Medical students at Wake Forest University's School of Medicine learned their fate Friday.March 15 is "match day," where graduating medical students across the country receive sealed envelopes informing them of where they'll be going for residency training. It was a mad dash to the table of envelopes as 142 WFU med students rushed to find out what's next."I got my number one!" One student shouted for joy as she learned she was heading back home to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in California for anesthesiology."I'm happy," said Alexis Restrepo, who has plans to become an orthopedic surgeon. "Very happy."It was a day filled with emotions. A testament to all the hard work over the last few years, finally paying off."I feel very fortunate to have a job," said WFU Med Student Virginia Lane. "Especially when so many people around the U.S. don't match. I just feel very fortunate."While some students are looking forward to venturing off to a new city, others are continuing to call the Piedmont Triad home."I'm going to Penn in Philly," said Brian Andres Robusto, who plans to continue on his path to internal medicine. "I'm very excited to be going there.""I'm thrilled," said a student who is staying in Winston-Salem, planning to become an OB-GYN doctor. "I couldn't be happier."The "match day" tradition stirs up so much excitement and so many emotions for med students who have worked so hard."Match Day is really one of the best days for any medical student," said WFU School of Medicine Dean Dr. L. Ebony Boulware. "It's when the students learn about the next phase of their medical training, and it's the culmination of their hard work over many, many years."The 141 med students who found out their fate Friday are now ready for the next several years ahead as they work toward that one main goal and get one step closer to becoming the doctor they're striving to be."I have a lot of mentors that train there at Penn," said Andres Robusto. "And if I'm half the doctor my mentors are, it's all going to be okay. I'm training at the same place as them, so I'm excited about that."Last year, out of 137 matches, 17 students matched at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. Another eight matched at Atrium Health locations in Charlotte.Thirty-seven students stayed in state for their residencies last year.