how many spots nationally?

[eidolon]

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no, not 16-18 from harvard. 10 from harvard or 7% of the class up from 4% last year. over 200 applciants to harvard this year thereabout and i heard the national number tues night at faculty meeting but i forget and i dont want to misquote it. but its huge..

does anyone know how many rad onc pgy2 spots there are nationally? someone told me in 2003 there were fewer than 200 spots. assume the programs have not expanded significantly and that there are over 200 applicants to harvard alone so the national number must be bigger than that, does this mean that a high percentage of the applicants won't match this year? what a depressing thought . . .

 

[CNphair]

does anyone know how many rad onc pgy2 spots there are nationally? someone told me in 2003 there were fewer than 200 spots. assume the programs have not expanded significantly and that there are over 200 applicants to harvard alone so the national number must be bigger than that, does this mean that a high percentage of the applicants won't match this year? what a depressing thought . . .

I think there are around 120 spots annually, much less than 200. The match rate for US seniors has been around 50%. You can go to the NRMP site to get exact figures. Yes, it is depressing. Unfortunately, it is also scaring a lot of good people away from the specialty. and giving the rest of us heartburn...

 

[stephew]

120 spots is correct.

 

[eidolon]

according to nrmp last year there were 128 pgy2 spots offered through the match + 9 pgy1 spots. not that these numbers are all that comforting but there are also some programs who don't participate in the match. anyhow, for people who don't match, what is plan B?

 

[CNphair]

according to nrmp last year there were 128 pgy2 spots offered through the match + 9 pgy1 spots. not that these numbers are all that comforting but there are also some programs who don't participate in the match. anyhow, for people who don't match, what is plan B?

Well, it depends. Some people just match into different specialties. Others take a year off to do research and then reapply. And many others go ahead and fulfill the internship requirements while reapplying. It depends on both how good a candidate you are and how happy you would be in another specialty. Many consider Heme/Onc a legitimate alternative...