A total of 124 senior medical students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, learned about their residency assignments March 20 during an event at the Omaha Design Center. The 2026 Main Residency Match® — referred to as Match Day — is an annual rite of passage for medical students, a day when students across the country learn where they will train for the next three to seven years, depending on the medical area of their choice. Students are matched through a computer program to align their preferences for residency programs to fill the thousands of training positions available at U.S. teaching hospitals.
Thirty-four percent of UNMC medical students are staying in Nebraska for their training, with 31% at UNMC. Fifty-three percent matched in primary care, which includes family medicine, internal medicine, internal medicine/pediatrics, medicine-preliminary, medicine-psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics.
Nationally, there were 44,344 residency positions.
The UNMC medical students, slated to graduate in May, are listed below by their hometown, name, specialty, and location of residency assignment. Some students have chosen not to have their names and match results released to the public. The hometowns listed are Nebraska communities unless otherwise stated.
Albion, Nebraska
- Jessie Sullivan, family medicine, UNMC Rural Program, Grand Island, Nebraska
- Taylor Sullivan, family medicine, UNMC Rural Program, Grand Island, Nebraska
Alliance, Nebraska
- Sophia Isabelle Sánchez, emergency medicine, HealthPartners Institute, St. Paul, Minnesota
Arlington, Nebraska
- Grace E. Volk, surgery-general, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus
Bassett, Nebraska
- Megan Lux Erickson, family medicine, Lincoln Medical Education Partnership, Lincoln, Nebraska
Bellevue, Nebraska
- Nolan Marshall, psychiatry, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus
- Alissa J. Schroeder, family medicine, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
Blair, Nebraska
- Kailynn M. Jensen, internal medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine-Denver, Aurora, Colorado
Bridgeport, Nebraska
- Emily Baxter, internal medicine, Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine
- Kaitlyn A. Nein, pediatrics, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska
- Seth D. Springer, neurology, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
Columbus, Nebraska
- Henrique Adabo, family medicine, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
- Madeline K. Luebe, emergency medicine, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
- Jainaha Srikumar, surgery-preliminary, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
David City, Nebraska
- Grace V. Moravec, internal medicine, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts
Elkhorn, Nebraska
- Zach Headley, internal medicine/pediatrics, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
- Priya Coryn Verbik, pathology-anatomic and clinical, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Fremont, Nebraska
- Henry Charles Diers, surgery-general, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas
Gretna, Nebraska
- Mazie E. Atteberry, orthopaedic surgery, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City
Hastings, Nebraska
- Violet Kryzsko Brownsmith, otolaryngology, SSM Health/St. Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri
- Uyen Tran, neurological surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison
Juniata, Nebraska
- Abby Klammer, surgery-general, Mountain AHEC-North Carolina, Asheville
Lincoln, Nebraska
- Connor M. Aylor, surgery-preliminary, University Hospitals, Columbia, Missouri
- Trevin M. Ball, family medicine, Offutt Air Force Base/UNMC, Bellevue, Nebraska
- Molly Coffey, pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Joslyn V. Ford, pediatrics, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
- Leah C. Heyen, internal medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee
- David Liescheski, internal medicine, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
- Cruz M. Longoria, family medicine, McKay-Dee Hospital Center, Ogden, Utah
- Duncan R. Palmesano-Works, internal medicine, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota
- Joshua Qu, internal medicine, UMass Chan-Baystate, Springfield, Massachusetts
- Keegan Schuchart, emergency medicine, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts
- Kaitlyn D. Slepicka, internal medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas
- Ellie Staab, internal medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas
- Shea Swanson, family medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas
Mullen, Nebraska
- Jeremy Vinton, family medicine, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
Norfolk, Nebraska
- Braden J. Fink, internal medicine, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
- Danielle Krohn, psychiatry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Connor C. Rockwell, family medicine, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
- Elizabeth Amato-Hanner, anesthesiology, University of Miami/Jackson Health System, Miami, Florida
- Kayley Anderson, pediatrics, Childrens Hospitals, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Emma Andrews, obstetrics and gynecology, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
- Bridget Ann Backer, family medicine, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
- Madelyn Abby Mann Bash, internal medicine, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
- Hannah Burbach, internal medicine, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
- Courtney Doherty, plastic surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine-Denver, Aurora, Colorado
- Stephanie Dong, internal medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York
- Michael F. Douchey, psychiatry/family medicine, University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center, Iowa City
- Jeffrey T. Garvey, anesthesiology, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
- John Glassman, emergency medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Morningside-West, New York, New York
- Sean Hartwell, internal medicine, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
- Madeline Helm, urology, University of South Florida Morani Program, Tampa
- Lucas J. Houser, surgery-general, HCA Healthcare Kansas City-Kansas, Overland Park
- Joel Jacob, anesthesiology, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, Kansas
- Megan Kerns, internal medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital-Missouri, St. Louis
- Lauren Elizabeth Klingemann, internal medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Shane Kochenderfer, emergency medicine, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
- Binh Le, surgery-general, UC San Francisco-East Bay, Oakland, California
- Sean O. MacBride, pediatrics, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
- Sam Mormino, orthopaedic Surgery, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas
- Noah Peyton, internal medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas
- Jakob Phillips, ophthalmology, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
- Noelle Pick, internal medicine/pediatrics, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
- Margarita I. Pipinos, internal medicine, Stanford Health Care, Stanford, California
- Keland A. Potthoff-Hernandez, internal medicine, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
- Ethan R. Ruh, anesthesiology, Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine
- Joe Schanbacher, internal medicine, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
- Allyson Schmitz, internal medicine, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City
- Varun Sharma, transitional year, Parkview Health, Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Troy Suwondo, family medicine, Clarkson Family Medicine Residency, Omaha, Nebraska
- Olivia Taylor, internal medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Mesa
- Nathan C. Turner, pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
- Jordan Walsh, urology, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
- Rachel Weber, obstetrics and gynecology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix
- Allison M. Zetterman, pediatrics, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
- Anita T. Zhou, internal medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
Papillion, Nebraska
- Rachel Cournoyer, pediatrics, University of Miami/Jackson Health System, Miami, Florida
Scottsbluff, Nebraska
- Alisha Huynh, pathology-anatomic and clinical, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
- Taylor C. York, internal medicine, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
Valley, Nebraska
- Megan Ott, internal medicine, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
Wayne, Nebraska
- Grace Marie Heithold, surgery-general, Central Iowa Health System, Des Moines
Wisner, Nebraska
- Lauren E. Jacobsen, internal medicine, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
Carlsbad, California
- Andrew Rappolt, anesthesiology, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
Chula Vista, California
- Carol Schroeder, family medicine, Waco Family Medicine Institute, Texas
El Dorado Hills, California
- Sophia M. Cima, emergency medicine, Sutter Health, Roseville, California
Mountain View, California
- Anna Haggart, otolaryngology, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas
Orange, California
- Linda My Huynh, urology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
San Francisco, California
- Emily Ehsan, otolaryngology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Stockton, California
- Kristina Pravoverov, surgery-general, University Hospitals, Columbia, Missouri
Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Ryder Cuppett, internal medicine, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
Denver, Colorado
- Laura Beach, internal medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas
Longmont, Colorado
- Brandon Luke Staple, surgery-general, University Hospitals, Jackson, Mississippi
Parker, Colorado
- Eric D. Van Der Zwaag, anesthesiology, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
Washington, DC
- Chase Jablon, obstetrics and gynecology, UC San Diego Medical Center, La Jolla, California
Stone Mountain, Georgia
- Kennet Sorenson, psychiatry, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
Barrington, Illinois
- Brock Calamari, pathology-anatomic and clinical, CMSRU/Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey
Mahomet, Illinois
- Garret Williams, internal medicine, Billings Clinic, Montana
Council Bluffs, Iowa
- Romilia Tatiana Castillo, family medicine, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
Overland Park, Kansas
- Natalie A. Sturd, pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Canton, Michigan
- Alex Farell, surgery-general, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas
Prior Lake, Minnesota
- Adrienne R. Shabaz, family medicine, HealthPartners Institute-Minnesota, New Richmond, Wisconsin
Saint Michael, Minnesota
- Taylor L. Nelson, transitional year, Tidelands Health, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Lee’s Summit, Missouri
- Brianna Knipp, anesthesiology, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas
Maryville, Missouri
- Maggie Jo Kempf, family medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Saint Paul
St. Louis, Missouri
- Shalmali Mirajkar, surgery-general, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
Billings, Montana
- Adrien Honcoop, emergency medicine, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor
Missoula, Montana
- Jessica Preece, family medicine, University of Montana, Missoula
Ocean City, New Jersey
- Luke Wiedmayer, anesthesiology, Rutgers-R W Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Amherst, New York
- Josh Jolton, neurology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
Columbus, Ohio
- Jamal K. Salaymeh, orthopaedic surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio
Portland, Oregon
- Owen Sanders, psychiatry, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Fort Pierre, South Dakota
- Riggs F. Sanchez, orthopaedic surgery, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, Kansas
Jefferson, South Dakota
- Marie A. Bernard, psychiatry, Boston University Medical Center, Massachusetts
Rapid City, South Dakota
- Sarah Casey, internal medicine, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Insaf Omar, internal medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
Kamas, Utah
- Brett Weller, surgery-preliminary oral and maxillofacial surgery, UNMC, Omaha, Nebraska
Waunakee, Wisconsin
- Michael Kinzler, psychiatry, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison
Uzbekistan
- Nozima Aripova, internal medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Photo Caption: 124 medical students learned their residency assignments on March 20 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Match Day.
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