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For what it's worth, the SFMatch finally released interesting data. Out of 20 DO's who applied to Ophtho, 5 got in. That's 5 in the country. Just some perspective.
For what it's worth, the SFMatch finally released interesting data. Out of 20 DO's who applied to Ophtho, 5 got in. That's 5 in the country. Just some perspective.
So one could say that DOs have a 25% chance of matching ophtho if they apply? Numbers never lie, but they sure can be misleading so now I must ask what how many MDs both applied and matched to ophtho because without that information the perspective is skewed.
https://www.sfmatch.org/PDFFilesDisplay/Ophthalmology_Residency_Stats_2017.pdf
19 osteopathic seniors participated, 5 matched (26%)
472 allopathic seniors participated, 418 matched (89%)
Of course, we need more data to tease out any bias. The fact that only 19 participate is interesting. The SF Match is early enough so that one wouldn't have to forgo the DO match to participate, unlike for other competitive specialties. However, you'd still have to participate in the NRMP to get your intern year. Lot's of moving parts, seems like an application nightmare.
We also don't know anything DO or MD specific, like Step 1 score, aways, LORs, publications etc.
So one could say that DOs have a 25% chance of matching ophtho if they apply? Numbers never lie, but they sure can be misleading so now I must ask what how many MDs both applied and matched to ophtho because without that information the perspective is skewed.
I think the bigger question is does that 19 include or not include ~9 who matched AOA Optho and were withdrawn? Just to be a little more optimistic, the actual match rate might be 5/10 as opposed to 5/19.
https://www.sfmatch.org/PDFFilesDisplay/Ophthalmology_Residency_Stats_2017.pdf
19 osteopathic seniors participated, 5 matched (26%)
472 allopathic seniors participated, 418 matched (89%)
Of course, we need more data to tease out any bias. The fact that only 19 participate is interesting. The SF Match is early enough so that one wouldn't have to forgo the DO match to participate, unlike for other competitive specialties. However, you'd still have to participate in the NRMP to get your intern year. Lot's of moving parts, seems like an application nightmare.
We also don't know anything DO or MD specific, like Step 1 score, aways, LORs, publications etc.
I think the bigger question is does that 19 include or not include ~9 who matched AOA Optho and were withdrawn? Just to be a little more optimistic, the actual match rate might be 5/10 as opposed to 5/19.
Per the data there were 34 who registered and 19 who participated in the match, meaning those 19 likely hadn't matched AOA Optho.
Pretty low. I always assumed it was closer to 50% for DO student since it seems like Optho is on the decline.
Pretty low. I always assumed it was closer to 50% for DO student since it seems like Optho is on the decline.
What gives you that impression?
Last year it was 41% so your not far off. The problem is that we are seeing small numbers of DOs applying to these field, thus a sporadic percentage of matching. There are also a lot of confounding element also (ex. did they only take the COMLEX, applied to a lot of pro-MD residencies, not much research). It is surprising to see a good chunk of them apply with lower than average applications, these not all 10+ above the mean USMLE scoring DOs.