Which specialties do USMGs and IMGs mostly match into?
That's an interesting question and it gives a feel for competitiveness of a specialty. We need to look at the tables 8 to12 from the NRMP 2019 match data.
USMGs were very likely to match in the following specialties: (Please note that I created this list of specialties from Table 8 with more than 100 offered residency positions of which >75% was obtained by USMGs).
IMGs were most likely to match in the following specialties: (Please note that I created this list of specialties from table 12 where >15% of the residency positions in that specialty was obtained by either US citizen IMG or non-US citizen IMG):
1. The above is a % of offered residency positions, not the actual number of IMGs. That is, though Pathology residency has the highest proportion of IMGs, in terms of numbers, there are more IMG internal medicine residents than any other specialty (due to a greater denominator for internal medicine residents).
2. The above %ages suggest that for an IMG (either US citizen or non-US citizen IMG), Pathology is the least competitive residency position to get into because the odds for an IMG to match into Pathology are the highest.
Now this does not mean that an IMG can never get into, say, OBGYN. It just goes to say that IMGs are very likely to face a stiffer competition to get into OBGYN when competing with a USMG for that residency position. All the best!
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That's an interesting question and it gives a feel for competitiveness of a specialty. We need to look at the tables 8 to12 from the NRMP 2019 match data.
USMGs were very likely to match in the following specialties: (Please note that I created this list of specialties from Table 8 with more than 100 offered residency positions of which >75% was obtained by USMGs).
- Otolaryngology 93.9%
- Orthopaedic surgery 91.8%
- Plastic surgery (integrated) 91.9%
- Neurological surgery 91.8%
- Interventional radiology (PGY2 position, integrated) 89.4%
- Dermatology (PGY2 position) 82.8%
- Medicine-pediatrics 80.8%
- Vascular surgery 78.8%
- Radiation oncology (PGY2 position) 76.6%
- Obstetrics-gynecology 75.2%
IMGs were most likely to match in the following specialties: (Please note that I created this list of specialties from table 12 where >15% of the residency positions in that specialty was obtained by either US citizen IMG or non-US citizen IMG):
- Pathology 46.6%
- Internal medicine (categorical) 39.4%
- Neurology 33.2%
- Family medicine 27.1%
- Pediatrics (categorical) 18.5%
- Psychiatry 16.0%
1. The above is a % of offered residency positions, not the actual number of IMGs. That is, though Pathology residency has the highest proportion of IMGs, in terms of numbers, there are more IMG internal medicine residents than any other specialty (due to a greater denominator for internal medicine residents).
2. The above %ages suggest that for an IMG (either US citizen or non-US citizen IMG), Pathology is the least competitive residency position to get into because the odds for an IMG to match into Pathology are the highest.
Now this does not mean that an IMG can never get into, say, OBGYN. It just goes to say that IMGs are very likely to face a stiffer competition to get into OBGYN when competing with a USMG for that residency position. All the best!
Before you go: Here's your golden opportunity to have your voice heard. Write down your ONE question regarding your US residency program application, personal statement, interviews or anything that has been bothering you and keeping you up at night. You can reply at the end of this blog or post a message at my Facebook page.
The top 10 popular questions will be featured on my next blog posts at https://ed4medllc.blogspot.com/ and the winners will receive a coupon each for a FREE practice interview at Ed4medus.com ! Put those thinking caps on and hurry up!
“What You Lack In Talent Can Be Made Up With Desire, Hustle And Giving 110% All The Time.” – Don Zimmer
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