Pediatrics with around 3100 offered positions is one of the friendliest specialties for IMGs. Around 1800 US MDs and 750 US DOs applied for Pediatrics residency. Pediatrics was not the main target for some US MDs and DOs and, as result, around 2100 positions were filled by US graduates with around 900 positions left for IMGs. Around 1100 IMGs applied to pediatrics and around 900 had interviews and participated in the Match. 230 US IMGs and 500 non-US IMGs were matched. The highest match rate among all the specialties (72% for US IMGs and 68% for non-US IMGs) makes Pediatrics the friendliest by the probability of the match. The probability of the match for interviewed applicants starts from 35% (55% US IMGs) for candidates with ~220 Step2 score and increases to near 95% (100% US IMGs) for candidates with Step 2 > 250.
Year | Positions | IMGs | IMGs % | US IMG % | Non-US IMG % |
2024 | 3160 | 768 | 26 | 8 | 18 |
2023 | 3067 | 659 | 21 | 7 | 14 |
2022 | 3039 | 608 | 19 | 7 | 12 |
2021 | 3000 | 589 | 19 | 7 | 12 |
2020 | 2975 | 608 | 20 | 8 | 12 |
2019 | 2913 | 565 | 19 | 8 | 11 |
2018 | 2877 | 582 | 20 | 8 | 12 |
2017 | 2855 | 505 | 17 | 7 | 10 |