2019 APPIC Match - Phase I
Statistics for Applicants from Canadian Schools and Programs in Canada
February 22, 2019
The 2019 APPIC Match marked the first time since 2008 that the number of internship positions in Canada exceeded the number of registered applicants from Canadian schools.
Compared to the 2018 APPIC Match, the number of registered applicants from Canadian schools increased by 15 (9%) to 184 applicants, while the number of internship positions in Canada increased by 27 (17%) to 189 positions. The number of participating training sites increased by 20% (from 41 to 49).
A total of 158 applicants from Canadian schools were matched to an internship position in Phase I, while 14 applicants were not matched and another 12 withdrew or did not submit a Rank Order List. A total of 32 positions in Canada remained unfilled from Phase I.
Here is a summary of the numbers of applicants from Canadian schools and internship positions available in Canada in 2018 and 2019:
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2018 MATCH
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2019 MATCH
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| Applicants: |
Registered for the Match |
169
|
184
|
|
Withdrew or did not submit ranks |
13
|
12
|
|
Matched |
133
|
158
|
|
Unmatched |
23
|
14
|
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|
|
|
| Positions: |
Available in the Match |
162
|
189
|
| |
Filled |
134
|
157
|
| |
Unfilled |
28
|
32
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APPLICANTS FROM CANADIAN SCHOOLS
| PARTICIPATION IN PHASE I |
|
Applicants Registered in the Match
|
184
|
|
Applicants Who Withdrew or Did Not Submit Ranks
|
12
|
|
Applicants Who Submitted Ranks for the Match
(includes 0 applicants who submitted ranks for the Match as a "couple")
|
172
|
| MATCH RESULTS IN PHASE I |
|
Applicants Matched
|
158
|
92%
|
|
To Canadian Programs = 150 (95%)
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|
|
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To U.S. Programs = 8 (5%)
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|
|
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Applicants Not Matched
|
14
|
8%
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| RANKINGS IN PHASE I |
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Average Number of Rankings Submitted Per Applicant:
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|
Matched Applicants
|
6.4
|
|
Unmatched Applicants
|
2.2
|
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Overall
|
6.1
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INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS IN CANADA
| PARTICIPATION IN PHASE I |
|
Training Sites Available in the Match
|
49
|
|
Programs Available in the Match
|
86
|
|
Positions Available in the Match
|
189
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| MATCH RESULTS IN PHASE I |
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Sites:
|
|
Filled in the Match
|
28
|
57%
|
|
With Unfilled Positions
|
21
|
43%
|
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Programs:
|
|
Filled in the Match
|
63
|
73%
|
|
With Unfilled Positions
|
23
|
27%
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Positions:
|
|
Filled in the Match
|
157
|
83%
|
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Remaining Unfilled
|
32
|
17%
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NOTE: 2 programs at 2 sites submitted fewer ranks than the number of positions available. As a result, no ranks were submitted for 3 positions, which remained unfilled.
| POSITIONS FILLED IN PHASE I |
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Positions Filled by Applicants from Canadian Schools
|
150
|
96%
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|
Positions Filled by Applicants from Non-Canadian Schools
|
7
|
4%
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Report Prepared by Greg Keilin, Ph.D.
and National Matching Services, Inc.
February 22, 2019