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2025 Match Day Celebrates EnMed Residents
A collaboration between Houston Methodist and Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine (EnMed) recently celebrated, for the third consecutive year, Match Day.
The EnMed Class of 2025 experienced a 100 % match rate on Match Day, which is held on the third Friday of March every year at the TMC3 Helix. Forty-seven EnMed students were matched to residency programs across the country through the National Resident Matching Program. The residents learn where they will train for residency and their specialty. The top specialties were Internal Medicine, Radiology Diagnostic, Family Medicine, Surgery, and Anesthesiology.
EnMed operates in close collaboration with Houston Methodist Hospital and the Texas A&M University Colleges of Medicine and Engineering, with a goal of transforming healthcare through translational interdisciplinary research, the development of transformative medical technologies, and the formation and training of “Physicianeers.”
The level of curiosity our EnMed students have is above the average for a medical student. Curiosity about problem-solving and innovation is exactly the sort of engineering aspect that we're trying to incorporate into medicine. The EnMed students have a fundamentally different way of thinking about a medical problem—thinking as problem-solvers, they see medical issues through the lens of an engineer in a very methodological way.
Timothy B. Boone, MD, PhD
Craig C. Brown and Suzanne H. Smith Centennial Chair in Medical Education
Associate Dean, Weill Cornell Medical College,
Associate Dean, Texas A&M College of Medicine
Interim Dean, Texas A&M College of Engineering Medicine
Boone added, “These students are also driven by community service. They are always finding places to plug in to do community service and help the underserved.”
“After four years of blended engineering and medicine curriculum throughout their pre-clerkship, clinical rotations during clerkship, and finding time to innovate and perform engineering immersions, our EnMed students reached their pinnacle,” said Amy Wright, EdD, MBA, Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Admissions and former Director of Educational Partnerships at Houston Methodist. “I couldn’t be prouder. Great job, Class of 2025!”
The Chief Education Officer of the Houston Methodist Academic Institute, Vice President, System Education, Trevor Burt, MS, EdD; and the Director of Educational Partnerships within the Houston Methodist Institute of Academic Medicine, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine, Amy Wright, MBA, EdD; along with the Associate Director of Student Success for the School of Engineering Medicine, Erica Chance, MS, EdD. The leadership team preparing to kick off the Class of 2025 EnMed Match ceremony.
The Interim Dean of the School of Engineering Medicine, Timothy Boone, PhD, MD; alongside the Chief Education Officer of the Houston Methodist Academic Institute, Vice President, System Education, Trevor Burt, MS, EdD; during the Class of 2025 EnMed Match ceremony.
This is the fishbowl tradition of A&M where the last student who goes up to receive their match letter, also receives the fishbowl of the group contributions.
Class of 2025 EnMed student, Hannah Bass, capturing a celebratory picture with her loved ones after opening her match letter.
Class of 2025 EnMed student, Neil Koby Reid, celebrates Match Day with his loved ones after revealing where he’ll begin the next chapter of his medical journey.
The Chief of Staff of the School of Engineering Medicine, Jag Grooms, MPA; the Interim Dean of the School of Engineering Medicine, Timothy Boone, PhD, MD; the Associate Dean for Education of the School of Engineering Medicine, Doug Baxter, PhD; and the Chief Education Officer of the Houston Methodist Academic Institute, Vice President, System Education, Trevor Burt, MS, EdD; gathered in anticipation of the EnMed Class of 2025 Match Day ceremony.
To celebrate the big reveal, each student received a personalized “I MATCHED!” sign to proudly display their specialty and institution. After capturing the moment in photos, students took their signs home as keepsakes — along with custom Match Day cookies that added a sweet touch to the celebration.
Guests gather at TMC3 Helix Park for the EnMed Class of 2025 Match Day celebration. Students and their families filled the seating area, awaiting the special moment when each student would walk across the stage to receive their match letter—holding off on opening them until 11 a.m., in tradition with Match Day celebrations nationwide.
The 2025 Match Day event ceremony was being presented by the Interim Dean of the School of Engineering Medicine, Timothy Boone, PhD, MD; and the Director of Educational Partnerships within the Houston Methodist Institute of Academic Medicine, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine, Amy Wright, MBA, EdD.
Dr. Peterson takes part in the beloved Texas A&M fishbowl tradition, where the final student to receive their match letter is also gifted the communal fishbowl filled with group contributions.
Class of 2025 EnMed student, Michael Biskup, receiving his match letter.
Class of 2025 EnMed student, James Landry Lilly, receiving his match letter.
EnMed Class of 2025 students, Hannah Bass and Alexandra Farhangui, share a joyful moment together, proudly holding their match letters on this unforgettable day.
EnMed Class of 2025 student, Carine Rizk, holds up her Match Day sign with pride, celebrating alongside her loved ones after opening her match letter.
Celebrating a milestone moment, EnMed Class of 2025 students proudly display their “I MATCHED!” signs with Dr. Tim Boone, after learning where they’ll begin their residency journeys.
Abanti Chattopadhyay, PhD
August 2025
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