On May 12, the Medical School Class of 2022 celebrated its graduation with an in-person ceremony at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. This year’s group of 211 Medical School graduates included 21 graduating with distinction, 16 who completed a yearlong research fellowship, 19 who earned a Master of Public Health degree in addition, and dozens of others who volunteered to support hospital operations during the pandemic. See highlights from the celebration in the photo gallery below.

Graduates are headed to medical residencies across the country. UT Southwestern students consistently match at some of the top-ranked hospitals and medical programs in the nation. UTSW match rates are above the national average in top specialties that include dermatology, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, plastic surgery, and radiation oncology. This year’s matches include 64 at UT Southwestern, and 141 at other top academic research institutions that include Harvard, Stanford, Johns Hopkins, Duke, and Columbia universities.

See the full residency match list and profiles of student award recipients.