Rutgers Medical Students Fulfill Their Dreams on Match Day
March 21, 2025
New Jersey Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School students joined thousands across the country who learned where they will complete their residencies
Travis Garth contributed to his first diagnosis at age 12.
As his older sister taught him how to use his new house key, Garth noticed that her hand froze in a clenched position for a few seconds. Soon after that, he noticed that the same thing happened every time she opened a water bottle.
Garth told his mother something didn’t seem right, and his observations led to a doctor’s diagnosis of a progressive form of muscular dystrophy.
“That was my first experience noticing something wrong and diving in to see what we could do about it,” said Garth, a student at New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) who learned on Friday that he will continue his medical training at Atlantic Health System in Morristown.
The news came during Match Day, a nationwide event when medical students find out which hospitals have chosen them as residents. Along with NJMS classmate Tabhata Paulet and Natalia Kellam Sahler, who attends Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS), Garth was among thousands who gathered on campuses across the country to simultaneously open envelopes revealing where they will pursue in-depth training in their chosen specialties.