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Advance Data Tables

2016 Main Residency Match®

Definitions ....................................................................................................................................................... 1

Table 1. Match Summary, 2016 ................................................................................................................ 2

Table 3. Positions Offered in the Matching Program, 2012-2016........................................................ 4

Table 4. Applicants in the Matching Program, 2012-2016 ................................................................... 6

Table 7. Positions Offered and Number Filled by U.S. Seniors and All Applicants, 2012-2016 .... 7

Table 8. Positions Offered and Percent Filled by U.S. Seniors and All Applicants, 2012-2016...... 9

Table 10. U.S. Seniors Matched to PGY-1 Positions by Specialty, 2012-2016 ................................... 11

Table 16. Number of Couples in the Match and Match Outcome, 1987-2016 ................................... 12

Figure 7. Percent of Matches by Choice and Type of Applicant, 2016 .............................................. 13

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Active Applicant An active applicant is one who submits a certified rank order list of programs.

Applicant Type The NRMP classifies applicants for the Main Residency Match® into seven types:

Senior of U.S. Allopathic Medical School (U.S. Senior): A fourth-year medical student in a

U.S. allopathic school of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education

(LCME) with a graduation date after July 1 in the year before the Match. U.S. seniors are

sponsored by their medical schools.

Previous Graduate of U.S. Allopathic Medical School (U.S. Grad): A graduate of a U.S.

allopathic school of medicine accredited by the LCME with a graduation date before July 1 in

the year before the Match. Previous U.S. graduates are not sponsored by the medical school.

Student/Graduate of Canadian Medical School (Canadian): a student or graduate of a

Canadian school of medicine accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian

Medical Schools (CACMS).

Student/Graduate of Osteopathic Medical School (Osteo): a student or graduate of a medical

school accredited by the Association of American Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM).

Graduate of Fifth Pathway Program (5th Pathway): A graduate of a U.S. Fifth Pathway

program

U.S. Citizen Student/Graduate of International Medical School (U.S. IMG): A U.S. citizen who

attended an international medical school Non-U.S. Citizen Student/Graduate of International Medical School (Non-U.S. IMG): A

non-U.S. citizen who attended an international medical school

Independent Applicants include all applicant categories above excluding U.S. seniors.

PGY-1 Post graduate year one

PGY-2 Post graduate year two

Definitions

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Total

U.S.

SeniorsTotalU.S.

Seniors

Unfilled

Programs

%

Filled

No. of

Matches

Total

Ranked

Positions

U.S.

Seniors

Positions

OfferedSpecialtyNo. of

Programs

Match Summary, 2016Table 1

Total

U.S.

Seniors

No. of

App licants*

PGY- 1 Positions Anesthesiology 119 1,127 10,497 13,524774 1,072 68.7 95.123 1,107 1,748

Child Neurology 64 116 1,052 1,28190 109 77.6 94.06 111 185

Dermatology 9 21 259 26821 21 100.0 100.00 174 182

Emergency Medicine 174 1,895 19,695 24,1341,486 1,894 78.4 99.91 1,693 2,476

Emergency Med-Family Med 2 4 18 392 4 50.0 100.00 15 35

Family Medicine 501 3,238 17,381 37,1641,467 3,083 45.3 95.273 1,774 6,117

Family Med-Preventive Med 3 6 18 641 6 16.7 100.00 17 60

Internal Medicine (Categorical) 444 7,024 40,454 80,0063,291 6,938 46.9 98.826 3,885 11,733

Medicine-Anesthesiology 3 5 24 245 5 100.0 100.00 20 20

Medicine-Dermatology 5 6 47 476 6 100.0 100.00 30 30

Medicine-Emergency Med 12 29 238 32424 27 82.8 93.12 58 98

Medicine-Family Medicine 1 2 12 202 2 100.0 100.00 12 20

Medicine-Medical Genetics 3 1 0 110 0 0.0 0.01 0 6

Medicine-Pediatrics 79 386 4,140 4,752329 384 85.2 99.51 422 607

Medicine-Preliminary (PGY-1 Only) 324 1,918 47,163 58,6791,415 1,818 73.8 94.847 3,353 5,427

Medicine-Preventive Med 5 7 38 1623 6 42.9 85.71 38 111

Medicine-Primary 59 328 2,245 4,004210 325 64.0 99.11 663 2,056

Medicine-Psychiatry 11 23 137 20019 23 82.6 100.00 40 79

Interventional Radiology (Integrated) 2 3 44 503 3 100.0 100.00 42 48

Neurodevelopmental Disabilities 3 2 10 132 2 100.0 100.00 5 7

Neurological Surgery 105 216 3,795 4,223200 214 92.6 99.11 267 354

Neurology 87 443 2,812 4,858236 440 53.3 99.32 465 1,084

Obstetrics-Gynecology 237 1,265 13,100 16,568981 1,257 77.5 99.47 1,111 1,755

OB/GYN-Preliminary (PGY-1 Only) 18 22 146 2984 11 18.2 50.08 95 199

Orthopedic Surgery 163 717 9,286 10,092650 717 90.7 100.00 874 1,058

Otolaryngology 109 304 3,751 4,089272 302 89.5 99.32 314 370

Pathology 156 579 2,537 5,717248 549 42.8 94.818 270 890

Pediatrics (Categorical) 199 2,689 22,557 31,4711,829 2,675 68.0 99.58 2,071 3,869

Pediatrics-Anesthesiology 6 8 48 526 7 75.0 87.51 18 19

Pediatrics-Emergency Med 4 7 52 607 7 100.0 100.00 23 30

Pediatrics-Medical Genetics 13 14 87 11210 14 71.4 100.00 21 38

Pediatrics-P M & R 3 4 21 293 4 75.0 100.00 11 18

Pediatrics-Prelim (PGY-1 Only) 38 43 485 61926 37 60.5 86.05 128 209

Pediatrics-Primary 13 79 490 97034 79 43.0 100.00 336 750

Peds/Psych/Child Psych 9 20 165 18618 20 90.0 100.00 43 54

Physical Medicine & Rehab 31 112 1,062 1,65069 110 61.6 98.21 244 462

Plastic Surgery (Integrated) 69 152 1,944 2,090133 151 87.5 99.31 178 216

Preventive Medicine 1 1 1 280 1 0.0 100.00 1 28

Psychiatry (Categorical) 220 1,384 9,042 15,517850 1,373 61.4 99.27 1,007 2,588

Psychiatry-Family Medicine 6 10 89 1049 10 90.0 100.00 34 42Psychiatry-Neurology 2 3 10 173 3 100.0 100.00 8 15

Radiation Oncology 8 15 202 22814 15 93.3 100.00 124 141

Radiology-Diagnostic 38 151 1,356 2,02193 141 61.6 93.46 560 850

Surgery (Categorical) 260 1,241 13,926 17,814948 1,239 76.4 99.82 1,300 2,345

Surgery-Preliminary (PGY-1 Only) 301 1,308 4,036 7,519511 843 39.1 64.4140 1,050 2,123

Thoracic Surgery 29 38 540 65131 37 81.6 97.41 65 103

Transitional (PGY-1 Only) 101 838 15,367 17,920673 796 80.3 95.011 2,154 2,864

Vascular Surgery 48 56 985 1,15149 56 87.5 100.00 75 123

4,097Total PGY- 1 27,860 251,36417,057 26,836 370,820403 61.2 96.326,306 53,642

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Total

U.S.

SeniorsTotalU.S.

Seniors

Unfilled

Programs

%

Filled

No. of

Matches

Total

Ranked

Positions

U.S.

Seniors

Positions

OfferedSpecialtyNo. of

Programs

Match Summary, 2016 (Continued)Table 1

Total

U.S.

Seniors

No. of

App licants*

PGY- 2 Positions Anesthesiology 77 481 5,439 7,788290 441 60.3 91.716 952 1,540

Child Neurology 16 18 120 1738 16 44.4 88.92 63 104

Dermatology 113 399 3,528 3,963341 389 85.5 97.59 474 619



Neurology 63 304 2,442 3,568201 298 66.1 98.06 436 877

Nuclear Medicine 3 3 0 70 1 0.0 33.32 0 5

Physical Medicine & Rehab 62 290 2,331 3,963153 283 52.8 97.65 254 577

Preventive Medicine 1 2 0 60 2 0.0 100.00 0 6

Psychiatry 1 1 4 51 1 100.0 100.00 4 5

Radiation Oncology 77 168 1,889 2,085155 167 92.3 99.41 191 223

Radiology-Diagnostic 164 982 9,186 12,499661 947 67.3 96.424 805 1,360

Radiology-Nuclear Med 3 3 18 332 3 66.7 100.00 16 28

589Total PGY- 2 2,667 25,1071,823 2,559 34,27569 68.4 96.03,305 5,486

Physician (R) Positions** Anesthesiology 45 88 0 4980 77 0.0 87.510 0 184

Child Neurology 28 36 0 1130 18 0.0 50.016 0 29

Dermatology 16 20 0 970 19 0.0 95.01 0 62



Neurology 14 23 0 690 17 0.0 73.95 0 36

Nuclear Medicine 2 2 0 40 2 0.0 100.00 0 3

Physical Medicine & Rehab 10 12 0 680 12 0.0 100.00 0 40

Psychiatry 1 1 0 30 1 0.0 100.00 0 3

Radiation Oncology 3 3 0 90 3 0.0 100.00 0 7

Radiology-Diagnostic 28 35 0 2110 26 0.0 74.38 0 109

Radiology-Nuclear Med 1 1 0 20 1 0.0 100.00 0 2

150 223 00 177 1,07841 0.0 79.40 479Total Physician (R)GRAND TOTAL 4,836 30,750 513 276,471 406,17318,880 29,572 61.4 96.229,611 59,607

Applicants can rank multiple specialties. In 2016, 2,088 applicants matched to both PGY-1 and PGY-2 positions. 1,683 U.S. senior applicants matchedto both PGY-1 and PGY-2 positions.

Physician (R) positions are PGY-2 positions starting in the year of the Match that are reserved for applicants who have had prior graduate medicaleducation. Physician positions are not available to senior medical students. In previous Results and Data Reports, the numbers of R positions weresmall and they were included in the categorical position counts. In this report, R positions are listed separately for the entire five-year period.

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Table 3

Specialty No. %No. %No. %No. %No. %

Positions Offered in the Matching Program, 2012 - 2016

20122016 2015 2014 2013

PGY-1 Positions

Anesthesiology 9191,0001,0491,0941,127 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.8

Child Neurology 759192104116 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.30.4

Dermatology 2323202221 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Emergency Medicine 1,6681,7431,7861,8211,895 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.96.8

Emergency Med-Family Med 44444 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Family Medicine 2,7403,0373,1093,1953,238 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.411.6Family Med-Preventive Med 66556 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Internal Medicine (Categorical) 5,2776,2776,5246,7707,024 24.8 24.5 24.0 22.025.2

Medicine-Anesthesiology 00765 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Medicine-Dermatology 98666 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00.0

Medicine-Emergency Med 2627282829 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Medicine-Family Medicine 44422 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00.0

Medicine-Medical Genetics 12341 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Medicine-Neurology 22110 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00.0

Medicine-Pediatrics 362366374380386 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5

Medicine-Preliminary (PGY-1 Only) 1,8611,8831,9051,9281,918 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.86.9

Medicine-Preventive Med 57777 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Medicine-Primary 311335335341328 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.31.2

Medicine-Psychiatry 2017182123 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1Interventional Radiology (Integrated) 00003 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00.0

Medical Genetics 01000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Neurodevelopmental Disabilities 11012 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00.0

Neurological Surgery 196204206210216 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8

Neurology 291339380404443 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.21.6

Nuclear Medicine 01000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Obstetrics-Gynecology 1,2221,2371,2421,2551,265 4.6 4.7 4.7 5.14.5

OB/GYN-Preliminary (PGY-1 Only) 1822222122 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Orthopedic Surgery 682692695703717 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.82.6

Otolaryngology 285292295299304 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2

Pathology 521583597605579 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.22.1

Pediatrics (Categorical) 2,4752,6162,6402,6682,689 9.7 9.8 9.9 10.0 10.3

Pediatrics-Anesthesiology 78898 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00.0

Pediatrics-Emergency Med 77997 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Pediatrics-Medical Genetics 79101514 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.00.1

Pediatrics-P M & R 23314 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Pediatrics-Prelim (PGY-1 Only) 5544403643 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.20.2

Pediatrics-Primary 6783757479 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

Peds/Psych/Child Psych 1819191920 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.10.1

Physical Medicine & Rehab 868796107112 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4

Plastic Surgery (Integrated) 101116130148152 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.40.5

Preventive Medicine 40001 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Psychiatry (Categorical) 1,1171,2971,3221,3531,384 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.75.0

Psychiatry-Family Medicine 1011101010 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Psychiatry-Neurology 22433 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00.0

Radiation Oncology 1518181715 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Radiology-Diagnostic 135147137133151 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.60.5

Surgery (Categorical) 1,1461,1801,2051,2241,241 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.8

Surgery-Preliminary (PGY-1 Only) 1,2211,2781,2861,2961,308 4.7 4.8 4.9 5.14.7

Thoracic Surgery 2026333538 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Transitional (PGY-1 Only) 941937868842838 3.1 3.3 3.6 3.93.0

Vascular Surgery 4146515756 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

100100100100100 24,00626,13826,67827,29327,860TOTAL - PGY1



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Table 3

Specialty No. %No. %No. %No. %No. %

Positions Offered in the Matching Program, 2012 - 2016 (Continued)

20122016 2015 2014 2013

PGY-2 Positions

Anesthesiology 557580515506481 18.8 18.9 20.9 20.318.0

Child Neurology 4737282418 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.7

Dermatology 340369380385399 14.3 14.0 13.3 12.415.0

Interventional Radiology (Integrated) 000011 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


Neurology 346331320313304 11.4 11.6 11.8 11.9 12.6

Nuclear Medicine 45433 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.10.1

Physical Medicine & Rehab 281294287282290 10.9 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.3

Plastic Surgery 2011600 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.70.0


Psychiatry 32211 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.10.0

Psychiatry-Neurology 01010 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Radiation Oncology 156160161176168 6.5 5.9 5.8 5.76.3

Radiology-Diagnostic 9769791,008999982 36.8 37.0 37.1 35.2 35.6

Radiology-Nuclear Med 00113 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00.1

100100100100100 2,7382,7792,7192,6982,667TOTAL - PGY2

Physician (R) Positions* Anesthesiology 073989588 39.5 43.0 35.8 28.7 0.0

Child Neurology 2432352636 11.8 12.8 12.6 85.716.1

Dermatology 015142020 9.0 9.0 5.1 5.9 0.0

Emergency Medicine 01000 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.00.0

Interventional Radiology (Integrated) 00001 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0


Neurology 122232023 10.3 9.0 8.4 8.7 3.6

Nuclear Medicine 00012 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.00.9

Orthopedic Surgery 01000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0

Physical Medicine & Rehab 01681612 7.2 2.9 6.3 0.05.4


Psychiatry 1635031 1.4 18.2 24.8 3.60.4

Radiation Oncology 05773 1.3 3.2 2.6 2.0 0.0

Radiology-Diagnostic 017312435 10.9 11.3 6.7 0.015.7

Radiology-Nuclear Med 00011 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0

Surgery 05560 2.7 1.8 2.0 0.00.0

Thoracic Surgery 00100 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0

100100100100100 28254274221223TOTAL - Physician (R)

GRAND TOTAL 100100100100100 26,77229,17129,67130,21230,750

Denotes increase/decrease in matched applicants of more than 10 percent and 10 positions between 2012 and 2016.

Physician (R) positions are PGY-2 positions starting in the year of the Match that are reserved for applicants who have had priorgraduate medical education. Physician positions are not available to senior medical students. In previous Results and Data Reports,the numbers of R positions were small and they were included in the categorical position counts. In this report, R positions are listedseparately for the entire five-year period.

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App licant No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

2014 2013 201220152016

Table 4 Appl icants in the Matching Program, 2012 - 2016

Seniors of U.S. Allopathic Medical Schools

Active Applicants 18,187 18,025 17,374 17,487 16,527100 100 100 100 100

17,057 16,932 16,399 16,390 15,71293.8 93.9 94.4 93.7 95.1Matched PGY-1

1,130 1,093 975 1,097 8156.2 6.1 5.6 6.3 4.9Unmatched PGY-1

Withdrew 401 362 333 300 2802.1 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.7

No Rank List 80 60 60 69 680.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4

Total 18,668 18,447 17,767 17,856 16,875100 100 100 100 100

Previous Graduates of U.S. Allopathic Medical Schools Active Applicants 1,502 1,520 1,662 1,487 1,317100 100 100 100 100

732 662 798 607 55748.7 43.6 48.0 40.8 42.3Matched PGY-1

770 858 864 880 76051.3 56.4 52.0 59.2 57.7Unmatched PGY-1

Withdrew 89 66 88 72 1664.8 3.6 4.5 4.1 9.7

No Rank List 258 244 211 209 22814.0 13.3 10.8 11.8 13.3

Total 1,849 1,830 1,961 1,768 1,711100 100 100 100 100

Students/Graduates of Osteopathic Medical Schools

Active Applicants 2,982 2,949 2,738 2,677 2,360100 100 100 100 1002,396 2,339 2,127 2,002 1,76480.3 79.3 77.7 74.8 74.7Matched PGY-1

586 610 611 675 59619.7 20.7 22.3 25.2 25.3Unmatched PGY-1

Withdrew 1,108 913 892 798 90025.9 22.7 23.7 22.0 26.1

No Rank List 188 159 138 152 1904.4 4.0 3.7 4.2 5.5

Total 4,278 4,021 3,768 3,627 3,450100 100 100 100 100

Students/Graduates of Canadian Medical Schools Active Applicants 15 24 14 21 17100 100 100 100 100

13 17 6 14 1286.7 70.8 42.9 66.7 70.6Matched PGY-1

2 7 8 7 513.3 29.2 57.1 33.3 29.4Unmatched PGY-1

Withdrew 10 9 6 12 1635.7 23.1 25.0 35.3 42.1

No Rank List 3 6 4 1 510.7 15.4 16.7 2.9 13.2

Total 28 39 24 34 38100 100 100 100 100

Students/Graduates of Fifth Pathway Programs

Active Applicants 7 7 15 20 27100 100 100 100 100

0 1 2 4 90.0 14.3 13.3 20.0 33.3Matched PGY-1

7 6 13 16 18100 86 87 80 67Unmatched PGY-1

Withdrew 0 2 3 2 50.0 10.0 10.0 5.7 10.0

No Rank List 6 11 12 13 1846.2 55.0 40.0 37.1 36.0

Total 13 20 30 35 50100 100 100 100 100

U.S. Citizen Students/Graduates of International Medical Schools Active Applicants 5,323 5,014 5,133 5,095 4,279100 100 100 100 1002,869 2,660 2,722 2,691 2,10053.9 53.1 53.0 52.8 49.1Matched PGY-1

2,454 2,354 2,411 2,404 2,17946.1 46.9 47.0 47.2 50.9Unmatched PGY-1

Withdrew 650 691 637 661 9228.8 10.0 9.2 9.6 14.8

No Rank List 1,391 1,212 1,182 1,126 1,04818.9 17.5 17.0 16.4 16.8

Total 7,364 6,917 6,952 6,882 6,249100 100 100 100 100

Non-U.S. Citizen Students/Graduates of International Medical Schools

Active Applicants 7,460 7,366 7,334 7,568 6,828100 100 100 100 100

3,769 3,641 3,633 3,556 2,77050.5 49.4 49.5 47.0 40.6Matched PGY-1

3,691 3,725 3,701 4,012 4,05849.5 50.6 50.5 53.0 59.4Unmatched PGY-1

Withdrew 841 898 843 969 1,6208.3 8.9 8.5 9.6 16.2

No Rank List 1,869 1,796 1,715 1,596 1,55618.4 17.9 17.3 15.8 15.6

Total 10,170 10,060 9,892 10,133 10,004100 100 100 100 100

All Applicant s Active Applicants 35,476 34,905 34,270 34,355 31,355100 100 100 100 100

26,836 26,252 25,687 25,264 22,92475.6 75.2 75.0 73.5 73.1Matched PGY-1

8,640 8,653 8,583 9,091 8,43124.4 24.8 25.0 26.5 26.9Unmatched PGY-1

Withdrew 3,099 2,941 2,802 2,814 3,9097.3 7.1 6.9 7.0 10.2

No Rank List 3,795 3,488 3,322 3,166 3,1139.0 8.4 8.2 7.8 8.1

Total 42,370 41,334 40,394 40,335 38,377100 100 100 100 100

Denotes that the percentage increase in active applicants for this group was greater than the overall increase of 13.1%for all active applicants between 2012 and 2016.

Note: Match rates are based on all active applicants regardless of their ranking behavior. Therefore, applicants whomatched to PGY-1 positions are counted as matched even if they ranked and did not match to a PGY-2 position.

Applicants who ranked only PGY-2 and Physician (R) programs are counted as unmatched in this table because theydid not match to a PGY-1 position.



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Table 7

Specialty Offered #U.S.

Positions Offered and Number Filled by U.S. Seniors and All Applicants, 2012 - 2016

#TotFilled Filled

Offered #U.S. #TotFilled

#Tot#U.S.OfferedFilled


Offered #U.S. #

2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

PGY-1 Positions9191,0001,0491,0941,127 Anesthesiology 774 1,072 799 1,066 754 1,024 748 967 725

Child Neurology 10990116 9573104 806692 846491 5875

2323202221Dermatology 21 21 20 22 20 20 21 23 22

Emergency Medicine 1,8941,4861,895 1,8131,4381,821 1,7721,3881,786 1,7401,4281,743 11,3351,668

44444Emergency Med-Family Med 2 4 1 4 4 4 3 4 2

Family Medicine 3,0831,4673,238 3,0391,4053,195 2,9771,3983,109 2,9141,3553,037 21,3222,740

66556Family Med-Preventive Med 1 6 5 5 3 5 3 5 1

Internal Medicine (Categorical) 6,9383,2917,024 6,6983,3176,770 6,4653,1676,524 6,2423,1356,277 52,9415,277

00765Medicine-Anesthesiology 5 5 4 6 5 5 0 0 0

Medicine-Dermatology 666 666 666 878 89

2627282829Medicine-Emergency Med 24 27 23 27 24 28 23 27 17

Medicine-Family Medicine 222 212 434 424 24

12341Medicine-Medical Genetics 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 1 1

Medicine-Neurology 000 001 111 102 22

362366374380386Medicine-Pediatrics 329 384 319 379 284 362 312 363 276

Medicine-Preliminary (PGY-1 Only) 1,8181,4151,918 1,8051,3881,928 1,8251,4771,905 1,8091,4291,883 11,4271,861

57777Medicine-Preventive Med 3 6 4 7 2 7 3 7 2

Medicine-Primary 325210328 339206341 333202335 331200335 186311

2017182123Medicine-Psychiatry 19 23 13 21 10 16 12 16 12

Interventional Radiology (Integrated) 333 000 000 000 00

01000Medical Genetics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Neurodevelopmental Disabilities 222 101 000 111 01

196204206210216Neurological Surgery 200 214 188 208 189 206 190 203 170

Neurology 440236443 396222404 373192380 331172339 173291

01000Nuclear Medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Obstetrics-Gynecology 1,2579811,265 1,2551,0021,255 1,2349501,242 1,2349431,237 19111,222

1822222122OB/GYN-Preliminary (PGY-1 Only) 4 11 3 14 4 13 1 14 2

Orthopedic Surgery 717650717 703663703 693649695 691636692 641682

285292295299304Otolaryngology 272 302 283 298 279 295 276 290 277

Pathology 549248579 568282605 546256597 562263583 262521

2,4752,6162,6402,6682,689Pediatrics (Categorical) 1,829 2,675 1,889 2,654 1,818 2,627 1,837 2,606 1,732 2

Pediatrics-Anesthesiology 768 999 778 778 77

77997Pediatrics-Emergency Med 7 7 8 9 4 9 6 7 6

Pediatrics-Medical Genetics 141014 151215 7510 669 47

23314Pediatrics-P M & R 3 4 0 1 2 3 2 3 2

Pediatrics-Prelim (PGY-1 Only) 372643 302136 302440 373144 4355

6783757479Pediatrics-Primary 34 79 26 74 34 75 30 83 27

Peds/Psych/Child Psych 201820 191819 181619 191619 1318

868796107112Physical Medicine & Rehab 69 110 65 107 54 96 52 87 51

Plastic Surgery (Integrated) 151133152 144136148 130120130 115111116 87101

40001Preventive Medicine 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Psychiatry (Categorical) 1,3738501,384 1,3397741,353 1,2916851,322 1,2826811,297 16161,117

1011101010Psychiatry-Family Medicine 9 10 10 10 8 10 11 11 8

Psychiatry-Neurology 333 203 444 222 12

1518181715Radiation Oncology 14 15 14 15 18 18 17 18 15

Radiology-Diagnostic 14193151 12067133 12181137 135101147 90135

1,1461,1801,2051,2241,241Surgery (Categorical) 948 1,239 979 1,222 922 1,198 954 1,176 914 1

Surgery-Preliminary (PGY-1 Only) 8435111,308 8214761,296 8374901,286 8194541,278 4781,221

2026333538Thoracic Surgery 31 37 28 35 29 33 22 26 19

Transitional (PGY-1 Only) 796673838 790685842 833709868 908785937 785941

4146515756Vascular Surgery 49 56 48 55 36 46 37 45 38

24,00626,138TOTAL - PGY-1 26,67827,29327,860 17,057 26,836 16,932 26,252 16,399 25,687 16,390 25,264 15,712 2



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Table 7

Specialty Offered #U.S.

Positions Offered and Number Filled by U.S. Seniors and All Applicants, 2012 - 2016 (Continued)

#TotFilled Filled


#Tot#U.S.OfferedFilled


Offered #U.S. #

2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

PGY-2 Positions

Anesthesiology 441290481 469315506 482327515 562398580 397557

4737282418Child Neurology 8 16 7 17 11 20 14 26 23

Dermatology 389341399 381336385 374334380 362316369 288340

000011Interventional Radiology (Integrated) 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


346331320313304Neurology 201 298 190 304 195 308 189 320 181

Nuclear Medicine 103 103 204 305 04

281294287282290Physical Medicine & Rehab 153 283 127 279 154 287 152 293 142

Plastic Surgery 000 000 666 111011 1920


Psychiatry 111 001 102 212 03

01010Psychiatry-Neurology 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0

Radiation Oncology 167155168 170165176 157151161 153134160 153156

9769791,008999982Radiology-Diagnostic 661 947 579 862 695 950 724 928 741

Radiology-Nuclear Med 323 001 001 000 00

2,7382,779TOTAL - PGY-2 2,7192,6982,667 1,823 2,559 1,721 2,488 1,876 2,592 1,942 2,667 1,950

Physician (R) Positions*

073989588 Anesthesiology 0 77 0 74 0 86 0 62 0 Child Neurology 18036 14026 19035 18032 024

015142020Dermatology 0 19 0 18 0 11 0 14 0

Emergency Medicine 000 000 000 101 00

00001Interventional Radiology (Integrated) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


122232023Neurology 0 17 0 14 0 16 0 14 0

Nuclear Medicine 202 101 000 000 00

01000Orthopedic Surgery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Physical Medicine & Rehab 12012 16016 808 16016 00


Psychiatry 101 103 41050 48063 01

05773Radiation Oncology 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 5 0

Radiology-Diagnostic 26035 23024 24031 15017 00

00011Radiology-Nuclear Med 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Surgery 000 006 105 405 00

00100Thoracic Surgery 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

28254274221223 0 177 0 166 0 211 0 199 0TOTAL - Physician (R)

GRAND TOTAL 29,671 29,171 26,77230,21230,750 18,880 29,572 18,653 28,906 18,275 28,490 18,332 28,130 17,662 2

Denotes increase/decrease in number of positions filled by U.S. allopathic seniors of more than 10 percent and 10 positions between 2012 and 2016.

Physician (R) positions are PGY-2 positions starting in the year of the Match that are reserved for applicants who have had prior graduate medical educaPhysician positions are not available to senior medical students. In previous Results and Data Reports, the numbers of R positions were small and they wincluded in the categorical position counts. In this report, R positions are listed separately for the entire five-year period.

*



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%%U.S.Offered

Fille

%Tot%U.S.Offered

Filled

Offered %U.S. %Tot

Filled

%Tot%U.S.Offered

FilledFilled

%Tot

Positions Offered and Percent Filled by U.S. Seniors and All Applicants, 2012 - 2016

%U.S.OfferedSpecialty

Table 8

2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

PGY-1 Positions

9191,0001,0491,0941,127 Anesthesiology 68.7 95.1 73.0 97.4 71.9 97.6 74.8 96.7 78.9

Child Neurology 77.37592.370.39187.071.79291.370.210494.077.6116

2323202221Dermatology 100.0 100.0 90.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 91.3 100.0 95.7 1

Emergency Medicine 180.01,66899.881.91,74399.277.71,78699.679.01,82199.978.41,895

44444Emergency Med-Family Med 50.0 100.0 25.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 75.0 100.0 50.0 1Family Medicine 48.22,74095.944.63,03795.845.03,10995.144.03,19595.245.33,238

66556Family Med-Preventive Med 16.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 60.0 100.0 50.0 83.3 16.7

Internal Medicine (Categorical) 55.75,27799.449.96,27799.148.56,52498.949.06,77098.846.97,024

00765Medicine-Anesthesiology 100.0 100.0 66.7 100.0 71.4 71.4 0.0 0.0 0.0

Medicine-Dermatology 88.99100.087.58100.0100.06100.0100.06100.0100.06

2627282829Medicine-Emergency Med 82.8 93.1 82.1 96.4 85.7 100.0 85.2 100.0 65.4

Medicine-Family Medicine 150.04100.050.04100.075.04100.050.02100.0100.02

12341Medicine-Medical Genetics 0.0 0.0 50.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 50.0 100.0 1

Medicine-Neurology 1100.0250.00.02100.0100.010.00.010.00.00

362366374380386Medicine-Pediatrics 85.2 99.5 83.9 99.7 75.9 96.8 85.2 99.2 76.2

Medicine-Preliminary (PGY-1 Only) 76.71,86196.175.91,88395.877.51,90593.672.01,92894.873.81,918

57777Medicine-Preventive Med 42.9 85.7 57.1 100.0 28.6 100.0 42.9 100.0 40.0

Medicine-Primary 59.831198.859.733599.460.333599.460.434199.164.0328

2017182123Medicine-Psychiatry 82.6 100.0 61.9 100.0 55.6 88.9 70.6 94.1 60.0

Interventional Radiology (Integrated) 0.000.00.000.00.000.00.00100.0100.03

01000Medical Genetics 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Neurodevelopmental Disabilities 0.01100.0100.010.00.00100.00.01100.0100.02

196204206210216Neurological Surgery 92.6 99.1 89.5 99.0 91.7 100.0 93.1 99.5 86.7

Neurology 59.529197.650.733998.250.538098.055.040499.353.3443

01000Nuclear Medicine 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Obstetrics-Gynecology 74.51,22299.876.21,23799.476.51,242100.079.81,25599.477.51,265

1822222122OB/GYN-Preliminary (PGY-1 Only) 18.2 50.0 14.3 66.7 18.2 59.1 4.5 63.6 11.1

Orthopedic Surgery 194.068299.991.969299.793.4695100.094.3703100.090.7717

285292295299304Otolaryngology 89.5 99.3 94.6 99.7 94.6 100.0 94.5 99.3 97.2

Pathology 50.352196.445.158391.542.959793.946.660594.842.85792,4752,6162,6402,6682,689Pediatrics (Categorical) 68.0 99.5 70.8 99.5 68.9 99.5 70.2 99.6 70.0

Pediatrics-Anesthesiology 1100.0787.587.5887.587.58100.0100.0987.575.08

77997Pediatrics-Emergency Med 100.0 100.0 88.9 100.0 44.4 100.0 85.7 100.0 85.7 1

Pediatrics-Medical Genetics 57.1766.766.7970.050.010100.080.015100.071.414

23314Pediatrics-P M & R 75.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 66.7 100.0 66.7 100.0 100.0 1

Pediatrics-Prelim (PGY-1 Only) 78.25584.170.54475.060.04083.358.33686.060.543

6783757479Pediatrics-Primary 43.0 100.0 35.1 100.0 45.3 100.0 36.1 100.0 40.3

Peds/Psych/Child Psych 72.218100.084.21994.784.219100.094.719100.090.020

868796107112Physical Medicine & Rehab 61.6 98.2 60.7 100.0 56.3 100.0 59.8 100.0 59.3 1

Plastic Surgery (Integrated) 86.110199.195.7116100.092.313097.391.914899.387.5152

40001Preventive Medicine 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.0

Psychiatry (Categorical) 55.11,11798.852.51,29797.751.81,32299.057.21,35399.261.41,3841011101010Psychiatry-Family Medicine 90.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 80.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 80.0

Psychiatry-Neurology 50.02100.0100.02100.0100.0466.70.03100.0100.03

1518181715Radiation Oncology 93.3 100.0 82.4 88.2 100.0 100.0 94.4 100.0 100.0 1

Radiology-Diagnostic 66.713591.868.714788.359.113790.250.413393.461.6151

1,1461,1801,2051,2241,241Surgery (Categorical) 76.4 99.8 80.0 99.8 76.5 99.4 80.8 99.7 79.8

Surgery-Preliminary (PGY-1 Only) 39.11,22164.135.51,27865.138.11,28663.336.71,29664.439.11,308

2026333538Thoracic Surgery 81.6 97.4 80.0 100.0 87.9 100.0 84.6 100.0 95.0 1

Transitional (PGY-1 Only) 83.494196.983.893796.081.786893.881.484295.080.3838

4146515756Vascular Surgery 87.5 100.0 84.2 96.5 70.6 90.2 80.4 97.8 92.7 1

24,00626,138TOTAL - PGY-1 26,67827,29327,860 61.2 96.3 96.262.0 96.361.5 62.7 96.7 65.5



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%%U.S.Offered

Fille

%Tot%U.S.Offered

Filled

Offered %U.S. %Tot

Filled

%Tot%U.S.Offered

FilledFilled

%Tot

Positions Offered and Percent Filled by U.S. Seniors and All Applicants, 2012 - 2016 (Continued)

%U.S.OfferedSpecialty

Table 8

2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

PGY-2 Positions

Anesthesiology 71.355796.968.658093.663.551592.762.350691.760.3481

4737282418Child Neurology 44.4 88.9 29.2 70.8 39.3 71.4 37.8 70.3 48.9

Dermatology 84.734098.185.636998.487.938099.087.338597.585.5399

000011Interventional Radiology (Integrated) 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Neurodevelopmental Disabilities 85.7771.457.17100.060.0540.020.050.00.05346331320313304Neurology 66.1 98.0 60.7 97.1 60.9 96.3 57.1 96.7 52.3

Nuclear Medicine 0.0460.00.0550.00.0433.30.0333.30.03

281294287282290Physical Medicine & Rehab 52.8 97.6 45.0 98.9 53.7 100.0 51.7 99.7 50.5

Plastic Surgery 195.020100.090.911100.0100.060.00.000.00.00


Psychiatry 0.03100.050.0250.00.020.00.01100.0100.01

01010Psychiatry-Neurology 0.0 0.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0

Radiation Oncology 98.115695.683.816097.593.816196.693.817699.492.3168

9769791,008999982Radiology-Diagnostic 67.3 96.4 58.0 86.3 68.9 94.2 74.0 94.8 75.9

Radiology-Nuclear Med 0.000.00.000.00.010.00.01100.066.73

2,7382,779TOTAL - PGY-2 2,7192,6982,667 68.4 96.0 92.263.8 95.369.0 69.9 96.0 71.2

Physician (R) Positions*

073989588 Anesthesiology 0.0 87.5 0.0 77.9 0.0 87.8 0.0 84.9 0.0

Child Neurology 0.02456.30.03254.30.03553.80.02650.00.036

015142020Dermatology 0.0 95.0 0.0 90.0 0.0 78.6 0.0 93.3 0.0

Emergency Medicine 0.00100.00.010.00.000.00.000.00.00

00001Interventional Radiology (Integrated) 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Neurodevelopmental Disabilities 0.0250.00.02100.00.0150.00.020.00.01

122232023Neurology 0.0 73.9 0.0 70.0 0.0 69.6 0.0 63.6 0.0

Nuclear Medicine 0.000.00.000.00.00100.00.01100.00.02

01000Orthopedic Surgery 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0

Physical Medicine & Rehab 0.00100.00.016100.00.08100.00.016100.00.012


Psychiatry 0.0176.20.06382.00.05033.30.03100.00.01

05773Radiation Oncology 0.0 100.0 0.0 42.9 0.0 42.9 0.0 100.0 0.0

Radiology-Diagnostic 0.0088.20.01777.40.03195.80.02474.30.035

00011Radiology-Nuclear Med 0.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Surgery 0.0080.00.0520.00.050.00.060.00.00

00100Thoracic Surgery 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

28254274221223 0.0 79.4 75.10.0 77.00.0 0.0 78.3 0.0TOTAL - Physician (R)GRAND TOTAL 29,671 29,171 26,77230,21230,750 61.4 96.2 61.7 95.7 61.6 96.0 62.8 96.4 66.0

Physician (R) positions are PGY-2 positions starting in the year of the Match that are reserved for applicants who have had prior graduate medical educaPhysician positions are not available to senior medical students. In previous Results and Data Reports, the numbers of R positions were small and they wincluded in the categorical position counts. In this report, R positions are listed separately for the entire five-year period.

*



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Specialty No. % No. % No. % No. %

2014 2013 20122015

% No.

2016

Table 10 U.S. Seniors Matched to PGY-1 Posi tions by Specialty, 2012 - 2016

725748754799774 Anesthesiology 4.64.64.64.74.5

Child Neurology 0.4580.4640.4660.4730.590

2221202021Dermatology 0.10.10.10.10.1

Emergency Medicine 8.51,3358.71,4288.51,3888.51,4388.71,486

23412Emergency Med-Family Med 0.00.00.00.00.0

Family Medicine 8.41,3228.31,3558.51,3988.31,4058.61,467

13351Family Med-Preventive Med 0.00.00.00.00.0

Internal Medicine (Categorical) 18.72,94119.13,13519.33,16719.63,31719.33,29100545Medicine-Anesthesiology 0.00.00.00.00.0

Medicine-Dermatology 0.180.070.060.060.06

1723242324Medicine-Emergency Med 0.10.10.10.10.1

Medicine-Family Medicine 0.020.020.030.010.02

11020Medicine-Medical Genetics 0.00.00.00.00.0

Medicine-Neurology 0.020.000.010.000.00

276312284319329Medicine-Pediatrics 1.81.91.71.91.9

Medicine-Preliminary (PGY-1 Only) 9.11,4278.71,4299.01,4778.21,3888.31,415

23243Medicine-Preventive Med 0.00.00.00.00.0

Medicine-Primary 1.21861.22001.22021.22061.2210

1212101319Medicine-Psychiatry 0.10.10.10.10.1

Interventional Radiology (Integrated) 0.000.000.000.000.03

00000Medical Genetics 0.00.00.00.00.0Neurodevelopmental Disabilities 0.000.010.000.000.02

170190189188200Neurological Surgery 1.11.21.21.11.2

Neurology 1.11731.01721.21921.32221.4236

00000Nuclear Medicine 0.00.00.00.00.0

Obstetrics-Gynecology 5.89115.89435.89505.91,0025.8981

21434OB/GYN-Preliminary (PGY-1 Only) 0.00.00.00.00.0

Orthopedic Surgery 4.16413.96364.06493.96633.8650

277276279283272Otolaryngology 1.81.71.71.71.6

Pathology 1.72621.62631.62561.72821.5248

1,7321,8371,8181,8891,829Pediatrics (Categorical) 11.011.211.111.210.7

Pediatrics-Anesthesiology 0.070.070.070.190.06

66487Pediatrics-Emergency Med 0.00.00.00.00.0

Pediatrics-Medical Genetics 0.040.060.050.1120.110

22203Pediatrics-P M & R 0.00.00.00.00.0

Pediatrics-Prelim (PGY-1 Only) 0.3430.2310.1240.1210.226

2730342634Pediatrics-Primary 0.20.20.20.20.2

Peds/Psych/Child Psych 0.1130.1160.1160.1180.118

5152546569Physical Medicine & Rehab 0.30.30.30.40.4

Plastic Surgery (Integrated) 0.6870.71110.71200.81360.8133

10000Preventive Medicine 0.00.00.00.00.0

Psychiatry (Categorical) 3.96164.26814.26854.67745.0850

8118109Psychiatry-Family Medicine 0.10.10.00.10.1

Psychiatry-Neurology 0.010.020.040.000.03

1517181414Radiation Oncology 0.10.10.10.10.1

Radiology-Diagnostic 0.6900.61010.5810.4670.593

914954922979948Surgery (Categorical) 5.85.85.65.85.6

Surgery-Preliminary (PGY-1 Only) 3.04782.84543.04902.84763.0511

1922292831Thoracic Surgery 0.10.10.20.20.2

Transitional (PGY-1 Only) 5.07854.87854.37094.06853.9673

3837364849Vascular Surgery 0.20.20.20.30.3

15,71216,390TOTAL - PGY-1 100 100100100100 16,39916,93217,057

Denotes increase/decrease in matched applicants of more than 10 percent and 10 positions between 2012 and 2016.



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MatchRate %

Neither Matched

OneMatched

BothMatchedIndividualsCou les

Number of Couples in The Match and Match Outcome, 1987 - 2016

Year

Table 16

1987 347 694 316 14 17 93.1

1988 388 776 355 19 14 93.9

1989 421 842 384 21 16 93.7

1990 397 794 356 20 21 92.2

1991 377 754 349 17 11 94.8

1992 461 922 412 20 29 91.5

1993 427 854 384 27 16 93.1

1994 446 892 391 35 20 91.61995 499 998 433 33 33 90.1

1996 504 1,008 446 20 38 90.5

1997 535 1,070 479 29 27 92.2

1998 525 1,050 481 27 17 94.2

1999 536 1,072 496 27 13 95.1

2000 508 1,016 475 18 15 95.3

2001 561 1,122 518 25 18 94.6

2002 543 1,086 507 19 17 95.1

2003 570 1,140 529 22 19 94.7

2004 641 1,282 584 36 21 93.9

2005 606 1,212 552 39 15 94.3

2006 610 1,220 552 36 22 93.4

2007 621 1,242 553 36 32 91.9

2008 738 1,476 667 47 24 93.6

2009 788 1,576 706 55 27 93.1

2010 808 1,616 730 50 28 93.4

2011 809 1,618 739 53 17 94.6

2012 878 1,756 804 54 19 94.6

2013 935 1,870 868 44 23 95.2

2014 925 1,850 843 56 26 94.2

2015 1,035 2,070 950 62 23 94.8

2016 1,046 2,092 971 61 14 95.7



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Independent Applicants

Unmatched

40.5%

Fourth

Rank

4.1%

>Fourth

Rank

7.5%

Third Rank

6.8%

First Rank

29.6%

Second

Rank

11.5%

Percent of Matches by Choice and Type of Applicant, 2016

Figure 7

Independent Applicants

Fourth

Rank

6.9%

>Fourth

Rank

12.5%

Third Rank

11.4%

Second

Rank

19.4%

First Rank

49.7%

U.S. Seniors

Second

Rank

16.5%

First Rank

53.0%

Third Rank

9.7%

Fourth

Rank

5.9%

>Fourth

Rank

14.9%

Matched Appl icants

Al l Applicants

U.S. Seniors

Second

Rank

15.6%

First Rank

50.1%

Third Rank

9.2%

>Fourth

Rank

14.1%

Fourth

Rank

5.6%

Unmatched

5.4%

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