The 6 specialties osteopathic physicians opted for on match day

The American Osteopathic Association shared results from its 2019 AOA Match, which saw more than 500 osteopathic physicians placed into residency programs.

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More than 19 percent of graduating osteopathic medical students joined 296 past DO graduates in this year’s AOA Match. About 54 percent of participating graduates were matched with a residency program.

The six options they were matched with:

  • Family medicine: 304 physicians or 34 percent
  • Internal medicine: 197 physicians or 22 percent
  • Orthopedic surgery: 107 physicians or 12 percent
  • General surgery: 65 physicians or 7 percent
  • Emergency medicine: 54 physicians or 6 percent
  • Other: 159 physicians or 18 percent

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