What’s the deal with the match this year?

[sargon2123]

Anectodal but:

- Lots of unmatched at all kinds of schools. My own mid tier school had 3 that didn’t match.
- Many DO’s did not match
- Every specialty saw a very noticeable uptick in competitiveness (psych, anesthesia, EM)

Is this it now? Are there just too many students applying due to med school proliferation? Seems like this is a pretty poor career option for 80% of students who are coming into M1 next year and will for sure have p/f step 1. Gone are the days where getting in was the hardest part

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[AnatomyGrey12]

Anectodal but:

- Lots of unmatched at all kinds of schools. My own mid tier school had 3 that didn’t match.
- Many DO’s did not match
- Every specialty saw a very noticeable uptick in competitiveness (psych, anesthesia, EM)

Is this it now? Are there just too many students applying due to med school proliferation? Seems like this is a pretty poor career option for 80% of students who are coming into M1 next year and will for sure have p/f step 1. Gone are the days where getting in was the hardest part

The DO match rate, like the actual match rate not placement, was the highest it's ever been at 90.7%..... MD match rate was 94% I think.

People will always not match, but yes, the increase in students is going to raise competitiveness across the board. The sky is not falling yet.

 

[DrStephenStrange]

The match rate has gone up for DOs (from 88% last year to 90.7% this year) with even less DOs gone unmatched than previous years. It has been pretty stable for MDs at 93-94%, so I don't know what you're talking about.

 

[Kardio]

- Lots of unmatched at all kinds of schools. My own mid tier school had 3 that didn’t match.

Unless your school has <30 students, your school is above average.

- Many DO’s did not match

Best ever year for DOs (by match %)

- Every specialty saw a very noticeable uptick in competitiveness (psych, anesthesia, EM)

It’s hard to confidently make this claim without charting outcomes.

Is this it now? Are there just too many students applying due to med school proliferation? Seems like this is a pretty poor career option for 80% of students who are coming into M1 next year and will for sure have p/f step 1. Gone are the days where getting in was the hardest part

School expansion may eventually be a problem but this paragraph is waaaaay hyperbolic homie.

 

[IsWhat]

Schools like yours who are not used to having a handful of students not match each year are going to become very comfortable with that reality in the years to come. It’s just the nature of the merger and increased applications.

 

[Sleepingdoc]

Is there any data for international students that matched?

 

[DrStephenStrange]

Is there any data for international students that matched?

See page 10

https://mk0nrmp3oyqui6wqfm.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Advance-Data-Tables-2020.pdf

 

[Emmet2301]

Schools like yours who are not used to having a handful of students not match each year are going to become very comfortable with that reality in the years to come. It’s just the nature of the merger and increased applications.

@IsWhat -Would going to an American school still keep its advantage with the merger?

 

[Dr.Bruh]

@IsWhat -Would going to an American school still keep its advantage with the merger?

100% yes

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

@IsWhat -Would going to an American school still keep its advantage with the merger?

Why would the merger change that?

 

[DrStephenStrange]

@IsWhat -Would going to an American school still keep its advantage with the merger?

Why would the merger suddenly make residency program directors change their minds about IMGs/FMGs?

 

[hallowmann]

In terms of actual numbers, everything is pretty similar to what it's been in the past. I feel like every year, the current 4th years feel like this season was terrible, but when the actual numbers come out, it's usually more of the same. Things will gradually get harder, but this is very gradually. I wonder if it has something to do with expectations or what.

 

[order66.exe]

Anyone else feel like school expansion should have a GME requirement? Like your school needs to sponsor enough residency positions to support whatever the graduating complement of your class is?