicine
  2. Family Medicine
  3. Anesthesiology
  4. Obstetrics-Gynecology
  5. Pediatrics

40 graduates (28%) matched into a program in the state of Iowa 

33 of these students matched into a program at University of Iowa Health Care

Hear From the Class of 2026

Solo photo of Bailey VandeLune in front of the Carver College of Medicine.

Match Day Q&A: Bailey VandeLune

Friday, March 20, 2026
Portrait of Jace Leininger

Match Day Q&A: Jace Leininger

Friday, March 20, 2026