Jonesboro, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) – Jan. 14, 2025 – Fourteen future physicians from the Class of 2025 at New York Institute of Technology’s medical school (New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine) have matched into U.S. military residencies.

These local students will complete their graduate medical education in conjunction with service to their country:

  • Claudia Vestal, who will complete an Internal Medicine residency with the U.S. Air Force at San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Center (San Antonio, Texas)
  • Hallie Henderson, who will complete an Anesthesiology residency with the U.S. Army at Brooke Army Medical Center (San Antonio, Texas)
  • Peter Dang, who will complete a Family Medicine residency with the U.S. Navy at Camp Lejeune (N.C.)

After graduating from medical school, physicians in the United States must complete a residency training program, obtain a medical license, and become board-certified in a specialty. Medical students committed to military service complete their residency as armed forces members.

Military physicians serve in the medical corps of the U.S. Air Force, Army, or Navy, where they practice in a range of specialties, from psychiatry and urology to family medicine, anesthesiology, pediatrics, and others. These clinicians work in various settings, including hospital ships, military bases, and international medical centers, where they treat military personnel and their families. In addition, as commissioned military officers, they are called upon to provide care in high-pressure situations, including combat battles, disaster relief missions, and humanitarian efforts.

About New York Institute of Technology:

New York Institute of Technology’s six schools and colleges offer undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and other professional degree programs in in-demand disciplines including computer science, data science, and cybersecurity; biology, health professions, and medicine; architecture and design; engineering; IT and digital technologies; management; and energy and sustainability. A nonprofit, independent, private, and nonsectarian institute of higher education founded in 1955, it welcomes nearly 8,000 students worldwide.

The university has campuses in New York City and Long Island, New York; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Vancouver, British Columbia, as well as programs around the world. More than 116,000 alumni are part of an engaged network of physicians, architects, scientists, engineers, business leaders, digital artists, and healthcare professionals. Together, the university’s community of doers, makers, healers, and innovators empowers graduates to change the world, solve 21st-century challenges, and reinvent the future. For more information, visit nyit.edu.