{"id":1469,"date":"2019-03-13T08:14:09","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T12:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atashajordan.com\/?p=1469"},"modified":"2020-02-01T19:00:29","modified_gmt":"2020-02-02T00:00:29","slug":"i-matched-psychiatry-residency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atashajordan.com\/blog\/i-matched-psychiatry-residency\/","title":{"rendered":"I Matched into a Psychiatry Residency Program!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1469\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1469-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1469-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1469-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-1469-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>On Monday, March 11th, I found out that I matched into a psychiatry residency program!!!! I don't know yet where I will train as a resident psychiatrist, but I sure am happy to know that I matched!<\/p>\n<p>To me, Monday was the most relieving part of the residency interview process. Months of waiting and uncertainty came to a close when I learned that I matched! Over the past few months, I <a href=\"http:\/\/atashajordan.com\/make-residency-interview-trail-fun-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interviewed<\/a> all over the country, met with dozens of faculty and residents, and stressed over making my\u00a0rank list. For those who don't know, the rank list is where residency applicants make a list of all the programs they interviewed at, in order of preference. Programs make a similar list based on the applicants that they interviewed. Then, an algorithm matches applicants at\u00a0<em>one program.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We were supposed to get an email on Monday at 11 am from the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), but at 11:01 there was nothing.\u00a0 I did the only thing I could think to do -\u00a0 I sent out this tweet to the universe:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WHERE IS THE EMAIL?!?!?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atasha Jordan (@AtashaJordan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AtashaJordan\/status\/1105121711849177089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I got my email at 11:04am on Monday, and I will never forget that moment of joy and relief.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">PRAISE JEHOVAH JIREH MY PROVIDER!!!! I HAVE A JOB!!!!!!!! I'M GOING TO BE A PSYCHIATRIST!!!!!!!!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Match2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Match2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atasha Jordan (@AtashaJordan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AtashaJordan\/status\/1105122947373694976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>First, I told my family. I even called my granny in Tobago a little later on, and she was SO happy!!!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">When I called my granny to tell her I matched, I could hear her smiling through the phone. I'll never forget that \ud83e\udde1\ud83e\udde1<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atasha Jordan (@AtashaJordan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AtashaJordan\/status\/1105162779416322049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Next, I told the world on social media! Then I commenced texting my best friends about the news! I proceeded to spend the rest of the day in pure joy and bliss. The outpouring\u00a0of well wishes and support was AMAZING! I'm still responding to all of the congratulatory messages that I got!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bu329oZnDs0\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bu329oZnDs0\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">God is GOOD! I matched and officially have job as a Psychiatrist! Can\u2019t wait til Friday to find out where!! #journeytodrjordan<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/atashajordan\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> ATASHA | Future Psychiatrist<\/a> (@atashajordan) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2019-03-11T15:18:53+00:00\">Mar 11, 2019 at 8:18am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I MATCHED, AND I'M GOING TO BE A PSYCHIATRIST!!!<\/p>\n<p>I can't wait to share with you all where I end up!<\/p>\n<p>Peace and blessings,<\/p>\n<p>Atasha Jordan, MD (to be)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1469-0-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, March 11th, I found out that I matched into a psychiatry residency program!!!! 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