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Summary Results of the Match
for Positions Beginning in 2007

RESIDENCIES AND PROGRAMS

NOTE: These statistics pertain to the matching process only, and therefore exclude 25 PGY2 programs and 41 PGY2 positions that were filled through the Early Commitment Process.

PARTICIPATION
  PGY1 PGY2 Total
 
Residencies Participating in the Match

 551 211 762
Programs Participating in the Match

 653 212 865
Positions Offered in the Match

 1612 245 1857

RANKINGS
  PGY1 PGY2 Total
 
Rankings Submitted by Programs

 5590 427 6017
Number of Mutual Rankings
(i.e. program and applicant ranked each other)

 4336 348 4684
Average of the Number of Rankings Submitted
Per Position for Each Program
       Programs Filling All Positions
       Programs With Unfilled Positions
       All Programs

4.1
2.1
3.6

2.3
0.8
1.7

3.8
1.7
3.1
Number of Applicants Ranked By At Least One Program
("Acceptable Applicants")

 1860 213 2073
Ratio of "Acceptable Applicants" Per Position

 1.15 0.87 1.12

MATCH RESULTS
  PGY1 PGY2 Total
 
Filled: Programs Filled in the Match 468 129 597
  Positions Filled in the Match 1343 154 1497
 
Unfilled: Programs with Unfilled Positions 185 83 268
  Positions Remaining Unfilled 269 91 360
 
  Note: No ranks were submitted to the Match for 96 of the unfilled positions (40 PGY1 positions and 56 PGY2 positions).


Distribution of the Ratio of the Highest Matched Rank to the Number of Positions Filled (this indicates "how far down the list" a program went to fill its positions)

  Ratio of Highest Matched Number of Programs
  Rank/Positions Filled PGY1 PGY2 Total
 
        1.0 to less than 1.5 167 90 257
        1.5 to less than 2.0 88 5 93
        2.0 to less than 2.5 115 19 134
        2.5 to less than 3.0 49 2 51
        3.0 to less than 3.5 55 7 62
        3.5 to less than 4.0 16 0 16
        4.0 or higher 54 1 55
        No Positions Filled

 109 88 197
        Total

 653 212 865
        Overall Average 2.2 1.3 2.0


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