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[CookDeRosa]

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The Successful Match: Getting into Obstetrics and Gynecology

Posted on 30 May 2010. Tags: feature article, match, residency, successful match
By Samir P. Desai, M.D., and Rajani Katta, M.D.
Authors of The Successful Match: 200 Rules to Succeed in the Residency Match and
250 Biggest Mistakes 3rd Year Medical Students Make And How To Avoid Them
There are 4,815 total residents training in nearly 250 ACGME-accredited obstetrics and gynecology training programs.1 Of these, 71.8% are graduates of U.S. allopathic medical schools, 19.9% are international medical graduates, and 8.1% are osteopathic graduates. In recent years, over 1,100 categorical positions have been available in the Match.
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Can anyone elaborate and/or speculate on why so few DOs do OB-GYN residency programs? Thank you!

 

[peppy]

Within my class there seemed to be plenty of people going for ob/gyn. DOs are a minority of physicians to begin with so you shouldn't expect them to make up a huge percentage of the docs in MD programs. Additionally, this stat appears to be referring to ACGME programs. A lot of DOs end up going through the DO match.

 

[CookDeRosa]

Within my class there seemed to be plenty of people going for ob/gyn. DOs are a minority of physicians to begin with so you shouldn't expect them to make up a huge percentage of the docs in MD programs. Additionally, this stat appears to be referring to ACGME programs. A lot of DOs end up going through the DO match.

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Ok, thanks, that makes sense. I was just curious if there was a significant issue for DOs going into OB.

 

[Diane L. Evans]

agree