Hello,
We keep hearing in the past five years that the number of US graduates will increase dramatically so that the number of available residency positions will be significantly less for IMGs.
Well, the 2016 report from the NRMP have shown that 2016 has been the best year of matching IMGs !! with a record of 50.5% who applied to the match matched. What is striking also is the 2016 year had the lowest number of (now only percentage) but also unmatched applicants.
So for every two IMGs apply, one will match Happy-2
See page 6 in the NRMP report:
http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Advance-Data-Tables-2016_Final.pdf
To all future applicants, work hard on your steps and CV and the future is better every year.
We keep hearing in the past five years that the number of US graduates will increase dramatically so that the number of available residency positions will be significantly less for IMGs.
Well, the 2016 report from the NRMP have shown that 2016 has been the best year of matching IMGs !! with a record of 50.5% who applied to the match matched. What is striking also is the 2016 year had the lowest number of (now only percentage) but also unmatched applicants.
So for every two IMGs apply, one will match Happy-2
See page 6 in the NRMP report:
http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Advance-Data-Tables-2016_Final.pdf
To all future applicants, work hard on your steps and CV and the future is better every year.