Residency Match

Preparing You For Future Training.

Creighton graduates have a sound reputation among residency program directors throughout the country and secure top residencies at competitive sites. Ninety-nine percent of residency program directors say they are happy to have additional Creighton graduates in their programs.

Creighton faculty and our nationwide alumni base work closely with and mentor M4s to prepare them for a successful match.

Match Day 2026

Billy Bluejay with students at Match Day 2026
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Match Day 2026

The class of 2026, comprised of 226 students across Omaha and Phoenix, enjoyed a successful Match Day on March 20, 2026. Nearly 100% of students matched into a residency or research fellowship program, and 95% matched into their specialty of choice.

Class of 2026 Match Day statistics

  • 226 students participated in the match.
  • 95% matched into their No. 1 specialty of choice.
  • 100% are pursuing residencies or research fellowships in 20 specialty areas.
  • 72 (32%) students matched into the primary care specialties of Internal Medicine (34), Pediatrics (24), Family Medicine (11) and Medicine-Pediatrics (3).
  • The four most popular specialties were Internal Medicine (34), Pediatrics (24), Psychiatry (21), Anesthesiology (19) and Diagnostic Radiology (19).
  • In order of popularity, the other specialties were Obstetrics and Gynecology (17), General Surgery (15), Family Medicine (11), Emergency Medicine (10), Neurology (10), Orthopaedic Surgery (10), Otolaryngology (5), Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (4), Dermatology (3), Medicine-Pediatrics (3), Ophthalmology (3), Urology (3), Pathology (2), Plastic Surgery (1), Neurological Surgery (1) and Transitional Year (2) programs.
  • Students matched into residencies in 36 states. Top states included Arizona (39), California (33), Nebraska (19), Ohio (12), Missouri (10), Illinois (8), Minnesota (8) and New York (8), to name just a few.
  • The prestigious programs with which students matched included Creighton University, Barrow Neurological Institute, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Barnes-Jewish/WashU in St. Louis, Brown, Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins, Mass General Brigham, Cedars-Sinai, UCLA, UCSF, New York Presbyterian Columbia & Cornell, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic and Stanford, among many others.
I couldn’t imagine being anywhere else. It’s completely surreal that after all of these years, and a lot of setbacks, that everything I’ve worked for is finally happening. I owe it all to my family, friends and Creighton who helped me grow, supported me through the hard times and celebrated me in my triumphs.
— Katelyn Gibson, MD

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