Worcester’s UMass Medical School ranked #10 in primary care education

COVID-19. WHO ARE THESE FUTURE PHYSICIANS? WE RETURNED TO WORCESTER TO FIND OUT — WORCESTER — WOOSTER TO FIND OUT. THE CLASS THAT UMASS MEDICAL SCHOOL IS 100 D8 — 168 STRONG. >> AND THE FIRST TWO ARE DUAL DEGREES OF MD AND MVA — M BA. OF GRADUATING FROM UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL IS HERE. >> MY PARENTS MET AT UMASS MEDICAL SCHOOL. MY DAD IS A PSYCHIATRIST MY MOM PEDIATRICIAN. MY OLDER SISTER WAS A STUDENT. NOW I AM HERE, AND MY OTHER OLDER SISTER IS GOING TO BE IN THE CLASS OF 2023. I MATCHED INTO OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. >> WHAT ARE THE ODDS THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN? >> ON MY BIRTHDAY I GOT TO DELIVER A BABY THAT THE HOSPITAL I WAS BORN AT 28 YEARS LATER, WHICH WAS AN AMAZING PERIODS — AMAZING EXPERIENCE. THEY DID NOT NAME THE BABY AFTER ME, I TRIED HARD TO GET THEM TO. >> I TOLD ONE OF BY SCHOOL COUNSELORS I WAS GOING TO BE A PHYSICIAN. >> TODAY KEVIN WHITE OF SPRINGFIELD IS NOT ONLY GOING TO BE A MEDICAL DOCTOR, BUT HEADED TO THE MILITARY CENTER. >> REALLY EARNING — I AM REALLY YEARNING TO WEAR THAT UNIFORM. I FELT PROUD. MY FAMILY AND MOM ARE EXCITED. SO’S MY GRANDMOTHER. >> FINALLY BECAUSE ALL HE A — A LIHA IS FINALLY DONE AFTER NINE YEARS OF MEDICAL TRAINING. >> RESEARCH IS WHAT DREW GONZALEZ TO UMASS FROM RICO. >> — FROM PUERTO RICO. >> I HAD MY MOST CHALLENGING INTERVIEW AT UMASS. WORCESTER HAS BEEN –OOSTER HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN MY TRAINING. >> HERE WE ARE AGAIN, IT IS MATCH WEEK. HOW CAN YOU SHARE WITH US HOW THIS CLASS IS DOING? STUDENTS KNOW THAT THEY HAVE MATCHED, THEY DON’T KNOW WHERE. ON FRIDAY THEY FIND OUT WHERE THEY MATCH. >> A RESULT DETERMINED BY A COMPUTER ALGORITHM. >> IN A WAY, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WHERE A MATCH WILL REALLY BE A MATCH. STUDENTS WERE ONLY ABLE TO DO ROTATIONS AT HOSPITALS AFFILIATED WITH THEIR MEDICAL SCHOOLS. THIS MINIMIZED CABLE — UNANALYZED — AND MAXIMIZE — ANATOMIZED CABLE. — TABLE. >> THE FIRST GRADUATE LAST YEAR. >> CAMPUSWIDE STUDENTS SEIZED THE MOMENT. THIS STUDENT FORMED A COVID-1 TASK FORCE. >> AT 1.25 PRODUCT — PROJECTS WERE VOLUNTEERING FOR HIM WORKING ON. — AT ONE POINT, 25 PROJECTS WHERE STUDENTS WERE VOLUNTEERING FOR AND WORKING ON. >> I FEEL LIKE IT ADDED ANOTHER YEAR OF EXPERIENCE IN MEDICINE IN A WAY THAT SCHOOL COULD NOT TEACH YOU. >> IS A LONG WAY FOR THE FIRST GRADUATING CLASS OF 60’S AND 1974 — 16 STUDENTS IN 1974. THE NATION NEEDS 50— 50,000-60,000 MORE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS. UMASS IS GROWING ITS CA

Worcester’s UMass Medical School ranked #10 in primary care education

The class of 2021 endured the usual rigors of medical school, they also endured disruptions caused by COVID-19. So who are these future physicians? We return to Worcester to find out.

Updated: 8:36 PM EDT Apr 22, 2021

UMASS Medical School, the state’s first and only public medical school, is about to graduate its largest class in nearly 50 years.We find today’s medical students serving the community volunteering their time and expertise at vaccination clinics. Dr. Mattie Castiel, the Commissioner of Health and Human Services for the City of Worcester, is grateful for the student involvement.

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UMASS Medical School, the state’s first and only public medical school, is about to graduate its largest class in nearly 50 years.

We find today’s medical students serving the community volunteering their time and expertise at vaccination clinics. Dr. Mattie Castiel, the Commissioner of Health and Human Services for the City of Worcester, is grateful for the student involvement.