2025 NRMP Match a Success for DO Applicants; Upcoming AOGME Events and Meetings

By Juan Acosta, DO, MS, FAOGME
AOGME Chair

March 25, 2025

Last week marked the largest NRMP Match in history, which included more than 52,400 residency applicants competing for 43,237 positions. It was also a historic match for osteopathic applicants, as a record 8,392 U.S. DO seniors participated in the NRMP Match this year, an increase of 4.5 percent from 2024. Additionally, DO seniors had a 92.6% match rate, which is a record-high for osteopathic residency placements. This year’s record match rate for DO seniors is an increase of 0.3 percent from 2024 and an increase of 3.5 percent from 2021. The top five specialties that DO seniors matched into this year are: 1) internal medicine (categorical), 2) family medicine, 3) emergency medicine, 4) pediatrics (categorical) and 5) psychiatry. Read the AACOM press release for more information on this year’s match.

Save the Date, April 2! 2025 AOGME Annual Membership Meeting

Join us on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, from 4-5 PM ET, for our AOGME Annual Business/Membership Meeting. In this meeting, we will recap AOGME's impact over the past year, swear-in new AOGME Board members and honor this year's AOGME Award recipients and Collegium of Fellows inductees. Please email us at aogme@aacom.org if you are a member and have not received the calendar invitation for the meeting.

You’re Invited! AOGME Reception at Educating Leaders 2025

AOGME invites you and your colleagues to attend the 2025 AOGME Reception on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at 6:30 PM CT at the AACOM Educating Leaders 2025 (EL25) annual conference in Arlington, Texas, where we will celebrate this year's AOGME Award recipients and Collegium of Fellows inductees. All conference attendees are welcome, RSVP today!

AOGME GME Development Preconference Workshop at Educating Leaders 2025

Registration is still open for AOGME’s half-day preconference workshop at EL25, which will be held on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, from 1:30–5:00 PM CT. The workshop will focus on GME development strategies in underserved and community-based settings. Participants will engage in interactive learning through case studies, small group work and discussions, gaining insights from national experts and taking home best practices and strategies for developing GME programs in their areas. View the workshop agenda.

Call for Nominations: DIOs to Serve on the ACGME Institutional Review Committee

The ACGME is seeking nominations from DIOs for two open DIO seats on the Institutional Review Committee (IRC) to serve a six-year term beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2032. Additional information about the role and the nomination form are available on the ACGME IRC webpage. Nominations are due to the ACGME by September 15, 2025. If interested in a nomination from AACOM/AOGME, please email aogme@aacom.org no later than August 15, 2025.

Available Now: The Health of US Primary Care: 2025 Scorecard Report

Despite the United States spending more on health care than any other nation, patients face declining access to primary care, particularly in underserved areas, leading to worse health outcomes and higher costs. A chronic lack of investment in primary care has undermined the system’s ability to meet rising patient needs. This year's Scorecard report calls for urgent policy changes and strategic investments to rebuild primary care and reverse its downward spiral. Read more about the Primary Care Scorecard and download the full report.

CORP Residency Advising Preconference Workshop at Educating Leaders 2025

On April 8, 2025, AACOM's Council on Residency Placement (CORP) is hosting a full-day preconference workshop at Educating Leaders 2025 on advising and career development strategies to maximize residency match success. Selected topics include a review of residency match statistics from the 2025 match, data driven strategies for providing advice to students on residency selection, residency program perspectives on the residency application process and the latest trends and developments in the transition to residency. View the workshop agenda.

AACOM UME-GME Task Force’s Residency Resources for Osteopathic Medical Students

AACOM's UME-GME Task Force has developed a series of valuable resources designed to support your journey from medical school to residency. These include a Toolkit to Support Students Reentering the Residency Application & Match Process, Residency Application Data Guide, Guide to Residency Programs Affiliated with Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine and educational session on How to Use Data to Inform the Residency Selection & Match Process. Access the UME-GME Task Force's residency resources.

AOGME Webinar Series: Upcoming Webinars

Join us for upcoming AOGME webinars covering key topics, including overcoming the challenges of applying for and achieving Osteopathic Recognition, outcomes data from community-based and rural underserved residency programs and more. View the full webinar schedule.

• Today, March 26, 2025, 4:00 PM ET: Graduate-Level Osteopathic Training Series session on overcoming the challenges of applying/achieving Osteopathic Recognition.
• April 21, 2025, 7:00 PM ET: Transitions in Medical Education (TME) Series session for medical students on how to utilize self-awareness for success in applying to residency programs.
• May 7, 2025, 4:00 PM ET: GME Development Series session on outcomes data from community-based and rural underserved residency programs.
  

AOGME Webinar Series: Recordings Available

• Feb 26, 2025: TME Series session on how medical students can succeed in their core clinical rotations and away rotations.
• March 12, 2025: Academic Careers Pathways/Clinical Education Leaders session on best practices for publishing in medical education journals.
  

Monthly Membership Discussions

Join us on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at 4:00 PM ET for our AOGME membership discussion. This open forum allows members to connect and discuss GME topics. We are also currently featuring GME programs that are integrating osteopathic training at the graduate level in our short Graduate-Level Osteopathic Training Program Spotlights during these meetings. If you'd like your residency program or a GME-related topic featured, contact us at aogme@aacom.org.

Please feel free to reach out to us at any time with direct inquiries by emailing aogme@aacom.org or calling us at 301-657-7881.

We sincerely appreciate your ongoing involvement, commitment and support for AOGME!

Thank you,

Juan Acosta, DO, MS, FAOGME
Chair, AOGME