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Of the 2,353 individuals who participated in the American Osteopathic Association () Intern/ 78% of students and recent graduates successfully matched for a total of 1,835 placements. Last year, there were 1,640 successful matches.Of the estimated 4,623 osteopathic students graduating this spring, 2,217 (48%) did not participate in this year’s match. The AOA offered 2,655 funded positions, of which 888 remain unfilled following the match. A listing of filled and unfilled positions by program is posted on Osteopathic.org . Primary care specialties of family medicine saw a 16% increase and internal medicine saw a 21% increase from last year. Family medicine was the largest matched specialty with 433 positions filled. Last year family medicine also was the largest matched specialty with 373 positions filled. “As one of 20 in my family, I have seen the legacy of the osteopathic medical profession being carried on by many generations of osteopathic medical students,” said AOA President Martin S. Levine, DO . “Their contributions to all areas of medicine, including primary care, are essential in meeting our nation’s health care needs. I wish the participants of this year’s osteopathic match much success as they begin their new careers as practicing osteopathic physicians.” For more information about the 2012 osteopathic match, see full match results listed by state at www.osteopathic.org . To see osteopathic match data from previous years, see the JAOAThe Journal of the at www.jaoa.org . Osteopathic Match ScheduleApplicants who learn on Feb. 13 that they did not match into an internship or residency training program can participate in what is known as “the scramble.” Additional students and previous graduates will continue to find training positions through July this year. This year, an electronic post-match tool is available to assist programs and trainees who did not find placement in the match. Upon earning degrees as doctors of osteopathic medicine , graduates will begin their training programs on July 1, 2012. Souce from AOA and Sacramento Bee |
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