Match Day reveals 49 percent of LSU Health New Orleans graduates will stay in Louisiana for residency

194 students participated in the National Resident Match Program this year

March 23, 2026

On Friday, 194 LSU Health New Orleans graduating medical students gathered at the Audubon Tea Room to reveal the results of the annual National Resident Match Program (NRMP). Match Day results revealed that 49% of graduates will remain in Louisiana for residency training. Of those, 84% will enter an LSU Health residency program.

Established in 1952, the NRMP is the primary system that matches applicants to residency programs with available positions at U.S. teaching hospitals and academic health centers. More than 43,000 students across the country found out on the same exact date and time where they matched and where they will spend their years of residency training, beginning this July.

“Match Day is the pinnacle of medical school for our students,” says Dr. Richard DiCarlo, dean of LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine. “Our students will become leaders in medical research and patient care. Match Day is a celebration of their hard work, a validation of the education we provide, and a statement about the diverse opportunities awaiting them in the future.”

The 51% of LSU Health New Orleans graduates who matched in residency programs in other states will be attending some of the most prestigious out-of-state programs such as Johns Hopkins, Stanford, Cornell, Dartmouth, Vanderbilt, Emory, UC San Diego, and UC San Francisco among others.

“We are thrilled that 49% of our graduates will be remaining in Louisiana as they enter residency,” said LSU Health New Orleans senior vice chancellor, Dr. David Guzick. “We are proud to play a key role in keeping talent in the state. For students moving elsewhere, we encourage them to become ambassadors for the quality of medical research and care available in Louisiana.”

LSU Health has 74 accredited residency and fellowship programs and received more than 15,000 applications this year. Of those programs, 33 participated in the main NRMP Match.  These Residency programs, based in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles and Bogalusa filled all their available positions and welcomed 225 new residents.