Every year, Baylor inducts medical students into the local chapter of the Gold Humanism Society, an international organization that recognizes, supports and promotes the values of humanism and professionalism in medicine.
Match Day is the culmination of the annual National Resident Matching Program, which pairs fourth-year medical students with residency programs across the U.S. After earning a medical degree, physicians train for another three to seven years as residents.
Dr. Alexandra Maloof considers herself fortunate for knowing early in life that she wanted to help others through medicine. But she knew it would be a long road without resources or mentorship.
Each year, more than 500 residents complete their training at Baylor College of Medicine and move on to their next jobs, many of them leaving Baylor to do so. The Office of Academic Integration is working to retain more of this top talent by connecting graduating trainees with job opportunities within the CommonSpirit Health system.
Six months into her first year of medical school, Nasim Khalfe and her classmates at Baylor College of Medicine faced the unprecedented prospect of training to be doctors during a pandemic.
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