The gastroenterology fellowship Match: How it failed and why it could succeed once again  Muriel Niederle, Alvin E. Roth  Gastroenterology  Volume 127, Issue 2, Pages 658-666 (August 2004) DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2004.05.034

Figure 1 Cumulative distribution of start dates of announced interview periods. For each 2-week date, the proportion of hospitals that started their interview period before that date, for gastroenterology fellowships starting in 2005 (■, GI ’05), in 2003 (□, GI ’03), and all fellowships that use the Match (▩, Match ’05): cardiovascular disease, infectious disease, pulmonary disease, and pulmonary disease and critical care. Gastroenterology 2004 127, 658-666DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2004.05.034)

Figure 2 The proportion of programs that are interviewing for each 2-week period. For each 2-week date, the proportion of programs that announced to interview during that time, for GI (□), and the 4 internal medicine subspecialties that use a Match: cardiovascular disease (, CD), infectious disease (▴, ID), pulmonary disease (■, PUD), and pulmonary disease and critical care (•, PCC). Gastroenterology 2004 127, 658-666DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2004.05.034)

Figure 3 The vertical lines indicate the beginning and the end of the use of the centralized Match, measured in year of fellowship completion. , Hospital; ◊, city; ▴, state. Reprinted with permission.18 Gastroenterology 2004 127, 658-666DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2004.05.034)