Why do gen surg residencies not have 100% slots filled?

[thegypsyqueen]

According to this data a lot of gen surg programs have 80-90% of their spots filled. Why are there so many more empty spots compared to the other specialties?

http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Main-Match-Results-by-State-and-Specialty-2016.pdf

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[thegypsyqueen]

Purely pre-lims?

 

[Mad Jack]

Prelims.

 

[Winged Scapula]

Non-designated Prelims.

There are only single digit categorical positions remaining after the match total.

 

[caffeinemia]

I have to say that the general surgery work/life balance succkkkkkkssss. The 15-20% attrition rate of general surgery is partially linked to the fact that residents just get ground into dust on endless 24-30 hour calls, where patients actively want to die on you left and right. Things that commonly ruin your call night on plastics? erhh, someone has a hematoma and needs to go back to the or...