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SOAPd into a solid prelim spot = fully matched!
Anyone else?
AHHHH!!!! Congrats dude!!! And you already mentioned you nailed a great advanced position so what are you waiting for.....go party!!
SOAPd into a solid prelim spot = fully matched!
Anyone else?
Categorical spots are at places with a linked TY or prelim. You match once and get both. Few places have a true integrated categorical program with radiology and clinical months intermixed."According to the 2016 NRMP report, there were 1133 total DR positions (151 categorical and 982 advanced), 14 IR (3 categorical and 11 advanced), and 3 nuclear medicine pgy-2 spots. Grand total of 1150. The numbers you provided show a 5.8% increase in total radiology training positions. However, the number of DR spots have decreased from 1133 to 1090 (-3.9%)."
What are those 151 categorical spots? Are those a mix of PGY-1 and PGY-2 positions? I can't recall very many programs for rads that aren't advanced. Any idea why there are so many categorical spots?
Categorical spots are at places with a linked TY or prelim. You match once and get both. Few places have a true integrated categorical program with radiology and clinical months intermixed.
Wow, 6 percent increase in trainees. GREAT!!"According to the 2016 NRMP report, there were 1133 total DR positions (151 categorical and 982 advanced), 14 IR (3 categorical and 11 advanced), and 3 nuclear medicine pgy-2 spots. Grand total of 1150. The numbers you provided show a 5.8% increase in total radiology training positions. However, the number of DR spots have decreased from 1133 to 1090 (-3.9%)."
What are those 151 categorical spots? Are those a mix of PGY-1 and PGY-2 positions? I can't recall very many programs for rads that aren't advanced. Any idea why there are so many categorical spots?
Thanks for the reply. I wasn't aware that so many programs in the county had a linked TY or prelim. In fact, I don't know of any that have a linked TY or prelim. I was under the impression they were all advanced or integrated. I know of only 1 integrated program off hand, though I think there are a few.
Pretty sure the only integrated categorical left is UMKC
Yeah that's the one I had in mind. That's why I was confused at the 151 categorical number above. Assuming 6 or so residents per residency, that means about 25 programs have an associated TY or prelim year (24-ish without UMKC). I just didn't know there were that many programs that did that, as I am not aware of that many. Though I figure included in that number are some PGY-2 positions that randomly opened up during the year, or new programs.