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Last Year's Statistics
One of the most frequently asked questions is "What are are the IMG-friendly specialties?"
In the last few years, the highest number of unfilled positions was offered in:
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Family Practice
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Internal Medicine
- Surgery
Number of programs by specialty
Specialty
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Number of programs
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Number of PGY-1 positions
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Family Medicine
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457
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2,740
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Internal Medicine, incl. Prelim
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389
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7,138
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General Surgery, incl. Prelim
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291
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2,367
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Pediatrics
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190
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2,475
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Psychiatry
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189
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1,118
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Pathology
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148
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521
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The next most frequently asked question is "Where can I find a list of unfilled programs for the previous years?"
Last year, the American Medical Association AMA contacted all website owners that had match results posted informing them
that this material is a subject of copyright. This is why it is almost impossible to find this information on the web. However,
comparable information is available from www.residencyplace.com. The list of
program requirements contains the number of unfilled positions in last year's match as well as the number of IMGs for each
program reported by the programs themselves:
2002-2012 Unfilled Positions List
Match 2012 Overview
Specialty
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Number of positions total
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Unfilled positions
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% filled by IMGs
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Avg. number of submitted ERAS® Applications per IMG
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General Surgery Preliminary
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1,221
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484
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21.2%
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26.9
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Family Medicine
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2,740
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149
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45.9%
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40.2
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Internal Medicine Preliminary
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1,861
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123
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16.7%
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12.7
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Internal Medicine Categorical
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5,277
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51
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43.3%
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37.8
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Pediatrics
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2,475
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32
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28.7%
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20.0
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Psychiatry
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1,118
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38
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41.5%
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18.9
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Pathology
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521
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55
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39.1%
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General Surgery Categorical
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1,146
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3
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20.0%
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25.9
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Total for all specialties
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24,034
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1,100
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30.0%
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63.0
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38,377 applicants participated in the Match 2012 competing for 24,034 first year positions. 22,074 American Medical Graduates (MDs and DOs)
and 16,303 IMGs. Only 4,877 IMGs or 30% have matched. Keep in mind that percentages in NRMP report graphs don't account for
applicants that did not submit their rank order list. This is not uncommon for an IMG to have no interviews and to not submit the list, thus NRMP's
IMG match rate is shown as 40%, while in reality it is below 30%.
Match Information 1952-2012 - Results and
Data 2012 Main Residency Match by the NRMP®
Match Information 1992-2012 - Comprehensive historical match
data by the AAFP®
Match statistics for the previous years - Our data compilation for
past years
AAMC® Calls for 30 Percent Increase in Medical School Enrollment.
AAMC® Press release. June 19, 2006

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