08/03/2013    

RESIDENCY SHORTAGE CRISIS

Unmatched Residency Placements Currently Stand at 80

The American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (AACPM) provides periodic status reports on residency placements from Match Day. The following is residency placement data as of July 26, 2013:

Class of 2013 Placements: Placed in Residencies 516 (90.2%)

Not Eligible/Not Seeking Training 11 (1.9%)

To Be Placed 45 (7.9%)

Total 572 (100.0%)

Class of 2012 and Earlier Placements:

Placed in Residencies 24 (40.7%)

To Be Placed 35 (59.3%)

Total 59 (100.0%)

When taking the overall placement stats into consideration, 86% (540) of the 631 residency applicants have found residency positions thus far this year. With nearly 2% (11) of residency applicants not seeking or ineligible for placement, it leaves just over 12.7% (80) total applicants that have yet to find a residency position for the 2013-14 training year.

Source: AACPM