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Students Matched to First Choice Discipline in 2004
Canadian Graduates 2004 PGY-1 Match Results, First Iteration Match
Match Results for All Graduates, Prior Graduates and Couples, 2004
Positions Vacant After First Iteration by Faculty of Medicine & Discipline, 2004 Match
Career Choices of Canadian Students & Graduates
Results of the Second Iteration of the 2004 Match by Discipline
Second Iteration Results for Prior Year Grads of Canadian Medical Schools 1995-2004
Second Iteration Match Results for International Medical School Graduates 1995-2004
Unfilled Positions after Second Iteration, 2004 Match

Students matched to first choice discipline in 2004

Residency programs	% of students matched to first ranked program	% of students matched to first choice of discipline
Anesthesia	60	89
Cardiac surgery	20	47
Community medicine	83	83
Dermatology	29	35
Diagnostic radiology	44	70
Emergency medicine	42	81
Family medicine incl Rural FM & MOTP	85	98
Integrated Rural FM & Community medicine	50	50
General surgery	55	91
Internal medicine	64	92
Laboratory medicine	67	75
Medical genetics	50	100
Neurology (adult & pediatric)	50	79
Neurosurgery	31	81
Nuclear medicine	67	67
Obstetrics/gynecology	57	93
Occupational Medicine	0	0
Ophthalmology	24	46
Orthopedic surgery	66	90
Otolaryngology	57	65
Pediatrics	46	81
Physical medicine and rehabilitation	90	90
Plastic surgery	20	31
Psychiatry	78	90
Radiation oncology	44	74
Urology	30	63

Canadian Graduates 2004 PGY-1 Match Results, First Iteration Match

Match Results for All Graduates, Prior Graduates and Couples, 2004

	# in Match	# matched to first ranked choice	% matched to first choice	# matched within top three programs	% matched within top three choices	% Unmatched
All Applicants	1285	794	61.8	1058	82.3	5.5
Prior Year Graduates	18	6	33.3	9	50.0	38.9
Couples	43	15	34.9	27	62.8	0

Positions Vacant After First Iteration by Faculty of Medicine & Discipline, 2004 Match

Discipline	Mem	Dal	McG	Ott	Qu	Tor	Mac	Wes	Man	Sas	Alb	Cal	BC	Total
Anatomical Pathology	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	3
Anesthesia	2	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	6
Community medicine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	3
Emergency medicine	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Family medicine incl Rural FM	8	20	5	12	-	-	6	16	14	10	23	9	1	124
General pathology	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	3
Internal medicine	-	-	-	2	-	-	1	-	3	-	-	-	-	6
Laboratory medicine	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Medical Genetics	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	1	3
Neurology	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1
Neuropathology	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1
Neurosurgery	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1
Nuclear Medicine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
Obstetrics/gynecology	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	3
Occupational Medicine	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1
Orthopedic Surgery	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	3
Otolaryngology	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Pediatrics	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	2
P M&R	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	4
Psychiatry	2	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	9
Total	14	21	6	19	2	0	8	16	27	16	30	13	5	177
Note: Mem = Memorial; Dal = Dalhousie; McG = McGill; Ott = Ottawa U; Qu = Queen's; Tor = Toronto; McM = McMaster; Wes = Western; Man = Manitoba; Sas = Saskatchewan; Alb = Alberta; Cal = Calgary; BC = British Columbia

Career Choices of Canadian Students & Graduates

Residency programs	No. of applicants first choice career selections	Quota offered	Quota filled	Quota vacant
Anesthesia	70	70	64	6
Anatomic pathology	4	11	8	3
Cardiac surgery	15	7	7	0
Community medicine	6	10	7	3
Dermatology	17	6	6	0
Diagnostic radiology	66	48	48	0
Emergency medicine	31	26	25	1
Family medicine (incl 10 military sponsored & Rural FM)	338	533	409	124
Integrated family medicine & Community medicine	2	1	1	0
General pathology	0	3	0	3
General surgery	65	70	70	0
Internal medicine	188	196	190	6
Laboratory medicine	20	20	19	1
Medical genetics	2	5	2	3
Neurology	19	18	17	1
Ped neurology	5	3	3	0
Neuropathology	0	1	0	1
Neurosurgery	16	15	14	1
Nuclear medicine	3	4	3	1
Obstetrics/gynecology	54	55	52	3
Occupational medicine	1	2	1	1
Ophthalmology	33	17	17	0
Orthopedic surgery	38	41	38	3
Otolaryngology	23	16	15	1
Pediatrics	90	77	75	2
Physical medicine & rehabilitation	10	13	9	4
Plastic surgery	35	11	11	0
Psychiatry	80	87	78	9
Radiation oncology	27	21	21	0
Urology	27	17	17	0
Totals	1285	1404	1227	177

Results of the Second Iteration of the 2004 Match by Discipline

Discipline	Students graduating 2004	Previous-year medical graduates	International medical graduates
Anatomical Pathology	-	-	4
Anesthesia	4	1	1
Community medicine	-	-	3
Emergency Medicine	-	1	-
Family medicine incl Rural FM	18	13	62
General pathology	-	1	1
Internal medicine	4	1	1
Laboratory medicine	-	-	1
Medical Genetics	1	-	2
Neurology	1	-	-
Neuropathology	-	-	1
Neurosurgery	1	-	-
Nuclear medicine	1	-	-
Obstetrics/gynecology	1	-	2
Occupational medicine	-	-	1
Orthopedic Surgery	2	1	-
Otolaryngology	1	-	-
Pediatrics	2	-	-
Physical medicine & rehabilitation	3	-	1
Psychiatry	1	-	7
Totals	40	18	87

Second Iteration Results for Prior Year Grads of Canadian Medical Schools 1995-2004

Year	# of Prev Yr Grads in match	# Matched	%
2004	30	16	44.4
2003	27	13	48.2
2002	23	15	65.2
2001	14	5	35.7
2000	13	5	38.5
1999	27	14	51.9
1998	38	6	15.8
1997	36	18	50.0
1996	25	7	28.0
1995	23	11	47.8

Second Iteration Match Results for International Medical School Graduates 1995-2004

Year	# of IMGs in match	# Matched	%
2004	657	87	13.2
2003	625	67	10.7
2002	496	83	16.7
2001	387	60	15.5
2000	294	39	13.3
1999	231	35	15.2
1998	205	19	9.3
1997	208	16	8.0
1996	236	11	4.6
1995	240	23	9.6

Unfilled Positions after Second Iteration, 2004 Match

Discipline	Mem	Ott	Mac	Wes	Man	Total
Family medicine	4	8	2	11	4	29
Psychiatry	-	1	-	-	-	1
Total	4	9	2	11	4	30
Note: Mem = Memorial; Ott = Ottawa U; Mac = McMaster; Wes = Western; Man = Manitoba


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