IMG Residency

Last Year's Statistics

One of the most frequently asked questions is "What are are the IMG-friendly specialties?"

In the last few years, the highest number of unfilled positions was offered in:

Family Practice
Internal Medicine
Surgery

Number of programs by specialty

Specialty
Number of programs

Number of PGY-1 positions

Family Medicine
463

2,636

Internal Medicine
387

6,759

General Surgery
250

2,319

Pediatrics
201

2,332

Psychiatry
182

1,069

Pathology
151

508

The next most frequently asked question is "Where can I find a list of unfilled programs for the previous years?"

Last year, the American Medical Association AMA contacted all website owners that had match results posted informing them that this material is a subject of copyright. This is why it is almost impossible to find this information on the web. However, comparable information is available from www.residencyplace.com. The list of program requirements contains the number of unfilled positions in last year's match as well as the number of IMGs for each program reported by the programs themselves: 2002-2009 Unfilled Positions List

Match 2009 Overview

Specialty
Number of positions total

Unfilled positions

% filled by IMGs

Avg. number of submitted ERAS® Applications per IMG

General Surgery Preliminary
1,151

473

65.2%

26.9

Family Medicine
2,535

224

57.8%

40.2

Internal Medicine Preliminary
1,880

89

20.0%

12.7

Internal Medicine Categorical
4,922

69

46.5%

37.8

Pediatrics
2,392

66

29.7%

20.0

Psychiatry
1,063

11

38.3%

18.9

Pathology
522

30

38.5%

General Surgery Categorical
1,065

5

21.6%

25.9

Total for all specialties
22,427

1,087

34.9%

63.0

29,890 applicants participated in the Match 2009. 18,910 American Medical Graduates (including DO's and Canadian graduates) and 10,980 IMGs. Only 4,796 IMGs have matched, leaving 6,184 for scramble and next year.

Match Information 1952-2009 - Results and Data 2009 Main Residency Match by the NRMP®

Match Information 1992-2009 - Comprehensive historical match data by the AAFP®

Match statistics for the previous years - Our data compilation for past years

AAMC® Calls for 30 Percent Increase in Medical School Enrollment. AAMC® Press release. June 19, 2006

International Medical Graduates versus American Medical Graduate applications Average ERAS applications per International Medical Graduate per Specialty IMG Residency Positions Matched International Medical Graduates versus American Medical Graduates Mean physician income by specialty