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After four years of determination and hard work in medical school, graduating students learned where they will spend the next three to six years of their medical training.

Match Day was held at 11:15 a.m., Friday, March 15, at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford. Medical students from all medical schools across the country heard their match results at the same time.

Matching students with residency programs is a computerized process, through which medical students rank their preferred residency programs, while residency programs rank their preferred applicants. Students from the Rockford campus matched in 15 medical specialties, including family medicine, internal medicine, emergency medicine and plastic surgery.

The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford is at 1601 Parkview Ave., and has served the area since 1971 as a regional academic health science center.

Following are matches and hometowns for University of Illinois College of Medicine graduates:

Marissa J. Alcantara

Westmont, Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, BS, Chemistry

Boston University, MA, Medical Sciences

Arinola O. Awomolo

Lagos, Nigeria

University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, Chemical Engineering

Angela L. Baja

Tanauan City, Batangas, Philippines

University of California, San Diego, BS, Human Biology

Steven D. Beckoff

Westport, Conneticut

Brown University, BS, Neuroscience

Boston University, MA, Medical Sciences

Christopher T. Blanford

Wyanet, Illinois

Illinois College, BS, Biology/Chemistry

Kurt A. Bloomstrand

Loda, Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, BS, Molecular & Cellular Biology

Kyle F. Brown

Havana, Illinois

Illinois College, BS, Biochemistry/Biology

Logan W. Carr

Ottawa, Illinois

University of Illinois at Chicago, BA, Chemistry

Salvatore P. Catarinicchia

Minonk, Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, BS, Molecular & Cellular Biology

Benazir Chhotani

Naperville, Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, BA, Sociology

Taiwo F. Durowade

Lagos, Nigeria

Illinois State University, BS, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Maggie L. Dwiggins

Charleston, Illinois

Augustana College, BA, PreMedical Studies, Biology

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, MS, Molecular & Cellular Biology

Hannah Furo

Tsuda, Japan

Kagawa University, BA, English Literature & Education

University of Northern Iowa, MA, Linguistics

Georgetown University, PhD, Sociolinguistics

Mitchell D. Hammel

Atwood, Illinois

Eureka College, BS, Biology

Jennette D. Hansen

South Wilmington, Illinois

University of Illinois at Springfield, BS, Chemistry

Megan L. Hedlund

Chester, Illinois

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, BS, MS, Communication

Disorders & Sciences

Steven W. Immen

Buffalo Grove, Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, BS, Molecular & Cellular Biology

Kimberly R. Jerdan

Mattoon, Illinois

Duke University, BA, Spanish

Mark A. Jordan

Orangeville, Illinois

Loras College, BS, Biochemistry

Ashley S. Kaytor

Johnston City, Illinois

Southern Illinois University, BS, Biological Sciences

Michael R. Koerner

Huntley, Illinois

University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, Biochemistry

Jieun Kwak

Wilmette, Illinois

Cornell University, BA, Chemistry

Rachel E. Maurer

Saybrook, Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, BS, Molecular & Cellular Biology

Shou P. Mei

Chicago, Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, BS, Molecular & Cellular Biology

Molly R. Mennenga

St. Joseph, Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, BS, Kinesiology

Rosalynd D. Mincy

Cincinnati, Ohio

University of Cincinnati, BS, Biology

Manuel R. Mojica, Jr

Azusa, California

University of California, Los Angeles, BS, Physiological Science

Ryan Nagele

Sheldon, Illinois

Illinois State University, BS, Biology

Emma B. Olivera

Oswego, Illinois

University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, Biological Sciences; BA, Latin

American &

Latino Studies

John M. Paik

Memphis, Tennessee

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, BS, Molecular & Cellular Biology

Neil S. Patel

Uniontown, Pennsylvania

Duke University, BS, Biomedical Engineering

Marybelle A. Pe

Naperville, Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

BS, Molecular & Cellular Biology; BS, Community Health

Jesse C. Rayan

East Dundee, Illinois

University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, Mathematical Computer Science

Neil R. Sardesai

Arcadia, California

University of Southern California

BS, Biomedical Engineering; MS, Medical Device & Diagnostic Engineering

Mark A. Scaife

Los Altos, California

University of California, Santa Barbara, BS, Chemistry & Molecular Biology

Amy J. Schutte

Augusta, Illinois

University of Illinois at Springfield, BS, Biology

Harsh M. Shah

Itasca, Illinois

University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, Biological Sciences

Barrett E. Shoults

Warrenville, Illinois

University of Illinois at Chicago, BS, Biological Sciences/Psychology

Ranvir Singh

Yuba City, California

University of California, San Diego, BS, Management Science

Andrew R. Spiel

Lake Forest, Illinois

Tulane University, BS, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Jess A. Spradling

Murphysboro, Illinois

Southern Illinois University at Carbdonale, BS, Physiology

Sarah E. Stone

Macomb, Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, BS, Molecular & Cellular Biology

Katherine C. Strack

Murphysboro, Illinois

Illinois State University, BS, Biology, Psychology

Kari O. Sveum

Minnetonka, Minnesota

Boston College, BA, Sociology

Daniel J. Thomas

Salt Lake City, Utah

Tulane University, BS, MS, Neuroscience

Niki C. Tsuruta

San Francisco, California

University of Chicago, BA, Psychology

Jonathan Twu

Naperville, Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, BS, Molecular & Cellular Biology

Kandace K. Walker

Carthage, Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, BS, Molecular & Cellular

Biology -

David B. Wong

Chicago, Illinois

University of Illinois at Chicago, BA, Chemistry

Posted March 15, 2013