2009 APPIC Match Statistics
for Applicants from Canadian Schools and Programs in Canada
February 23, 2009
The number of applicants from Canadian schools who participated in the APPIC Match this year increased by 24 (20%), while the number of positions in Canada rose by 2 (2%). The APPIC Match successfully placed 19 (20%) more applicants from Canadian schools as compared to last year, while the number of applicants from Canadian schools that were not matched remained the same as in the 2008 Match. A total of 18 applicants from Canadian schools remained unmatched, and 17 Canadian positions remained unfilled.
Here are the changes in numbers of applicants from Canadian schools and positions in Canada as compared to the 2008 APPIC Match:
| Applicants: | Registered for the Match | +24 | | (+20%) |
| | Withdrew or did not submit ranks | +5 | | (+56%) |
| | Matched | +19 | | (+20%) |
| | Unmatched | 0 | | |
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| Positions: | Offered in the Match | +2 | | (+2%) |
| | Filled | +8 | | (+8%) |
| | Unfilled | -6 | | (-26%) |
APPLICANTS FROM CANADIAN SCHOOLS
| PARTICIPATION |
| Applicants Registered in the Match | 144 |
| Applicants Who Withdrew or Did Not Submit Ranks | 14 |
Applicants Participating in the Match
(includes 0 individuals who participated in the Match as a "couple") | 130 |
| MATCH RESULTS |
| Applicants Matched | 112 | (86%) |
| To Canadian Programs | 95 | (85%) |
| To U.S. Programs | 17 | (15%) |
| Participating Applicants Not Matched | 18 | (14%) |
| RANKINGS |
| Average Number of Rankings Submitted Per Applicant: |
| Matched Applicants | 6.1 |
| Unmatched Applicants | 4.3 |
| Overall | 5.8 |
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS IN CANADA
| PARTICIPATION |
| Training Sites Participating in the Match | 35 |
| Programs Participating in the Match | 62 |
| Positions Offered in the Match | 129 |
| MATCH RESULTS |
| Positions |
| Filled in the Match | 112 | (87%) |
| Remaining Unfilled | 17 | (13%) |
| Programs |
| Filled in the Match | 49 | (79%) |
| With Unfilled Positions | 13 | (21%) |
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 |
| Positions Filled by Applicants from Canadian Schools | 95 | (85%) |
| Positions Filled by Applicants from non-Canadian Schools | 17 | (15%) |