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Match Day: U.S. Seniors Fill 85% of Dermatology Positions

Dermatology was one the most competitive fields in this year’s Match Day, according to the National Resident Matching Program.

In 2012, dermatology filled 329 (97%) of the 340 PGY-2 positions offered, with U.S. seniors filling 85%. The total number of slots was down from the 344 offered in 2011, but the number of U.S. seniors filling residency slots went up 1.8% – from 283 last year to 288 this year, the NRMP reported.

Of the 28 PGY-1 positions offered in dermatology this year, a total of 26 were filled, all by U.S. seniors.

Source: National Resident Matching Program

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Dermatology was one the most competitive fields in this year’s Match Day, according to the National Resident Matching Program.

In 2012, dermatology filled 329 (97%) of the 340 PGY-2 positions offered, with U.S. seniors filling 85%. The total number of slots was down from the 344 offered in 2011, but the number of U.S. seniors filling residency slots went up 1.8% – from 283 last year to 288 this year, the NRMP reported.

Of the 28 PGY-1 positions offered in dermatology this year, a total of 26 were filled, all by U.S. seniors.

Source: National Resident Matching Program

Dermatology was one the most competitive fields in this year’s Match Day, according to the National Resident Matching Program.

In 2012, dermatology filled 329 (97%) of the 340 PGY-2 positions offered, with U.S. seniors filling 85%. The total number of slots was down from the 344 offered in 2011, but the number of U.S. seniors filling residency slots went up 1.8% – from 283 last year to 288 this year, the NRMP reported.

Of the 28 PGY-1 positions offered in dermatology this year, a total of 26 were filled, all by U.S. seniors.

Source: National Resident Matching Program

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