More doctors fail to land residency positions after school
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Doctors wanting to practice medicine in the U.S. cannot start treating patients on their own immediately after medical school. They typically must go through a residency program that provides additional training under the supervision of experienced physicians.
Most doctors who apply to participate in residency programs are matched with particular hospitals or health care providers, but the percentage remaining unmatched has risen faster over the past decade than the percentage placed in residency programs.
Here's a look at the number of annual active applicants, those who matched and those who remained unmatched through the National Resident Matching Program.
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Year Applicants Matched Unmatched
2005: 25,348 19,760 5,588
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2006: 26,715 20,072 6,643
2007: 27,944 20,514 7,430
2008: 28,737 20,940 7,797
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2009: 29,888 21,340 8,548
2010: 30,543 21,749 8,794
2011: 30,589 22,385 8,204
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2012: 31,355 22,924 8,431
2013: 34,355 25,264 9,091
2014: 34,270 25,687 8,583
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2015: 34,905 26,252 8,653