I have been requested by Lau (one of our commentators) to provide information on the 2013 Match results which just concluded recently.
The match process is where all the applicants for the residency position in 2013 will know if they get a spot or not, and also where will they be heading. In the U.S., all residents begin the same in July. There is only one "intake" per year. This is to ensure a structured education environment, where everyone starts work at the same month, and their progress is monitored over the next 3 years. This is unlike the system we have in Malaysia, where house officers start all year round, and is not really monitored as they go through their training.
The NRMP (National Residency Matching Program) released the results of the 2013 match. I will just touch on a few specialties which are popular among Malaysians.
Internal Medicine
There are a total of 6,227 internal medicine positions available. 50% were filled by US-graduates, and the other 50% were filled by foreign graduates.
General Surgery
There are 1,185 general surgery training positions available. 80% were filled by US-graduates, and 20% were filled by foreign graduates. Other than that, there were also 1,278 preliminary (1 year) surgery programs available. 35% were filled by US-graduates, and 65% were filled by foreign graduates.
Pediatrics
There are 2,616 pediatric training positions available. 70% were filled by US-graduates, and 30% were filled by foreign graduates.
These numbers may seem confusing, but in simple numbers, how many foreign grads got a training position in total? About 7,000 foreign grads from all over the world.
This year (2013), foreign graduates were more successful than previous years. The match rate increased by 7%.
Many various sources will discourage your pursuit by making statements out of the air. I am only here to show you the truth based on solid facts. You can refer to the match statistics yourself. I have included the data below.
Data : http://www.nrmp.org/data/advancedatatables2013.pdf, http://www.nrmp.org/pressrelease2013.pdf
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