1. Match 101 October 30, 2017 Susan C. Brewer, MD, FACP
Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Admissions
UTHSC College of Medicine

2. We Will Cover A few definitions of residency types
Specialties super competitive-competitive
Introduction to the Match
Careers in Medicine Timeline
Objective for M1 year
Resources for specialty information
Making the most of your summer

3. Residency Types

4. Categorical Residencies
Internship and residency in the same facility
Emergency Medicine
Family Medicine*
Internal Medicine*
Medicine-Pediatrics*
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pathology
Pediatrics*
Surgery
No preliminary year
* Primary Care

5. Advanced Programs
Students must match into a preliminary year (internship)
Advanced programs begin in the second year of training
Dermatology
Neurology
Ophthalmology
PM&R
Radiation Oncology
Radiology Dx and IR
Urology

6. One-Year Positions Preliminary Programs Transitional Programs
A single year of clinical training that precedes residency
Medicine Preliminary
Surgical Preliminary
Transitional Programs
Serves as a substitute for a preliminary year for some programs
Rotate on a variety of services
Can help if you cannot decide

7. Relatively Competitive
Charting Outcomes in the Match 2016-Allopathic Seniors

8. Super Competitive Highly Competitive
Dermatology (400)
Plastic Surgery (152)
Orthopedic Surgery (717)
Radiation Oncology (186)
Otolaryngology (304)
Urology (319)*
Ophthalmology (454)*
Neurosurgery (216)
Emergency Medicine (1895) Radiology Diagnostic (1168) Radiology Interventional (29)** CT Surgery (37)**
( ) Number of positions offered * A different match system ** 2017 data; ~new programs

9. Very Competitive and Competitive
Medicine-Pediatrics (386)
Vascular Surgery (56)
General Surgery (1241)
Internal Medicine (7352)
Anesthesiology (1696)
Pathology (579)
OB/GYN (1265)
Neurology (770)
Pediatrics (2768)
Physical Medicine and Rehab (414)
Psychiatry (1386)
Family Medicine (3238)

10. National Residency Matching Program
National Residency Match Program
Data and Statistics on match yearly
Charting Outcomes in the Match
Extensive analysis on avg scores, number of ranks to match, importance of research
Every other year

11. 2017 Match

12. National Residency Matching Program Algorithm
Favors Students
Both students and programs enter a Rank Order List
Shapley and Roth’s research on the NRMP algorithm was basis for Nobel Prize in Economics
sciences/laureates/2012/popular-economicsciences2012.pdf

13. You Tube: How the NRMP Matching Algorithm Works

14. Careers in Medicine

15. M1 Know Yourself What kind of life do you want?
Are you good with your hands?
Are you an adrenalin junky or prefer a steady pace?
Do you prefer to work in the background?
Where do you find meaning and satisfaction?
What do you value most?

16. Very Competitive and Competitive
General Surgery
Medicine-Pediatrics
OB/GYN
Internal Medicine
Pathology
Neurology
Pediatrics
Physical Medicine & Rehab
Psychiatry

17. Resources for Specialty Information
AAMC Careers in Medicine Website
Use your AAMC ID and password to access content reserved for medical students
Comprehensive website to help you understand specialties and yourself
Timeline for each year in med school
Student Affairs
Faculty Advisors
Peer Mentors
Specialty Advisors

18. How to Make the Most of Your Summer
Extremely or Highly Competitive
Research in that specialty (note Dr Thompson’s research notice)
Make connections with faculty in the field
Shadowing and Observation
Very Competitive and Competitive
Consider research, population health, or QA/QI project
OK to be Undecided
Pursue a project

19. How to Make the Most of Your Summer
NIH Summer Research Fellowships
Syamal Bhattacharya, PhD
Research & Project Opportunities at UT
Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training
Student Committee On Research in Education
Summer Research in Psychiatry
Other: CIAO, Gold Foundation Community Health Projects
OLSEN

20. Student Affairs 448-5684 Taylor Smith, Sr. Administrative Assistant
Debbey Hester, Program Coordinator, NRMP Liaison
M3-M4 Career Advising
Courtney Cook, MA Director of Career Counseling
M1 –M2 Career Advising
Susan C Brewer, MD Assoc Dean of Student Affairs
Everything Students

21. THANK YOU!