Resident Match breaks records for applicants and couples March 31, 2008 American Medical News, April 7, 2008 Over a flauta and a chicken-spinach enchilada, Brandon Bolfing and Shahed "Sky" Izaddoost took a breather from their final year at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston to celebrate their Match results with friends and family at a Mexican restaurant. "This is the first place we went in medical school," Bolfing said. "And it will be the last now that we've matched." Bolfing and Izaddoost, who plan to marry May 24, are among a growing number of couples participating in the National Resident Matching Program. « Back | The Newsroom »