The number of Psychiatry positions increased by 27% past 5 years. Around 300 programs offer 2047 positions. It is 5.5% of all available residency positions. The proportion of matched US MDs, DOs, and IMGs (around 63%, 19%, 18% respectively) is stable over the past years. Mean USMLE Step 1 score of matched applicants equals 227 for US MDs, 225(527 COMLEX 1) for DOs, and 213/225 for US/non-US IMGs. Mean USMLE Step 2 score of matched applicants equals 241 for US MDs, 238(555 COMLEX 2) for DOs, and 226/235 for US/non-US IMGs. 99% of residency positions are filled during the main match. Psychiatry residency positions were filled by around 6.5% of all matched US MDs, 5% of all matched DOs, and 4% of matched IMGs. Psychiatry is the top choice for many qualified applicants.
Year | Positions | Filled(%) | MD | DO | IMGs |
2023 | 2164 | 99.0 | 1375 (63 %) | 403 (18 %) | 351 (16 %) |
2022 | 2047 | 99.2 | 1298 (63 %) | 387 (18 %) | 321 (15 %) |
2021 | 1907 | 99.8 | 1246 (65 %) | 332 (17 %) | 309 (16 %) |
2020 | 1858 | 98.9 | 1188 (63 %) | 335 (18 %) | 293 (15 %) |
2019 | 1715 | 98.8 | 1090 (63 %) | 329 (19 %) | 275 (16 %) |
2018 | 1556 | 99.0 | 1025 (65 %) | 251 (16 %) | 264 (16 %) |
2017 | 1495 | 99.7 | 972 (65 %) | 216 (14 %) | 303 (20 %) |