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2 All rights reserved. Permission to use, copy and/or distribute any documentation and/or related images from this publication shall be expressly obtained from the nrmp . nrmp Board of DirectorsNATIONAL resident matching PROGRAM2121 K Street, NWSuite 1000 Washington, DC 20037 The nrmp is governed by a 19-member Board of Directors, including: Chair, Chair-Elect, Immediate Past Chair, 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 memberOfficers Chair.

3 Susan Guralnick, , Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education, University of California, Davis Chair Elect: Steven J. Scheinman, , Dean of the Commonwealth Medical College Secretary/Treasurer: Kenneth B. Simons, , Sr. Associate Dean for GME and Accreditation, Medical College of Wisconsin Immediate Past Chair: Maria C. Savoia, , Dean for Medical Education, University of California, SanDiego President and Chief Executive Officer: Mona M. Signer, , national resident matching ProgramBoard Members, 2017-2018 C. Bruce Alexander, , Professor of Pathology Emeritus, University of Alabama at Birmingham Zaid I.

4 Almarzooq, , resident Physician, Weill Cornell Medicine Keith B. Armitage, , Vice Chair for Education, Department of Medicine, University Hospital CaseMedical Center Jennifer Bai, Candidate, University of Maryland School of Medicine Carol D. Berkowitz, , , , Executive Vice Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Deborah S. Clements, , Chair, Family and Community Medicine, Northwestern University FeinbergSchool of Medicine Donna D. Elliott, , , Senior Associate Dean for Student and Educational Affairs, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California Jessica G.

5 Fried, , resident Physician, University of Pennsylvania Holly J. Humphrey, , Dean for Medical Education, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Kipp Johnson, Candidate, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Marc J. Kahn, , MBA, , Senior Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs, Tulane University School of Medicine Elliott D. Kozin, , resident Physician, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard University Daniel W. Morrissey, , Public Member Mallika Sabharwal, Candidate, University of Louisville Edward S.

6 Salsberg, , Director of Health Workforce Studies, Health Workforce Institute, George Washington UniversityiResults and data 2018 Main Residency Match iiResults and data 2018 Main Residency Match nrmp Board of Directors .. i About the nrmp .. v Figure 1. Applicants and 1st Year Positions in The Match, 1952-2018 .. v Definitions .. vi Introduction .. 1 Table 1. Match Summary, 2018 .. 3 Table 2. Matches by Specialty and Applicant Type, 2018 .. 7 Table 3. Positions Offered in the matching Program, 2014-2018 .. 11 Figure 2.

7 Number of Active Applicants and Percent Matched to PGY-1 Positions, 2014-2018 .. 14 Table 4. Applicants in the matching Program, 2014-2018 .. 15 Figure 3. Positions per All Active and Active Senior Applicant, 1976-2018 .. 16 Table 5. Number of PGY-1 Positions per Active Applicant, 1976-2018 .. 16 Figure 4. PGY-1 Match Rates by Applicant Type, 1982-2018 .. 18 Table 6. PGY-1 Match Rates, 1982-2018 .. 18 Table 7. Positions Offered and Number Filled by Seniors and All Applicants, 2014-2018 .. 21 Figure 5. Number of Positions Offered and Filled for Selected Specialties, 2018.

8 25 Table 8. Positions Offered and Percent Filled by Seniors and All Applicants, 2014-2018 .. 26 Table 9. All Applicants Matched to PGY-1 Positions by Specialty, 2014-2018 .. 28 Table 10. Seniors Matched to PGY-1 Positions by Specialty, 2014-2018 .. 30 Table 11. Osteopathic Students/Graduates Matched to PGY-1 Positions by Specialty, 2014-2018 .. 31 Table 12. Foreign-Trained Physicians Matched to PGY-1 Positions by Specialty, 2014-2018 .. 32 Table 13. Applicant Choices by Specialty, 2018 .. 34 Table 14. Match Results for Seniors and Independent Applicants Who Ranked Each Specialty as Their Only Choice, 2018.

9 36 Figure 6. Percentages of Unmatched Seniors and Independent Applicants Who Ranked Each Specialty as Their Only Choice, 2018 .. 37 Table 15. Matches from Seniors' and Independent Applicants' Rank Order Lists, 1997-2018 .. 38 Figure 7. Percent of Matches by Choice and Type of Applicant, 2018 .. 41 Table 16. Number of Couples in the Match and Match Outcome, 1987-2018 .. 42 Figure 8. Number of Couples in the Match and Match Outcome, 1987-2018 .. 43 Table 17. Average Number of Ranked Applicants Needed to Fill Each Position by Specialty, 2014-2018.

10 44 Table 18. Participating Programs and Positions Filled in SOAP, 2017-2018 .. 47 Table 19. SOAP Applicants Accepting Positions by Type, 2017-2018 .. 49 Figure 9. Offers Extended in SOAP, 2012-2018 .. 49 nrmp Program Results 2018 Main Residency Match .. 51 Table of ContentsiiiResults and data 2018 Main Residency Match ivResults and data 2018 Main Residency Match About the NRMPT otal ApplicantsTotal PGY-1 Positions05,00010,00015,00020,00025,0003 0,00035,00040,00045,00050,00019521960197 01980199020002010 Figure 1 Applicants and 1st Year Positions in the Match, 1952 - 2018 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 program directors.