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Summary Results of the Match
for Positions Beginning in 2009

RESIDENCIES AND PROGRAMS

NOTE: These statistics pertain to the matching process only, and therefore exclude 63 PGY2 programs and 88 PGY2 positions that were filled through the Early Commitment Process.

PARTICIPATION
  PGY1 PGY2 Total
 
Residencies Participating in the Match

 675 246 921
Programs Participating in the Match

 792 248 1040
Positions Offered in the Match

 1873 292 2165

RANKINGS
  PGY1 PGY2 Total
 
Rankings Submitted by Programs

 7099 648 7747
Number of Mutual Rankings
(i.e. program and applicant ranked each other)

 5805 548 6353
Average of the Number of Rankings Submitted
Per Position for Each Program
       Programs Filling All Positions
       Programs With Unfilled Positions
       All Programs

4.3
2.2
3.9

2.7
1.2
2.2

4.0
1.8
3.4
Number of Applicants Ranked By At Least One Program
("Acceptable Applicants")

 2363 300 2663
Ratio of "Acceptable Applicants" Per Position

 1.26 1.03 1.23

MATCH RESULTS
  PGY1 PGY2 Total
 
Filled: Programs Filled in the Match 622 169 791
  Positions Filled in the Match 1651 209 1860
 
Unfilled: Programs with Unfilled Positions 170 79 249
  Positions Remaining Unfilled 222 83 305
 
  Note: No ranks were submitted to the Match for 62 of the unfilled positions (31 PGY1 positions and 31 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 1.5 238 105 343
        1.5 to less than 2.0 86 10 96
        2.0 to less than 2.5 159 33 192
        2.5 to less than 3.0 71 1 72
        3.0 to less than 3.5 59 12 71
        3.5 to less than 4.0 12 0 12
        4.0 or higher 77 4 81
        No Positions Filled

 90 83 173
        Total

 792 248 1040
        Overall Average 2.2 1.5 2.0


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