The National Resident Matching Program® does an excellent job of amassing and publishing relevant data regarding the Match. Their most useful information is found in the NRMP Program Director Survey and Charting Outcomes of the Match. The organization recently published Results of the 2015 NRMP Applicant Survey. While the information is less strategic for candidates making application decisions, it’s still pretty interesting to see what factors students use in deciding where to apply (geography is more important than reputation in general) and where to rank. It’s worth a look.
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New NRMP Data Available
As I’ve mentioned before, the National Residency Match Program (NRMP) provides copious statistics regarding the Match. Recently, the NRMP published Results and Data: 2014 Main Residency Match, which is filled with information that can help you approach this year’s application cycle strategically. For example, the report includes a chart called, “Positions Offered and Number Filled by U.S. Seniors and All Applicants, 2010 – 2014,” which gives you a pretty clear idea of how competitive different fields are. Here is the newly published report.
ECFMG Data
First of all, congratulations to all residency applicants who matched on March 21! I appreciated the good news from clients. Please take some time to enjoy yourselves before the hard work of residency begins.
The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) and the National Residency Match Program (NRMP) recently partnered to publish some really important data for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) called “Charting Outcomes in the Match for International Medical Graduates.” Previously, “Charting Outcomes in the Match” was available, but it left IMGs trying to interpret the Independent Applicant data. This document is far clearer. It can be found here.
Tags: Ecfmg, Img, National Residency Match Program
Using “SOAP” to Clean Up the Scramble
Here is my recent contribution to the Student Doctor Network blog…
Using “SOAP” to Clean Up the Scramble
In response to persistent concerns about the “Scramble,” the two-day process when unmatched residency applicants vie for unfilled residency positions, the National Residency Match Program (NRMP) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) have announced significant Match Week changes to start in 2012, thus affecting next year’s residency applicants. The new system, called the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP), is an attempt to improve the Scramble after repeated complaints about disorganization and lack of transparency. SOAP will overhaul the Match Week calendar, so all applicants – both unmatched and, indirectly, matched candidates – will be affected by the reforms.
Read the full story here…
http://www.studentdoctor.net/2010/10/using-soap-to-clean-up-the-scramble/
Dr. Finkel is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Medical School. On completing her residency at Harvard, she was asked to
stay on as faculty at Harvard Medical School and spent five years teaching at the world-renowned Massachusetts General Hospital.
She was appointed to the Assistant Residency Director position for the Harvard Affiliated
Emergency Medicine Residency where she reviewed countless applications, personal statements and resumes. Read more
