In this issue:
- Important Dates & Details About Match and Graduation
Important Dates & Details About Match and Graduation
2027 Residency Match Dates
- Mid-December 2026: Military match
- January 25, 2027: Ophthalmology match
- February 1, 2027: Urology match
- Monday, March 15, 2027: SOAP begins at 7 AM PST
- Thursday, March 18, 2027: SOAP concludes at 6 PM PST
- Friday, March 19, 2027: NRMP match occurs at 9 AM PST; events are typically held in Anchorage, Boise, Bozeman, Seattle, and Spokane.
2027 Physician’s Oath & Hooding Ceremony (School of Medicine event)
- Date: Friday, May 28, 2027
- Event Time: 1:30-4:00 PM PST
- Location: Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
- Number of Guest Tickets per Graduate: 7
- POHC Website
- Nominate a UWSOM faculty keynote speaker
- UWSOM/WWAMI faculty are eligible to be the keynote speaker for the ceremony
- Nominations will be solicited until December 15. A final run-off vote may be held in December-January.
- Additional Information
- Student registration for the POHC will open after Match Day.
- Regalia ordering will open through the university in early May. Regalia is coordinated through the UW Office of Ceremonies – not through the School/Student Affairs.
- Guest tickets will be distributed to graduates during Transition to Residency.
- All tickets are general admission.
- Children under 2 do not require a ticket if they are seated on someone’s lap.
- No additional tickets are available from the school.
- Students may share excess tickets amongst themselves, and the MSA historically runs a ticket exchange in spring quarter.
Note the SOM Physician’s Oath and Hooding Ceremony is NOT an official graduation date – for your match registration and residency paperwork, you should list that you are graduating in JUNE 2027.
2027 UW Commencement (University-wide event – official graduation)
- Date: Saturday, June 12, 2027
- Location: Husky Stadium
- Organized by: UW Office of Ceremonies
- Registration for this event is coordinated by main campus and typically opens in early May
This link will take you to past information for MS4s.