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Is that from this year? Seems much more competitive than previous years with 82 unmatched candidates and only 5 unfilled spots.
Where do you find the most recent match data?
The charting outcomes data is online. This year was the most competitive from 2011 onward, if what you sent is accurate. Last year about 77% matched and the year prior was 82%. This chart says 71% for 2016. We actually had the most number of applicants as well. To put that into perspective pulm/crit's average match rate is 65%. Cardiology last year was about 72% matched.
I matched at my number 10 out of 10 ranked programs which totally sucked mentally for me yesterday. Luckily all 10 interviews were at great places so my last place actually isn't bad for rheum at all. I was told I was CRAZY by my residency program advisors for going on so many interviews for "only rheumatology." It is so unpredictable and so dependent on how competitive your co-applicants are. Overall, I know now that that's terrible advice especially for someone like me with no pubs or solid research experience.
Anyways...Congrats to all my future rheumatologists!!! YAY we matched.
Very good points. I too heard the same line from others within my program "its only rheum"
Just some more breakdown from this year's match.
Allergy- 16% did not match
Cardio- 24% did not match
Endocrine- 22% did not match
GI- 34% did not match
Geriatrics- 3% did not match
Heme/Onc- 20% did not match
ID- 2% did not match
Nephrology- 4% did not match
Pulm/Crit- 22% did not match
Rheumatology- 28.3% did not match
Am applying to rheum in six months as well, this decision took a lot of thinking from my side to reach the conclusion that only rheum would work for what am comfortable with ; outpatient not so sick patients or at least stable with good hours may be four days a week model with light procedural side to it as well, my mentor mentioned that it's a specialty where jobs are everywhere and the market is only getting better for rheum however I wanted some insight about pay in both PP and academics and am hoping to get a detailed insight? also how much does chronic pain meds seekers contribute to rheum patients population and can I expect to be able to choose not to deal with pain meds seekers with affecting my ability to get a decent job?Wow. We really did become substantially more competitive this year.
One thing I've been saying to people before the match is that with the current generation's emphasis on lifestyle etc, rheumatology is probably approaching an inflection point in terms of applicant numbers. This is the IM subspecialty with the best lifestyle aside from possibly A&I. Rheum compensation is increasing, and surveys have found rheumatologists to be among the happiest of all doctors. The intellectual aspects of the specialty are interesting and you can do procedures and train in imaging modalities (DEXA and US) if you want. You don't even have to round on hospital patients if you don't want to. People may be starting to wake up to all of this.
I'm an oncologist. I write more narc scrips than you can fathom. For my patients without documented, malignant pain indications, I will write them a 15 day supply of oxycodone along with their referral to rheumatology.also how much does chronic pain meds seekers contribute to rheum patients population and can I expect to be able to choose not to deal with pain meds seekers with affecting my ability to get a decent job?
Am applying to rheum in six months as well, this decision took a lot of thinking from my side to reach the conclusion that only rheum would work for what am comfortable with ; outpatient not so sick patients or at least stable with good hours may be four days a week model with light procedural side to it as well, my mentor mentioned that it's a specialty where jobs are everywhere and the market is only getting better for rheum however I wanted some insight about pay in both PP and academics and am hoping to get a detailed insight? also how much does chronic pain meds seekers contribute to rheum patients population and can I expect to be able to choose not to deal with pain meds seekers with affecting my ability to get a decent job?
However, those days are long gone and strictly speaking, most rheumatologists don't do much of any pain management whatsoever
Beware of fibromyalgia though.