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May 2026 Newsletter
May 19, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
MD/PhD Student Bianca Leonard Honored for Excellence in Health for the Latino Community
At UC Irvine’s ninth annual Latine Excellence and Achievement Award Dinner (LEAD), Bianca Leonard, PhD, was honored for graduate student excellence in health at the intersection of neuroscience and mental health.
April 2026 Newsletter
Apr 07, 2026 | University of California Health
A Match Made in — and for — California
University of California Health celebrates the next generation of doctors from UC's six medical schools.
March 2026 Newsletter
Mar 20, 2026 | KNBC
UC Irvine Match Day 2026
Match Day marks a major milestone for UC Irvine medical students, as future physicians learn where they will begin their residency training. 102 UCI student doctors open their envelopes to reveal their placements, with many matching to their top-choice programs. The emotional day highlights a diverse group of students who are preparing to serve communities across the country.
Mar 20, 2026 | University of California
It’s a match! UC’s medical students find out their next step today
After years of hard work, grueling schedules and rigorous studies, medical students around the country and across the University of California learn on Match Day where they’ll go next in their journeys as doctors.
Mar 19, 2026 | Medscape
The Envelope Ceremony: How Match Day Traditions Are Evolving for a New Generation of Doctors
Medscape interviews Karlos Manzanarez Felix, a fourth-year medical student at the UC Irvine School of Medicine, ahead of Match Day.
Mar 16, 2026 | UC Irvine News
Unsealing Their Fates
UC Irvine medical students celebrate Match Day and the journeys that brought them there.
The Waiting Room of Dreams
Graduating medical students reflect on their hopes, challenges and triumphs as Match Day unfolds on March 20, 2026.