2018 APPIC Match - Phase I
Statistics for Applicants from Canadian Schools and Programs in Canada
February 23, 2018
This year, the imbalance between applicants from Canadian schools and internship positions in Canada was much improved. Compared to the 2017 APPIC Match, the number of registered applicants from Canadian schools decreased by 24 (12%) to 169 applicants, while the number of internship positions in Canada increased by 1 (1%) to 162 positions. It should be noted that the decrease in applicants was likely related to the stricter Match eligibility requirements that were implemented this year, as six Canadian doctoral programs that participated in the 2017 Match (with a total of 18 registered applicants) were not eligible to participate in the 2018 Match.
A total of 133 applicants from Canadian schools were matched to an internship position in Phase I, while 23 applicants were not matched and another 13 withdrew or did not submit a Rank Order List. A total of 28 positions in Canada remained unfilled from Phase I, twice the number as compared to last year.
This year, the number of registered applicants from Canadian schools exceeded the number of internship positions in Canada by 7 (169 vs. 162), as compared to a difference of 32 last year.
Here is a summary of the numbers of applicants from Canadian schools and internship positions available in Canada in 2017 and 2018:
| |
|
2017 MATCH
|
2018 MATCH
|
| |
| Applicants: |
Registered for the Match |
193
|
169
|
|
Withdrew or did not submit ranks |
24
|
13
|
|
Matched |
149
|
133
|
|
Unmatched |
20
|
23
|
| |
|
|
|
| Positions: |
Offered in the Match |
161
|
162
|
| |
Filled |
147
|
134
|
| |
Unfilled |
14
|
28
|
APPLICANTS FROM CANADIAN SCHOOLS
| PARTICIPATION IN PHASE I |
|
Applicants Registered in the Match
|
169
|
|
Applicants Who Withdrew or Did Not Submit Ranks
|
13
|
|
Applicants Participating in the Match
(includes 0 individuals who participated in the Match as a "couple")
|
156
|
| MATCH RESULTS IN PHASE I |
|
Applicants Matched
|
133
|
85%
|
|
To Canadian Programs = 125 (94%)
|
|
|
|
To U.S. Programs = 8 (6%)
|
|
|
|
Participating Applicants Not Matched
|
23
|
15%
|
| RANKINGS IN PHASE I |
|
Average Number of Rankings Submitted Per Applicant:
|
|
Matched Applicants
|
7.1
|
|
Unmatched Applicants
|
3.9
|
|
Overall
|
6.6
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INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS IN CANADA
| PARTICIPATION IN PHASE I |
|
Training Sites Participating in the Match
|
41
|
|
Programs Participating in the Match
|
73
|
|
Positions Offered in the Match
|
162
|
| MATCH RESULTS IN PHASE I |
|
Positions
|
|
Filled in the Match
|
134
|
83%
|
|
Remaining Unfilled
|
28
|
17%
|
|
Programs
|
|
Filled in the Match
|
56
|
77%
|
|
With Unfilled Positions
|
17
|
23%
|
NOTE: 1 program at 1 site submitted fewer ranks than the number of positions available. As a result, no ranks were submitted for 1 position, which remained unfilled.
| POSITIONS FILLED IN PHASE I |
|
Positions Filled by Applicants from Canadian Schools
|
125
|
93%
|
|
Positions Filled by Applicants from non-Canadian Schools
|
9
|
7%
|
Report Prepared by Greg Keilin, Ph.D.
and National Matching Services, Inc.
February 23, 2018