Report on Osteopathic Medicine Placements in 2019 Match Now Available

Graduates from the nation’s colleges of osteopathic medicine have various opportunities to match/place into graduate medical education (GME) residency programs. As of April 1, 2019, 98.48 percent of expected 2019 graduates seeking GME were successfully matched in positions through the AOA Match and Scramble, the NRMP Match and SOAP, the military match, and other matches/placements.

This year’s match demonstrates osteopathic medical education (OME)’s continuing contribution to the physician workforce. The commitment and dedication of over 6,400 DO graduates who successfully matched will continue as they pursue careers as physicians. As more DO graduates enter the workforce, the nation’s colleges of osteopathic medicine (COMs) continue to provide medical education so that future graduates will supply quality care for the nation’s diverse medical needs.

AACOM’s latest “Report on Osteopathic Medicine Placements in 2019 Matches” provides results of data collected from the U.S. COMs to determine the placement of DO graduates into the following Match opportunities:

• 80.23 percent matched through the NRMP match and SOAP
• 13.61 percent matched through AOA accredited GME positions
• 4.04 percent of graduates matched into the military match
• 0.59 percent of graduates matched into other GME positions

View the full “Report on Osteopathic Medicine Placements in 2019 Matches” by visiting the Special Reports section of the AACOM Reports web page.