WORCESTER, Mass. -- Jordan Dudley is going to Brown University.

She, along with more than 160 of her classmates, found out where they were going for residency as part of UMass Chan Medical School's Match Day.

"There was definitely some low points," Dudley said. "It was a bit of a roller coaster through med school. But I'm super grateful for all my friends that helped me get to this point."

Dudley will study obstetrics and gynaecology, also known as OBGYN. Since she was 5, she knew she wanted to be a doctor. Her area of study is personal.

"The Black maternal mortality rate in this country is out of control," said Dudley. "I hope to be a person of color that can serve these people that are often forgotten or neglected by the medical system and help turn that around for women. OBGYN is one of the only specialties where you get to be at the best day of somebody's life, when their child is born, and I'm super excited to be a part of that."

Thirty-three are staying put at UMass Chan. Others, like Dudley, are spreading their wings.

Ben Potee was accepted for his general surgery residency. Like many of his classmates, this has been a lifelong dream.

"My family are family physicians," Potee said. "To have the get the chance to watch me match to a surgery residency is incredibly exciting."

The students' already-challenging journey was made even more difficult to start, as in 2020, they began their med-school careers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

But it's all behind them now, and they're looking ahead.

"Recognize, that your institution, UMass Chan Medical School, will take great pride in you. Congratulations," said the school's chancellor, Michael Collins.