the 2007 match giovanna casola, m.d
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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