Specialties Matching Service 2016 Appointment Year

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Results and Data
Specialties Matching
Service®

2016 Appointment Year
February 2016
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National Resident Matching Program, Results and Data: Specialties Matching Service 2016
Appointment Year. National Resident Matching Program, Washington, DC. 2016.
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NRMP Board of Directors
NATIONAL RESIDENT MATCHING PROGRAM
2121 K Street, NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20037
The NRMP is governed by a 19-member Board of Directors, including:
• Chair, Chair-Elect, and Secretary/Treasurer
• Two graduate medical education program directors
• Three medical students
• Three resident physicians, one of whom is an international medical graduate
• One public member
Officers
• Chair: Maria C. Savoia, M.D., Dean for Medical Education, University of California San Diego
• Chair Elect: Susan Guralnick, M.D., Director of Graduate Medical Education, Winthrop University Hospital
• Secretary/Treasurer: Glenn A. Fosdick, F.A.C.H.E., Former President/Chief Executive Officer, The Nebraska
Medical Center
• President and Chief Executive Officer: Mona M. Signer, M.P.H., National Resident Matching Program
Board Members, 2015-2016
• C. Bruce Alexander, M.D., F.A.S.C.P., Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Pathology, University of
Alabama at Birmingham
• Maya A. Babu, M.D., M.B.A., Neurological Surgery Resident, Mayo Clinic
• Carol D. Berkowitz, M.D., F.A.A.P., F.A.C.E.P., Executive Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics, UCLA-Harbor
Medical Center; Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of
California at Los Angeles
• Juliana Bonilla-Velez, M.D., Otolaryngology Resident, University of Arkansas
• Karen R. Borman, M.D., Vice Chair for Education and Quality, Department of Surgery, Medstar Washington
Hospital Center, Washington, DC
• Francis Deng, M.D. candidate, Washington University School of Medicine
• Donna Elliott, M.D., Senior Associate Dean for Student and Educational Affairs, University of Southern California
Keck School of Medicine and Clinical Pediatrics Professor, USC
• Hal B. Jenson, M.D., M.B.A., Founding Dean, Western Michigan University School of Medicine
• Kipp Johnson, M.D./Ph.D., candidate Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
• Marc J. Kahn, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.P., Senior Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs, Tulane
University School of Medicine
• Seth Kelly, M.B.A., M.D. candidate, Texas A&M University College of Medicine
• Mahendr Kochar, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., J.D., Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education, University of
California at Riverside (Retd.)
• Vivek Kulkarni, M.D., M.H.S., Internal Medicine Resident, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
• Daniel S. Morrissey, O.P., Public Member
• Steven J. Scheinman, M.D., President and Dean, The Commonwealth Medical College
• Kenneth B. Simons, M.D., Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Accreditation, Medical College of
Wisconsin
Results and Data 2016 Specialties Matching Service®
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Glossary
ACGME Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
Active Applicant An active applicant is one who submits a certified rank order list of programs.
Applicant Type The NRMP classifies SMS® applicants into 6 types:
 Graduates of U.S. allopathic medical schools: a graduate of a U.S.
allopathic school of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on
Medical Education (LCME); also referred to as U.S. allopathic graduates.
 Graduates of Canadian medical schools: a graduate of a Canadian school of
medicine accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian
Medical Schools (CACMS); also referred to as Canadian graduates.
 Graduates of osteopathic medical schools: a graduate of a medical school
accredited by the Association of American Colleges of Osteopathic
Medicine (AACOM); also referred to as osteopathic graduates.
 Graduates of Fifth Pathway programs; also referred to as Fifth Pathway
graduates.
 U.S. citizen graduates of international medical schools; also referred to as
U.S. international graduates.
 Non-U.S. citizen graduates of international medical schools; also referred to
as non-U.S. international graduates.
NRMP® National Resident Matching Program®
RC ACGME Review Committee
SMS® NRMP Specialties Matching Service®
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Table of Contents
NRMP Board of Directors ....................................................................................................................................................... i
Glossary ................................................................................................................................................................................ ii
About the Specialties Matching Service ................................................................................................................................ iv
Figure 1. Fellowship Match Calendar for 2016 Appointment Year ..................................................................................... 1
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Figure 2. Numbers of Applicants and Programs Participating in the Specialties Matching Service (SMS) by
Appointment Year, 1993-2016 ............................................................................................................................... 3
Table 1. Fellowship Match Summary, 2016 Appointments ................................................................................................. 5
Table 2. Fellowship Matches by Specialty and Applicant Type, 2016 Appointments ......................................................... 9
Table 3. Number of Positions per Active Applicant, 2012-2016 ....................................................................................... 12
Figure 3. Positions per All Active and Active U.S. Allopathic Graduate Applicants, 2002-2016 ...................................... 13
Table 4. Fellowship Applicants by Applicant Type and Appointment Year, 2012-2016 .................................................. 14
Figure 4. Number of Active Applicants and Percent Matched, 2012-2016 ......................................................................... 17
Table 5. Fellowship Matches by Specialty and Applicant Choice, 2016 Appointments .................................................... 19
Table 6. Number of Positions Offered and Percent Filled by Graduates of U.S. Allopathic Medical Schools and
All Applicants, 2012-2016 ................................................................................................................................... 23

Fellowship Match Trends by Specialty and Appointment Year

Abdominal Transplant Surgery ..................................... 27 Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery .............. 58
Adolescent Medicine..................................................... 28 Pain Medicine ................................................................ 59
Allergy and Immunology .............................................. 29 Pediatric Anesthesiology ............................................... 60
Cardiovascular Disease ................................................. 30 Pediatric Cardiology ...................................................... 61
Child Abuse .................................................................. 31 Pediatric Critical Care Medicine ................................... 62
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry .................................. 32 Pediatric Emergency Medicine ..................................... 63
Colon and Rectal Surgery ............................................. 33 Pediatric Endocrinology ................................................ 64
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics .................... 34 Pediatric Gastroenterology ............................................ 65
Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism ................... 35 Pediatric Hematology/Oncology ................................... 66
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Pediatric Hospital Medicine .......................................... 67
Surgery ........................................................................ 36 Pediatric Infectious Diseases ......................................... 68
Gastroenterology ........................................................... 37 Pediatric Nephrology .................................................... 69
Geriatric Medicine ........................................................ 38 Pediatric Pulmonology .................................................. 70
Gynecologic Oncology ................................................. 39 Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine ................................. 71
Hand Surgery ................................................................ 40 Pediatric Rheumatology ................................................ 72
Headache Medicine ....................................................... 41 Pediatric Sports Medicine ............................................. 73
Hematology ................................................................... 42 Pediatric Surgery ........................................................... 74
Hematology and Oncology ........................................... 43 Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology .......................... 75
Hospice and Palliative Medicine ................................... 44 Psychosomatic Medicine ............................................... 76
Infectious Disease ......................................................... 45 Pulmonary Disease ........................................................ 77
Interventional Pulmonology .......................................... 46 Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine............ 78
Interventional Radiology ............................................... 47 Reproductive Endocrinology......................................... 79
Laryngology .................................................................. 48 Rheumatology ............................................................... 80
Maternal-Fetal Medicine ............................................... 49 Sleep Medicine .............................................................. 81
Medical Genetics........................................................... 50 Spinal Cord Injury Medicine ......................................... 82
Medical Toxicology ...................................................... 51 Sports Medicine ............................................................ 83
Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery ................. 52 Surgical Critical Care .................................................... 84
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine ......................................... 53 Surgical Oncology ......................................................... 85
Nephrology ................................................................... 54 Thoracic Surgery ........................................................... 86
Neuroradiology ............................................................. 55 Vascular Neurology ...................................................... 87
Obstetric Anesthesiology .............................................. 56 Vascular Surgery ........................................................... 88
Oncology ....................................................................... 57
NRMP Specialties Matching Service: Program Results for 2016Appointments.................................................................89
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About the Specialties Matching Service
®
The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) is a private, not-for-profit corporation established in 1952 to optimize the
rank-ordered choices of applicants and graduate medical education program directors. The NRMP is not an application
processing service; rather, it provides an impartial venue for matching applicants' and program directors' preferences for each
other consistently.
The NRMP Specialties Matching Service® (SMS®) conducts Matches for advanced residency and fellowship positions. The
NRMP conducted its first Fellowship Match in 1984 for Colon and Rectal Surgery, and in 2016 provided services for 61
subspecialties within 27 separate Matches. Five new Matches were added for the 2016 appointment year: Headache Medicine,
Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Obstetric Anesthesiology, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, and Vascular Neurology. Two
single-specialty Matches, Allergy and Immunology and Geriatric Medicine, joined the Medical Specialties Matching Program,
making it a 14-specialty Match. Also, Pediatric Endocrinology moved from the Pediatric Specialties Spring Match to the
Pediatric Specialties Fall Match, now a 10-specialty Match.
A complete list of the subspecialties participating in the SMS for the 2016 appointment year can be found in Figure 1.
Fellowship Matches occur throughout the year, and each requires its own registration process with the NRMP. Fellowship
positions generally begin in July. Because Fellowship Match appointments may begin anywhere from 6 to 17 months after their
Match Days, data are reported for the appointment year instead of the Match Year.
For more information about the NRMP's Specialties Matching Service, please visit: http://www.nrmp.org.
Data and reports for the NRMP's Main Residency Match® can be found at: www.nrmp.org/match-data. Instructions on how to
request additional data also are provided.
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Figure 1
Fellowship Match Calendar for 2016 Appointment Year
Match/Specialty Match Appointment Match Match
Year Year Opens Day
Abdominal Transplant Surgery 2015 2016 03/04/2015 06/17/2015
Adolescent Medicine 2015 2016 08/05/2015 11/18/2015
Anesthesiology 2015 2016 06/03/2015 10/14/2015
• Obstetric Anesthesiology* • Pain Medicine
• Pediatric Anesthesiology
Colon and Rectal Surgery 2015 2016 07/22/2015 11/11/2015
Combined Musculoskeletal Matching Program 2015 2016 02/04/2015 05/27/2015
• Hand Surgery*
Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery* 2015 2016 04/15/2015 08/05/2015
Headache Medicine** 2015 2016 08/19/2015 12/09/2015
Hospice and Palliative Medicine 2015 2016 07/29/2015 12/02/2015
Laryngology 2015 2016 01/21/2015 05/20/2015
Medical Genetics 2015 2016 07/22/2015 11/11/2015
Medical Specialties Matching Program 2015 2016 07/29/2015 12/02/2015
• Allergy and Immunology • Cardiovascular Disease
• Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism • Gastroenterology
• Geriatric Medicine* • Hematology
• Hematology and Oncology • Infectious Disease
• Interventional Pulmonology** • Nephrology
• Oncology • Pulmonary Disease
• Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine • Rheumatology
Medical Toxicology* 2015 2016 08/05/2015 11/18/2015
Obstetrics & Gynecology*** 2015 2016 06/03/2015 10/14/2015
• Gynecologic Oncology** • Maternal-Fetal Medicine**
• Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery** • Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology**
• Reproductive Endocrinology**
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine 2016 2016 09/09/2015 01/06/2016
Pediatric Specialties Fall Match 2015 2016 08/26/2015 12/16/2015
• Child Abuse • Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
• Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine* • Pediatric Endocrinology
• Pediatric Hospital Medicine** • Pediatric Infectious Diseases
• Pediatric Nephrology • Pediatric Rheumatology
Pediatric Specialties Spring Match 2015 2016 02/04/2015 05/27/2015
• Pediatric Cardiology • Pediatric Gastroenterology
• Pediatric Hematology/Oncology • Pediatric Pulmonology
Pediatric Surgery* 2015 2016 01/21/2015 05/20/2015
Primary Care Sports Medicine 2016 2016 09/09/2015 01/06/2016
• Pediatric Sports Medicine • Sports Medicine*
Psychiatry 2016 2016 09/09/2015 01/06/2016
• Child and Adolescent Psychiatry • Psychosomatic Medicine
Radiology 2015 2016 03/04/2015 06/17/2015
• Interventional Radiology • Neuroradiology
Sleep Medicine* 2015 2016 07/22/2015 11/11/2015
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine 2015 2016 06/03/2015 10/14/2015
Surgical Critical Care 2015 2016 06/03/2015 10/14/2015
Surgical Oncology* 2015 2016 07/22/2015 11/11/2015
Thoracic Surgery 2015 2016 02/04/2015 05/27/2015
Vascular Neurology 2015 2016 01/21/2015 05/20/2015
Vascular Surgery 2015 2016 01/21/2015 05/20/2015
* Programs within the specialty were under the auspices of multiple ACGME Review Committees and/or not accredited by the ACGME
** Not accredited by the ACGME
*** Accredited by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG)
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Introduction
This report summarizes all Fellowship Matches conducted
 Of the 4,036 participating programs, 3,150 (78.0%)
by the NRMP Specialties Matching Service® (SMS®). Data filled all positions
are provided for Matches conducted in 2015 and early 2016
for appointments beginning in July 2016. Graphs display  9,893 applicants participated in at least one
five-year trend data by specialty on numbers of programs, Fellowship Match and 8,041 (81.3%) obtained
positions, and applicants as well as match rates. Numbers positions
of positions offered and filled for each participating
program are listed at the end of this report. Numbers of applicants, matched applicants, positions, and
programs offering positions between 1993 and 2016 are
The 2016 report includes five new specialties: Headache shown in Figure 2 below.
Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Obstetric
Anesthesiology, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, and Vascular Questions about the Specialties Matching Service should be
Neurology. directed in writing to:
The 2016 appointment year was the largest in the history of
Mona M. Signer, President and CEO
the SMS. The Matches encompassed:
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 Of those positions, 8,041 (86.3%) were filled
Figure 2 Numbers of Applicants and Programs Participating in the
Specialties Matching Service® (SMS®) by Appointment Year, 1993-2016
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