2020: 91% DO Match Rate

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Additional Applicant Highlights
  • The total number of Match registrants was the highest ever at 44,959.
  • The number of U.S. MD seniors who submitted program choices was a record-high 19,326, an increase of 401 over 2019; 18,108 (93.7%) matched to first-year positions, the highest number ever. The 94 percent PGY-1 match rate for U.S. MD seniors has been consistent for many years.
  • The number of S. citizen international medical school students and graduates (IMGs) who submitted program choices was 5,167, an increase of 87 over 2019; 61 percent (3,154) matched to PGY-1 positions, representing the highest match rate since 1991.
  • The number of non-U.S. citizen IMGs who participated in the Match increased slightly, breaking a three-year trend of decline. In 2020, 6,907 IMGs submitted program choices, up 38 from 2019. Furthermore, 4,222 IMGs (61.1%) matched to first-year positions, which is 2.5 percentage points higher than 2019 and the highest match rate since 1990.
 
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I guess the ominous portents weren't trying to warn us about DO match but rather Coronavirus.
Anyone know how you're supposed to compare applicants vs matched? Dividing the two gives a really low specialty match rate across the board which doesn't seem right.
 
BoneWizard said:
Anyone know how you're supposed to compare applicants vs matched? Dividing the two gives a really low specialty match rate across the board which doesn't seem right.
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I believe this data includes duplicates. If someone applied to Categorical and Advanced Anesthesia, they are counted as an applicant for each but only a match for one.

This data also does not respect first choice specialty versus second versus third etc. So if someone applied GS (and Anesthesia, as second choice), and matched GS, they are counted as applicants for both, but a match for only one.

For example, apparant match rate for Anesthesia PGY1 and PGY2 (respectively):
  • 68.2% (936/1372) and 25.5% (265/1038) for USMD
  • 60.5% (262/433) and 22.0% (65/295) for USDO
In reality, we can assume the percentage of USMD and USDO who ranked anesthesia first and matched anesthesia is higher than as presented here. We'll have a clearer picture when Charting Outcomes 2020 is published.

Caveat: might not be understanding this correctly, feel free to correct
 
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** DO alarmists enter the thread

“Well this year doesn't count because DO programs that became ACGME preferentially took DO’s but wont in the future”

Congrats to everyone who matched this year! That is a big accomplishment. On a side note I’m happy to see a good DO showing in the Ortho match. Keep it up!
 
BoneWizard said:
I guess the ominous portents weren't trying to warn us about DO match but rather Coronavirus.
Anyone know how you're supposed to compare applicants vs matched? Dividing the two gives a really low specialty match rate across the board which doesn't seem right.
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Kardio said:
I believe this data includes duplicates. If someone applied to Categorical and Advanced Anesthesia, they are counted as an applicant for each but only a match for one.

This data also does not respect first choice specialty versus second versus third etc. So if someone applied GS (and Anesthesia, as second choice), and matched GS, they are counted as applicants for both, but a match for only one.

For example, apparant match rate for Anesthesia PGY1 and PGY2 (respectively)
  • 68.2% (936/1372) and 25.5% (265/1038) for USMD
  • 60.5% (262/433) and 22.0% (65/295) for USDO
In reality, we can assume the percentage of USMD and USDO who ranked anesthesia first and matched anesthesia is higher than as presented here. We'll have a clearer picture when Charting Outcomes 2020 is published.

Caveat: might not be understanding this correctly, feel free to correct
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This is my thinking as well. It says on the document it included applicants who applied to multiple specialties. I personally know multiple people who did this, and they will show up as an applicant and non-match to their back up specialty.

Charting outcomes will give us a clearer picture.

However, I would say the numbers for the competitive specialties is probably accurate as we can assume those people all ranked all programs in those specialties higher than their back ups. For example, a 60% match rate to ortho is actually pretty solid, seeing as last year the match rate in the DO match was almost 45%.... Overall this should be considered a win for DO's. Although I still worry about the massive influx of candidates that will happen in the next 5 years.
 
AnatomyGrey12 said:
This is my thinking as well. It says on the document it included applicants who applied to multiple specialties. I personally know multiple people who did this, and they will show up as an applicant and non-match to their back up specialty.

Charting outcomes will give us a clearer picture.

However, I would say the numbers for the competitive specialties is probably accurate as we can assume those people all ranked all programs in those specialties higher than their back ups. For example, a 60% match rate to ortho is actually pretty solid, seeing as last year the match rate in the DO match was almost 45%.... Overall this should be considered a win for DO's. Although I still worry about the massive influx of candidates that will happen in the next 5 years.
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Would someone who applied but received no interviews/ranks show up?
 
Anyone know if this data includes applicants who SOAPed into their program?
 
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Our dean says over 98% of our class matched. I'm sure that's including SOAP matches so I'm not sure the exact number that got a spot in the main match but I've seen some pretty good matches on social media from our 4th years. I've seen IM at the University of Cincinnati, PMR at Wash U, PMR at the Cleveland Clinic (main campus) and anesthesiology at Ohio State so far.
 
am I reading this right? seems like some of the match rates are super low?
 
ohmanwaddup said:
am I reading this right? seems like some of the match rates are super low?
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You're probably not reading it correctly.

See these two posts:

Kardio said:
I believe this data includes duplicates. If someone applied to Categorical and Advanced Anesthesia, they are counted as an applicant for each but only a match for one.

This data also does not respect first choice specialty versus second versus third etc. So if someone applied GS (and Anesthesia, as second choice), and matched GS, they are counted as applicants for both, but a match for only one.

For example, apparant match rate for Anesthesia PGY1 and PGY2 (respectively):
  • 68.2% (936/1372) and 25.5% (265/1038) for USMD
  • 60.5% (262/433) and 22.0% (65/295) for USDO
In reality, we can assume the percentage of USMD and USDO who ranked anesthesia first and matched anesthesia is higher than as presented here. We'll have a clearer picture when Charting Outcomes 2020 is published.
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AnatomyGrey12 said:
This is my thinking as well. It says on the document it included applicants who applied to multiple specialties. I personally know multiple people who did this, and they will show up as an applicant and non-match to their back up specialty.

Charting outcomes will give us a clearer picture.

However, I would say the numbers for the competitive specialties is probably accurate as we can assume those people all ranked all programs in those specialties higher than their back ups. For example, a 60% match rate to ortho is actually pretty solid, seeing as last year the match rate in the DO match was almost 45%.... Overall this should be considered a win for DO's. Although I still worry about the massive influx of candidates that will happen in the next 5 years.
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Can someone confirm that BCOM had like 30 or so people not match? Because according to their video on their FB and the amount they say they retain thats what it looks like
 
Cranjis McBasketball said:
Can someone confirm that BCOM had like 30 or so people not match? Because according to their video on their FB and the amount they say they retain thats what it looks like
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No, around 15 did not match, majority of whom SOAPed. Good number of people opted out of the match video or were left out by accident
 
harrislakers123 said:
91% is an insanely high jump from 82 2 years ago and 85 last year. This is PreSOAP. Great news. This was the year of many new inaugural classes. The profession is going strong
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I mean yes it’s positive no doubt but the overall match rate was likely closer to 90 rather than 82.2 because of the aoa match, when both were combined the match rate was certainly higher than 82.2 for DO’s but nonetheless this is great news for DO’s!
 
FutureDoctor5000 said:
I mean yes it’s positive no doubt but the overall match rate was likely closer to 90 rather than 82.2 because of the aoa match, when both were combined the match rate was certainly higher than 82.2 for DO’s but nonetheless this is great news for DO’s!
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If the post soap placement data is 95%+ I say it’s a win. Or at least minimal damage considering early predictions years ago that half of DO programs would close and match placement rate would drop below 80%. Just gotta wait and see what post soap data looks like
 
FutureDoctor5000 said:
I mean yes it’s positive no doubt but the overall match rate was likely closer to 90 rather than 82.2 because of the aoa match, when both were combined the match rate was certainly higher than 82.2 for DO’s but nonetheless this is great news for DO’s!
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yes absolutely it was likely always 90% when combining all matches. I am glad that the single accreditation system + so many new classes did not lead to a decline in the preSOAP match rate
 
GoCards05 said:
Our dean says over 98% of our class matched. I'm sure that's including SOAP matches so I'm not sure the exact number that got a spot in the main match but I've seen some pretty good matches on social media from our 4th years. I've seen IM at the University of Cincinnati, PMR at Wash U, PMR at the Cleveland Clinic (main campus) and anesthesiology at Ohio State so far.
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I have also seen Urology at Charleston area medical center and PMR UT san Antonio so far.
 
Looking at match list thread, social media, this data and going through the match my take home message is to just apply and aim for whatever specialty you want and have a back up plan. Don’t self select out of anything. What I have seen and am seeing is that you will be surprised at where you can end up if you just go for it. Have a contingency plan but go for your dream
 
Rumor is that OSU had about 86% match rate pre-SOAP, probably 100% after SOAP. Had 2 people not match OB, 3 not match Gen Surg, 1 not match ENT and a couple not match ER. That 86% would be pretty par for the course for our school. We had 84% last year IIRC.
 
I just wanted to tell my fellow DOs I’m very proud of you. I use to live and breath this board 15 years ago. So glad the combined match is not hurting osteopaths.

Good luck and god bless we will need you all!
 
OneSummerPhoton said:
I can almost cry. I thought we were doomed ;-;
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Realistically, what the merger did was benefit DO's while shutting the FMG/IMG's out more. It made it much easier for DO's to apply using one match. Previously, we would have to choose whether we wanted to match with AOA or take our chances with ACGME. I just saw a commercial on youtube for a Carribean Med School and I can't help but feel bad for those who are there now.
 
The last anecdote I will give is that the single match allowed many of us to apply to traditional ACGME plus former AOA programs at the same time. None of had to self select out of top ACGME programs to take safer AOA route because the app was all together. This is absolutely why many of us matched in new places. I anticipate the same moving forward on both sides. MDs also matched at new places.

(before if you applied AOA and matched you would get pulled from the NRMP match automatically)
 
Is there still doom and gloom for the class of 2024 and above? Asking for a friend ... :whistle:
 
BBQisgood4u said:
Is there still doom and gloom for the class of 2024 and above? Asking for a friend ... :whistle:
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I think we were all just scared. Heck I still am, but seeing DOs match in awesome competitive residencies gives me hope. One thing I am not looking forward to is Step 1 P/F though. Of course this is assuming I change my mind about wanting to go into IM and want a more competitive specialty.
 
I've never really understood how to interpret these NRMP match tables... For neurology for example, is the DO graduate match rate 103 applicants out of 156 for 66% match? What happened to the other 34%? Did they just not match anywhere? Did they get one of the PGY-2 positions instead of a PGY-1? Is there a guide somewhere for what each of the columns means?
 
Kumorebi said:
I think we were all just scared. Heck I still am, but seeing DOs match in awesome competitive residencies gives me hope. One thing I am not looking forward to is Step 1 P/F though. Of course this is assuming I change my mind about wanting to go into IM and want a more competitive specialty.
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This data doesn’t tell you about people who dual applied specialties. The other 34% probably matched into another specialty. Take EM for example. Match rate is 80% based on this data but many EM applicants are really FM/IM applicants who throw out EM apps are just dual apply but match into the other speciality. Tho some percentage truly go totally unmatched but you can really tell what percentage based on this.
 
Dr.Bruh said:
This data doesn’t tell you about people who dual applied specialties. The other 34% probably matched into another specialty. Take EM for example. Match rate is 80% based on this data but many EM applicants are really FM/IM applicants who throw out EM apps are just dual apply but match into the other speciality. Tho some percentage truly go totally unmatched but you can really tell what percentage based on this.
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Wrong quote
 
Dr.Bruh said:
This data doesn’t tell you about people who dual applied specialties. The other 34% probably matched into another specialty. Take EM for example. Match rate is 80% based on this data but many EM applicants are really FM/IM applicants who throw out EM apps are just dual apply but match into the other speciality. Tho some percentage truly go totally unmatched but you can really tell what percentage based on this.
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That's what I figured - that the chart doesn't account for people who probably do something like dual apply IM/neuro with neuro as a backup. So in reality for a lot of the specialties with apparently low match rates on the chart, the match rate for people that actually wanted to go into those specialties as their first choice is much higher.
 
BBQisgood4u said:
Is there still doom and gloom for the class of 2024 and above? Asking for a friend ... :whistle:
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Probably, but only because of the thousands of new DO's that will be flooding the Match and not the merger.

I've said it this entire time, it was never the merger that was the biggest threat, it's the unabashed opening of crappy schools with large class sizes.
 
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AnatomyGrey12 said:
This is my thinking as well. It says on the document it included applicants who applied to multiple specialties. I personally know multiple people who did this, and they will show up as an applicant and non-match to their back up specialty.

Charting outcomes will give us a clearer picture.

However, I would say the numbers for the competitive specialties is probably accurate as we can assume those people all ranked all programs in those specialties higher than their back ups. For example, a 60% match rate to ortho is actually pretty solid, seeing as last year the match rate in the DO match was almost 45%.... Overall this should be considered a win for DO's. Although I still worry about the massive influx of candidates that will happen in the next 5 years.
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What's in the next 5 years? The previous 5 years had a lot of schools opening too. Residency spots continue to increase at a good enough rate for now
 
Is a symptom of corona virus cautious optimism about the future? If so, a lot of you are screwed.
 
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