AAMC Report on Residents 2025

Yearly, the Association of American Medical Colleges publishes a report with residency statistics. The 2025 edition has some interesting data:

  1. In 2024, women accounted for 50.2% of residents and fellows, representing a persistent increase that has been noted over the past years.
  2. Only approximately 29.4% of medical students list the same specialty preference on their graduation questionnaire as they did on their matriculating student questionnaire.
  3. US osteopathic (DO) seniors saw a 92.6% PGY-1 Match rate, the highest ever.

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About Dr. Michelle Finkel

Dr. Michelle Finkel

Dr. Finkel is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Medical School. On completing her residency at Harvard, she was asked to stay on as faculty at Harvard Medical School and spent five years teaching at the world-renowned Massachusetts General Hospital. She was appointed to the Assistant Residency Director position for the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency where she reviewed countless applications, personal statements and resumes. Read more

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