Average number of applicants per pysch residency position?

[helloidk1234]

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Hi everyone,

As someone with an interest in psychiatry, I find myself browsing this forum a good bit. After reading several posts about psychiatry interviews and match statistics, I'm just curious to know about how many interviews a program conducts per position available. I read somewhere that a particular program had interviewed 5 applicants for each position this cycle - is that about average or does this number vary a lot? It seemed low to me, but I can't seem to find a better estimate anywhere.

Thanks for any replies!

 

[wolfvgang22]

That does sound low. I know the program I graduated from interviews around 100 or so for the 6 intern positions. They always fill the spots.

 

[MacDonaldTriad]

That is low, but the answer depends upon where the program is. If you are a PD in a state with only one training program, 5 would probably work. If you are a PD in NYC, your interviews per slot should reflect the average number of interviews an average applicant goes to. I have heard 8 then 10, then 12, but the truth is that it depends a lot on the local competition.

 

[OldPsychDoc]

10

 

[psychattending]

10ish

 

[wolfvgang22]

10ish

 

[671002]

I think this information can be gleaned from FREIDA for specific programs though I'm not sure how often programs update the number of interviews they conduct.

 

[justabanana]

I always try to ask someone this when i go to interviews. One brand new program is interviewing 90 people for 3 spots. A well established popular program is interviewing 60 for 8. I bet the average is like 10 though, but that's a total guess.

 

[TexasPhysician]

My estimation would be 10-12 per position is closer to average.

 

[Glyx-13]

According to some programs I was looking at on FRIEDA it looks like its closer to 12-14 per spot on average.