06/17/2026
So proud of Mac Kenzie Reese and Omar Zayed who have placed into two of the most competitive ENT programs in the country! 💚
Two trainees from the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine are advancing to highly competitive ear, nose and throat (ENT) programs, reflecting both individual achievement and the strength of the school’s longstanding partnership with Premier Health.
Mac Kenzie Reece, D.O., a general surgery resident, matched into a head and neck endocrine surgery fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Mass Eye and Ear center, part of Harvard Medical School.
Omar Zayed, M.D., a Wright State medical student who graduated this spring, matched into an otolaryngology, or ENT, residency at Case Western Reserve University.
The placements are among the most competitive in medicine. There are only four head and neck endocrine surgery fellowship programs in the country, each offering a single position. ENT residency slots are similarly scarce, drawing large pools of applicants for a limited number of spots each year.
That a Wright State resident and medical student both landed placements speaks to something more than individual achievement.
Read more: https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/2-medical-trainees-show-impact-of-wsu-premier-partnership/article_439dd1ee-c389-5523-9f2d-194b66e4bb0b.html
