“ (Match Day) is a real bright spot in an otherwise tumultuous moment for us,” Flotte told the T&G. Earlier this month, UMass Chan announced a hiring freeze and “needed” layoffs because of financial uncertainty due to nationwide medical and research funding cuts being pursued by President Donald Trump's administration.

Future doctors across New Orleans found out where they'll spend the next several years of their medical career on Friday.

Most jobs don't require 20 years of school. That's why not all of us are doctors. But all of that education paid off for med students across the country for Match Day on Friday.