ASCO Sees a Decrease in Applicants in the 2023 ORMatch Results
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ASCO Sees a Decrease in Applicants in the 2023 ORMatch Results
The results of ORMatch 2023 were released March 27. ORMatch matches the student and the optometry residency program based on a mutual ranking algorithm. ORMatch has been in operation since 2013.
Compared to last year’s match, ORMatch indicated a 22% decrease this year in applicants who participated in the match. Of the applicants who participated, 78% matched with an optometry residency program. Matched applicants submitted on average 4.9 applications each.
ORMatch had 286 optometry residency sites participating with 526 positions being offered. Sixty-one percent of the positions were filled in this year’s match.
ORMatch does have a post-match process where registered applicants who did not obtain a position are able to send applications to programs with available positions. Programs are free to accept any applicant who did not obtain a position in ORMatch, including applicants who did not register for ORMatch.
For more detailed statistics, please check out the statistics section of the ORMatch website.
For any questions, please contact Paige Pence, Director of Student and Residency Affairs at ppence@opted.org.
