The 2007 MATCH

Giovanna Casola, M.D.University of California, San Diego

Department of Radiology

Kathleen ShepherdResidency Coordinator

Statistics obtained from the National Resident Matching Program

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY:2007 NRMP RESULTS

Positions Filled % Filled US

Seniors

% US

Seniors

Categorical 141 141 100 125 88.7

Advanced 902 885 98.1 719 79.7

Total 1043 1026 98.4 844 80.9

DIAGNOSITIC RADIOLOGY POSITIONS PGY1 & 2

100200300400500600700800900

1000

Categorical

Advanced

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY POSITIONS TOTAL

700

800

900

1000

1100

1200

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY PROGRAMS PGY1 & 2

30507090

110130150170190

Categorical

Advanced

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGYPROGRAMS PGY 1 & 2

 

1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1997 1998 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Categorical 95 91 103 114 128 70 54 44 40 38 34 34 33 36

Advanced 111 113 116 112 168 167 161 165 167 168 171 167 170 170

Total 206 204 219 226 296 237 215 209 207 206 205 201 203 206

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY PROGRAMS TOTAL

180

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

POSITIONS/PROGRAM

3.513.42

3.76 3.813.9 3.92 3.86 3.91 3.9

3.753.92

4.114.23

4.46

4.77 4.73 4.78

5.06 4.98 5.06

3

3.5

4

4.5

5

5.5

6

POSITIONS FILLED: TOTAL

600

700

800

900

1000

1100

1200

MATCHED US SENIOR

400

500

600

700

800

900

2007 MATCH POSITIONS FILLED BY US SENIORS

0

20

40

60

80

100

Year

Per

cen

t

DRDermER MedOrthoPathAnesth

RADIOLOGY’S 2007 COMPETITION

020

4060

80100

% US Seniors Matched % Total Slots Filled

TOTAL COUPLES IN MATCHAll Specialties

388

508570

641606 610 621

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

1988 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Couples

93.9% 95.3% 94.7% 93.9%

Match Rate %

93.4%94.3% 91.9%

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGYPROGRAMS PGY1 & 2

RANKED & FILLED 2007 

# of Programs

Positions Offered

Ranked

Positions

# Ranks/

Positions

Number of Matches

% Filled Unfilled Programs

Categorical 36 141 1,869 13.3 141 100.0 0

Advanced 170 902 10,853 12 885 98.1 7

APPLICANTS APPLYING TO DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY

THROUGH ERAS AS OF 11/12

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

US/Canadian 1407 1432 1512 1284 1248 1353

International Medical Graduates

541 527 520 502 556 530

APPLICANTS APPLYING TO DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

US/Canadian 1,525 1,526 1,611 1,467 1,466

International Medical Graduates

768 667 706 896 944

Total 2,293 2,193 2,317 2,363 2,410

AVERAGE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS PER PROGRAM

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

US/Canadian 293.5 302.5 345.2 318.6 292.9

International Medical Graduates

98.7 94.6 98.0 115.1 122.1

Total 392.2 397.1 443.2 433.8 414.4

APPLICANTS APPLYING BY GENDER

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Male 1,569 1,441 1,546 1,621 1,678

Female 710 662 697 739 729

No Answer 14 90 74 3 3

Radiology-Diagnostic 2005

US Seniors All Others

Mean USMLE Step 1 Score 232 221

Percent AOA 26 6

Percent with publications 64 58

Percent with research projects 90 83

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

• DR 2007: 98.4% of DR positions offered were filled in NRMP 2007, UP from 2006 (96.4%)

• 17 “unfilled” positions in 7 programs via match: 0 of 141 available in PGY 1; 17 of 902 for PGY 2 (compared to a total of 36 PGY 2 positions in 2006)

• Approximately 80.9% of matched positions were filled by US seniors, falling behind Ortho with 93.8%

• Increase of 12 DR year 1 radiology positions from 2006 and increase of 20 DR year 2 radiology positions from 2006