2007 MATCH PERFORMANCE -- NUMBER OF IMGS MATCHING INCREASES
For the fifth consecutive year, the number of first-year (PGY-1)
residency positions offered through the Match increased. A total of
21,845 first-year positions were offered in the 2007 Match, held
earlier
this month. This represents an increase of 186 positions compared to
last year and an increase of 1,243 positions since 2002.
The number of IMGs who matched to first-year positions increased by
145,
compared to 2006. Of the 9,686 IMGs who participated in the 2007 Match,
4,527* (46.7%) matched. In the 2006 Match, 4,382 (49.4%) IMG
participants were matched to first-year positions.
There was an increase in the number of matches for both U.S. citizen
IMGs and IMGs who are citizens of other countries.
Of the 6,992 IMG participants who were not U.S. citizens, 3,180 (45.5%)
obtained first-year positions. The number of non-U.S. citizen IMGs who
obtained positions in 2007 increased by 29 compared to last year. This
is the sixth consecutive year that there has been an increase in the
number of non-U.S. citizen IMGs matching to first-year positions.
Of the 2,694 U.S. citizen IMG participants, 1,347 (50.0%) were matched
to first-year positions, an increase of 116 over last year. This is the
fourth consecutive year that there has been an increase in the number
of
U.S. citizen IMGs matching to first-year positions.
*Note: The total number of IMGs who will fill PGY-1 positions for the
2007-2008 academic year will be higher than this number, since a
significant number of IMGs obtain PGY-1 positions outside of the Match.
About the Match
The annual NRMP Match is the system by which applicants are matched
with
available residency positions in U.S. programs of graduate medical
education (GME). Participants submit to the NRMP a list of residency
programs, in order of preference. Ranked lists of preferred residency
candidates are likewise submitted by U.S. GME programs with available
positions. The matching of applicants to available positions is
performed by computer algorithm. The Match results announced in March
of
each year are typically for GME programs beginning the following July.
Additional Resources on the Match and Match Results
The preceding data are taken from the Advance Data Tables for 2007 Main
Residency Match compiled by the NRMP. These tables provide detailed
information on the positions offered and filled by the Match in 2007
and
prior years. To access these tables, or to obtain further information
on
the NRMP, visit
National Resident Match Program.
The June issue of Academic Medicine, the journal of the Association of
American Medical Colleges, usually offers an analysis of Match results
from the preceding March. For more information, visit your medical
school's library or
ACADEMIC MEDICINE - home.
The September issue of JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical
Association traditionally provides an in-depth analysis of graduate
medical education in the United States. This analysis includes the
number of IMGs entering and continuing in U.S. GME programs and a
breakdown of IMG resident physicians by specialty and subspecialty.
Visit your medical school's library or
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association.
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issues of importance to international medical graduates. We realize
that
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related to ECFMG Certification and entry into graduate medical
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