{"id":130821,"date":"2026-03-31T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=130821"},"modified":"2026-04-13T19:11:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T00:11:51","slug":"video-highlights-unmc-match-day-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/03\/31\/video-highlights-unmc-match-day-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Video highlights: UNMC Match Day 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>UNMC held its Match Day 2026 ceremony on March 20 at the Omaha Design Center, as 124 medical students found out where they matched into residency programs across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The day brought high emotions as the students discovered their next steps into the health care professions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In all, the 124 students will be take on residencies in 30 different states, with more than one-third of the matches staying in Nebraska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Click the Play button below to watch this video from the day by UNMC\u2019s Rich Watson.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UNMC 2026 Match Day\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pKOtKy7FWqs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OftNS0D-yZ0\">Accessible version<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The annual ceremony marks a milestone for UNMC&#8217;s medical students. 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