Did you match: 2009 edition?

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Yesssss, I matched!!


Just curious, for people applying for a prelim and advanced spot, did it say "you matched" once, or did it say "you matched" twice? I just got once.
 
Good luck to those of you in the Scramble. I hope you get a better position than you hoped to match.

AS FOR ME: I payed thousands of dollars and endured months of agony to read this one line, with four words and an exclamation point.

"Congratulations! You have matched."
 
I am SO happy that I will be catching babies for a living (and doing other things). 🙂
 
Bless God! Bless God!!! Bless Him!! I matched!!!!!!!!!! :biglove: :biglove:

I'm officially employed! :laugh:
Come Thurs, I'll know where 😎
 
docjolly said:
Congrats, my fellow classmate 😀
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THANKS! Congratulations to you as well! Its a good day!

Tauras: I still have a place in my heart for ortho but rads was a better fit for me. I think I was holding on to ortho just because I was interested in that field since high school.
 
relaxedMD said:
AS FOR ME: I payed thousands of dollars and endured months of agony to read this one line, with four words and an exclamation point.

"Congratulations! You have matched."
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I assume reading the sentence,"Sorry, you did not match," would be much, much worse, no? 😕 :laugh:
 
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futrorthodr said:
Tauras: I still have a place in my heart for ortho but rads was a better fit for me. I think I was holding on to ortho just because I was interested in that field since high school.
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You have chosen wisely. I met 5 people on the interview trail who were either ortho attendings or ortho residents and switched into rads. Very surprising.
 
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Is it me or does it seem more competitive this year for spots?

For example, rads only had 3 cat and 7 advanced spots that went unfilled. I believe it was much higher last year.

Western Region Central Region Southern Region Northeastern Region Total
PGY-1 Positions Offered Unfilled Offered Unfilled Offered Unfilled Offered Unfilled Offered Unfilled
Anesthesiology 73 0 224 2 255 8 181 0 733 10
Dermatology 2 0 15 0 11 0 0 0 28 0
Emergency Medicine 189 0 404 10 356 1 523 2 1472 13
Emergency Med/Family Med 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 0
Family Medicine 581 42 739 89 818 71 397 22 2535 224
Internal Medicine (Categorical) 771 12 1150 5 1143 19 1858 33 4922 69
Medicine-Dermatology 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 8 0
Medicine-Emerg Med 1 0 6 0 4 0 13 0 24 0
Medicine-Family Medicine 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 5 1
Medicine-Medical Genetics 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Medicine-Neurology 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 1
Medicine-Pediatrics 26 2 127 4 115 6 86 3 354 15
Medicine-Preliminary (PGY-1 Only) 328 13 320 31 370 16 862 29 1880 89
Medicine-Preventive Med 2 2 0 0 1 1 5 0 8 3
Medicine-Primary 56 0 11 1 23 0 157 10 247 11
Medicine-Psychiatry 0 0 5 1 14 1 1 1 20 3
Medical Genetics 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 2
Neurological Surgery 34 0 47 0 55 0 55 0 191 0
Neurology 21 0 70 0 78 1 27 0 196 1
Obstetrics-Gynecology 165 2 272 1 347 2 401 1 1185 6
Orthopaedic Surgery 83 1 173 0 176 0 209 0 641 1
Otolaryngology 43 0 72 1 83 1 77 0 275 2
Pathology 87 6 123 7 151 11 161 6 522 30
Pediatrics (Categorical) 441 10 573 18 701 31 677 7 2392 66
Pediatrics-Dermatology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pediatrics-Emerg Med 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
Pediatrics-Medical Genetics 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 5 2
Pediatrics-P M & R 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
Pediatrics-Primary 4 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 79 0
Peds/Psych/Child Psych 4 1 5 0 4 0 9 0 22 1
Physical Medicine & Rehab 9 0 26 0 33 4 14 0 82 4
Plastic Surgery 19 0 30 2 20 0 32 0 101 2
Preventive Medicine 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 6 0
Psychiatry (Categorical) 205 1 193 2 281 5 384 3 1063 11
Psychiatry-Family Medicine 4 0 4 0 1 1 2 0 11 1
Psychiatry-Neurology 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
Radiation Oncology 0 0 8 0 3 0 4 0 15 0
Radiology-Diagnostic 17 2 66 0 58 0 10 1 151 3
Surgery (Categorical) 156 1 249 2 298 1 362 1 1065 5
Surgery-Preliminary (PGY-1 Only) 205 95 223 80 297 129 426 169 1151 473
Thoracic Surgery 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Transitional (PGY-1 Only) 151 1 362 17 177 9 291 11 981 38
Urology 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Vascular Surgery 1 0 6 0 3 0 9 0 19 0


Western Region Central Region Southern Region Northeastern Region Total
PGY-2 Positions Offered Unfilled Offered Unfilled Offered Unfilled Offered Unfilled Offered Unfilled
Anesthesiology 151 0 106 3 88 0 296 13 641 16
Dermatology 48 0 77 0 84 1 101 0 310 1
Emergency Medicine 18 0 4 0 10 0 11 0 43 0
Neurology 64 3 59 1 75 4 187 2 385 10
Physical Medicine & Rehab 34 0 67 2 55 2 132 5 288 9
Preventive Medicine 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 3
Psychiatry 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 1
Psychiatry-Neurology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Radiation Oncology 30 1 31 1 31 3 49 7 141 12
Radiology-Diagnostic 129 0 201 0 236 1 378 6 944 7
 
Taurus, forgive my ignornance, but can you explain those numbers? For instance, the numbers present for emergency medicine?

Emergency Medicine 189 0 404 10 356 1 523 2 1472 13

Addendum:

Oops, never mind...I see another thread posted in this forum that explains the numbers.
 
docjolly said:
Taurus, forgive my ignornance, but can you explain those numbers? For instance, the numbers present for emergency medicine?

Emergency Medicine 189 0 404 10 356 1 523 2 1472 13
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regionalstatistics.jpg
 
Yeah it did seem especially competitive this year. Some thought that there would be a much larger number unfilled because more people were holding on to lots of interviews.
 
Congratulations everyone!!!
Im going to give the scramble a try.:xf:
 
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I would pay double to read this line again for the first time. I am so giddy! I want to frame the thursday email!
 
I did not match. I am hoping that I will fare better in the scramble as programs will have less time to noticed the time frame of my credentials and will, I hope, focus instead on their quality.
 
Did not match despite 12 program ranks. Now I feel like a poopy!
Average student overall.
And no, I am not some weird freak.
Go figure 🙁
 
All is not lost. Try your best with the scramble. There are still osteopathic programs with openings (including prelim years + traditional years. You need to contact the programs directly). At least start your intern year and apply to spots in your field as they open up. You might even want to change your field. Take your step 3 as soon as you can into your intern year because programs that open up spots prefer that you have the exam completed.

Raggaman said:
Did not match despite 12 program ranks. Now I feel like a poopy!
Average student overall.
And no, I am not some weird freak.
Go figure 🙁
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Matched! Congrats to everyone else who matched and good luck to those entering the scramble....it's on St. Patty's Day so that's gotta bring some luck! :luck:
 
predodoc said:
Yesssss, I matched!!


Just curious, for people applying for a prelim and advanced spot, did it say "you matched" once, or did it say "you matched" twice? I just got once.
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I can tell you that if you land an advanced, but miss a prelim that it will say...

"Congratulations! You have matched into an advanced position, but did not match into an internship."

Because thats what mine said. 🙁
 
I Matched!

Of note: I have had personal experiences with scramble. A very close relative did not match, despite being an excellent candidate. At that time, he was sure that it was the worst thing that ever happened to him. Now, he is sure that it happened for a reason because he is happier than ever. My point is that it will all work out for the best.
 
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YES! Going into Peds means it would have been a pretty big shock not to...but it's nice to remove that level of uncertainty from the equation.

It's even better to say "I've got a job, how 'bout them apples, US Economy!?!"
 
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