Quite a few of the unmatched applied anesthesiology as a backup. They were able to matched into their surgical specialty instead. Will need to wait for charting to come out this summer to see what the true match rate was for this year. looking at last year's and this year's numbers, i would guess that it will be around 90% for MD and slighly below 80% for DO.
What do you mean by "true match rate?" Do you mean people who applied to gas, went unmatched initially, and who later found placement via SOAP or post-SOAP?
People who applied something else, used Gas as a back up, and then matched their initial specialty. This data does not separate those applicants out. Charting outcomes will tell us the true match rate because it only uses data for people who ranked X specialty first.
The reality is the “DO friendliness” of a field waxes and wanes significantly depending on the interests of USMDs.
I mean according to this its only a 70% match rate for USMD's so according to that data Anesthesia isn't even a friendly specialty to USMD's lol.. clearly this isn't the complete picture, charting outcomes will tell the whole story..
Yet a lot of the top tier anesthesia programs have DO's... it's not DO unfriendly, it's just getting more competitive for DO and MD alike but it's def not the 52% seen on the data
The problem with that though is that PCCM has also spiked in competitiveness. So while they may not have a super hard time getting into an IM program, getting a PCCM fellowship may be a hurdle depending on their strength as an applicant
Is it at point now that you must be ok with FM or IM going to a DO school since this vast majority will be sent to these fields? Any other fields extremely DO friendly? Obviously there’s exemptions, but I’m talking most likely outcomes.
Maybe PM&R?
Pediatrics, Pathology, and Neurology also seem to have a high match rate for DOs (based off of last years data).
This has sort of always been the case.
I always thought OB, EM, and at least gas were open in the past too.
Not just any DO could walk into these fields. You had to outcompete MDs for the spot, same as now. A lot of my classmates failed to realize this because their specialty was “DO friendly” and they didn’t think they needed to grind. Now they’re in FM/IM.
I think you have a fairly decent shot in the 220s. NRMP outcomes say you have a little over 80% chance of matching with that range. Used to be in the 90s though
Forget precovid charting outcomes
Even a 220 USMD would sweat bullets as would DO's without anything else on the app.. you need a 230+/240+ step 2 have a decent shot..
Not necessarily accurate. There are more than a few University Affiliate programs that are quite good. There are 2 in our area, along with a top 10 Uni anesthesia program, that are very good.Level 1 trauma, transplants, etc. ER may be a different ball game. I always advised my students to look for some of these programs to apply to.
