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by Yousmle Staff in Residency

Are you wondering how DO-friendly (or unfriendly) general surgery is as a US medical specialty? Do you want to know your chances of matching in this highly competitive field? Would you love to figure out what general surgery programs a DO would stand the best chance?

This article will give you the most up-to-date information on DO-friendly general surgery programs. Use this information to strategize on whether – and where – to apply to maximize your chances of matching as a DO in general surgery.

Summary:

  • General Surgery is a moderately DO-friendly specialty. It has a high match rate of 62% and a low % of spots filled by DOs(12%)
  • Even though being a moderately DO-friendly specialty, the matching residency programs are welcoming to DOs
  • See the full list of searchable residency programs to strategize where DOs have recently been the most welcome
  • Be sure to bookmark this page – and sign up for the newsletter – to keep up with the latest residency and USMLE trends and maximize your chances of matching

Table of Contents

What’s the Difference Between a DO and an MD?

Let’s start with some definitions.

DO: Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Licensed physicians trained in “whole body” wellness and treatment techniques in muscle and joint manipulation in addition to mainstream treatments.
Allopathy Vs. Osteopathy

In the US, there are two main branches of registered physician:

  • Allopathy: In this path, doctors train in modern, sometimes referred to as “Western”, medicine to treat symptoms and diseases. Doctors who train in this branch are licensed as Doctors of Medicine (MD)
  • Osteopathy: These doctors have the same education and licensing exams as MDs but have additional training in muscle and joint manipulation. Doctors who train in Osteopathy are licensed as Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) and have the same residency training and choices as MDs.
COMLEX vs. USMLE

To begin practicing medicine, DOs and MDs must take specific licensing exams:

  • COMLEX-USA: This test assesses osteopathic medical knowledge in addition to allopathic medical knowledge in order to become licensed as a DO in the USA.
  • USMLE: This test assesses allopathic medical knowledge and is required to become licensed as an MD.
NRMP: “National Resident Matching Program®”
  • The organization that administers the “Match.” In the match, the NRMP pairs residency applicants with a residency program.

Note that prior to the 2020 Match, DOs had access to a “pool” of residencies reserved for which only they could match. The current system has merged DO and MD residencies so that every applicant has the same “chance” for matching in their chosen specialty.

For more on how to maximize your match chances and how the “Merge” has changed residency applications, see THE MATCH: Everything You Need to Maximize Your Residency Chances

General Surgery is Moderately DO-Friendly

Looking at the % of spots filled by DOs in the 2022 Match, we can see general surgery was a moderately DO-friendly specialty, with 12% of positions filled by DOs:

While the % of spots filled by DOs is low, the match rate in general surgery for DOs was 62% in the 2022 Match, which is just below average:

Here are the same data represented in a table:

% DO Applied that Matched% DO Unmatched% Positions Filled by DOTotal Positions OfferedTotal # All ApplicantsDO Senior MatchedDO Senior UnmatchedDO Senior Total
**Radiation Oncology0%100%0%185162
**Plastic Surgery0%100%0%194340
Vascular Surgery8%92%1%8414311213
Neurological Surgery43%57%4%24037991221
Dermatology50%50%7%544834383876
Orthopaedic Surgery56%44%13%8751,43511186197
Interventional Radiology59%41%12%169226201434
Otolaryngology60%40%6%361556211435
General Surgery62%38%12%1,6222,400200125325
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation64%36%33%53272517699275
Obstetrics and Gynecology65%35%16%1,5032,044241130371
Anesthesiology66%34%16%1,9692,560313161474
Diagnostic Radiology67%33%15%1,1551,56816984253
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics74%26%9%392458371350
Psychiatry87%13%18%2,0472,56037857435
Child Neurology89%11%9%18818217219
Neurology92%8%15%1,0141,24915013163
Pathology93%7%12%63182775681
Internal Medicine94%6%15%9,80911,5981,503931596
Emergency Medicine95%5%25%2,9212,81373638774
Family Medicine96%4%27%4,9165,0551,345621407
Pediatrics97%3%19%3,0163,15356520585

For more on the most competitive DO medical specialties, see this article.

The Most DO-Friendly General Surgery Residency Programs

While general surgery is a moderately DO-friendly specialty, some programs for this specialty are more welcoming to DOs than others. For example, 12 general surgery residencies have a DO percentage of 100% in the most recent GME census. These programs are Iowa, Berkshire, Beaumont(Dearborn and Trenton), Henry Ford Macomb, McLaren/Greater Lansing/MSU, Campbell, OhioHealth, Kettering, Oklahoma State, Samaritan, Philadelphia, UPMC(Harrisburg).

Here is a list of the most (and least) competitive general surgery programs for DOs. It includes data from the most recent National GME Census Survey. Percentages are of all residents in the program in 2020.

Specialty: Surgery-General - Categorical Track
ACGME residency program codeResidency program nameCityState% residents US DO graduates% residents US MD graduatesOsteopathic Recognition# applications submitted (2021 NRMP Main Match)% applicants interviewed (2020 NRMP Main Match)# of positions offered (2021 NRMP Main Match)# of positions (2021 NRMP Main Match)
4401800437CIowa Medical Education Collaborative ProgramDes MoinesIA1000No46810.244
4402400410CBerkshire Medical Center ProgramPittsfieldMA1000No4835.522
4402500415CBeaumont Health (Dearborn and Trenton) ProgramDearbornMI1000No5047.244
4402500420CHenry Ford Macomb Hospital ProgramClinton TownshipMI1000No4977.343
4402500421CMcLaren Health Care/Greater Lansing/MSU ProgramLansingMI1000No5183.833
4403600421CCampbell University ProgramFayettevilleNC1000No5669.144
4403800401COhioHealth/Doctors Hospital ProgramColumbusOH1000Yes5605.444
4403800404CKettering Health Network ProgramDaytonOH1000No4386.422
4403900275COklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences ProgramTulsaOK1000Yes4314.233
4404000279CSamaritan Health Services - Corvallis ProgramCorvallisOR1000No4914.922
4404100400CPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine ProgramPhiladelphiaPA1000No49127.166
4404100403CUPMC Medical Education (Harrisburg) Community ProgramHarrisburgPA1000No51710.833
4402500412CBeaumont Health (Farmington Hills) ProgramFarmington HillsMI946No5594.933
4402500414CAscension Macomb-Oakland Hospital ProgramWarrenMI946No4641144
4401600079CFranciscan Health Olympia Fields ProgramOlympia FieldsIL930No53011.333
4402500418CDetroit Medical Center Corporation ProgramDetroitMI937No3115.533
4403500444CStony Brook Medicine/Southampton Hospital ProgramSouthamptonNY928No651700
4400700060CHCA HealthONE/Swedish Medical Center ProgramEnglewoodCO886No5790.533
4400700061CHCA HealthONE/Sky Ridge Medical Center ProgramLone TreeCO8813No53210.233
4400300428CMidwestern University GME Consortium / Mountain Vista ProgramMesaAZ870No16713.722
4402500413CAscension Genesys Hospital ProgramGrand BlancMI830No514733
4402500422CMcLaren Health Care/Macomb/MSU ProgramMount ClemensMI8317No4563.755
4403300196CHackensack University Medical Center (Palisades) ProgramNorth BergenNJ830No85110.144
4402500417CUniversity of Michigan Health-West ProgramWyomingMI8218Yes462422
4403500446CGarnet Health Medical Center ProgramMiddletownNY826No19012.533
4403800400CMercy St Vincent Medical Center ProgramToledoOH807No5634.533
4402500411CHenry Ford Allegiance Health ProgramJacksonMI7612No60311.844
4400300429CHonorHealth ProgramPhoenixAZ7525No65211.344
4400500429CCommunity Memorial Health System ProgramVenturaCA7525No5457.333
4400700059CKansas City University GME Consortium (KCU-GME Consortium)/St Anthony ProgramLakewoodCO7318No6103.622
4403300192CInspira Health Network/Inspira Medical Center Vineland ProgramVinelandNJ6717No5759.944
4403300194CHoboken University Medical Center ProgramBayonneNJ656No011.344
4403300191CSt Joseph's University Medical Center ProgramPatersonNJ616No951933
4404100399CGeisinger Health System (Wilkes Barre) ProgramWilkes BarrePA6139No108212.755
4401700437CAscension St Vincent Hospital Indianapolis ProgramIndianapolisIN6020No784633
4403500449CSt Barnabas Hospital ProgramBronxNY6020No1767.333
4402511157CSt Joseph Mercy-Oakland ProgramPontiacMI5743No8343.121
4401621385CUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago (Mount Sinai) ProgramChicagoIL5631No13404.333
4404800440CHCA Medical City Arlington ProgramArlingtonTX5438No80511.977
4401100441CLarkin Community Hospital ProgramSouth MiamiFL500No6362.622
4401100446CHCA Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine GME: Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point ProgramHudsonFL5035No8395.733
4403500447CArnot Ogden Medical Center ProgramElmiraNY5029No4480.933
4403811252CAkron General Medical Center/NEOMED ProgramAkronOH5050No89211.344
4403831254CJewish Hospital of Cincinnati ProgramCincinnatiOH5025No65020.322
4404500319CHCA Healthcare/Mercer University School of Medicine/Grand Strand Medical Center ProgramMyrtle BeachSC4747No9873.533
4404531318CSpartanburg Regional Healthcare System ProgramSpartanburgSC4747No8166.133
4403500442CWyckoff Heights Medical Center ProgramBrooklynNY450No7099.533
4403100379CHCA Healthcare Sunrise Health Graduate Medical Education ProgramLas VegasNV4430No9967.144
4403832263CMount Carmel Health System ProgramGrove CityOH4444No6249.533
4402500416CHenry Ford Wyandotte Hospital ProgramWyandotteMI4314No50412.633
4402521400CWestern Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine ProgramKalamazooMI4132No7021055
4401100448CHCA Healthcare/Mercer University School of Medicine/Orange Park Medical Center ProgramOrange ParkFL4040No4275.633
4401900388CHCA Healthcare Kansas City/Menorah Medical Center ProgramOverland ParkKS4020No43710.654
4404111288CConemaugh Memorial Medical Center ProgramJohnstownPA4013No8965.933
4404112303CAllegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH) ProgramPittsburghPA3844No12624.166
4401121073CUniversity of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville ProgramJacksonvilleFL3545No17694.655
4400911067CChristiana Care Health Services ProgramNewarkDE3367No77011.266
4404121384CUPMC Medical Education (Harrisburg) ProgramHarrisburgPA3216No7788.244
4403821266CWright State University ProgramDaytonOH3169No7628.233
4403631249CNovant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center ProgramWilmingtonNC3070No7565.544
4403300195CJersey Shore University Medical Center ProgramNeptune CityNJ2914No5421433
4403811270CSt Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital/NEOMED ProgramYoungstownOH2935No6549.944
4405511351CCharleston Area Medical Center/West Virginia University (Charleston Division) ProgramCharlestonWV2971No6949.344
4402821168CUniversity of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine ProgramKansas CityMO2859No90810.955
4400300431CCreighton University School of Medicine (Phoenix) ProgramPhoenixAZ2759No088
4405631356CMarshfield Clinic ProgramMarshfieldWI2720No5557.833
4404521316CPrisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Columbia (Columbia) ProgramColumbiaSC2674No8175.744
4404821338CUniversity of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine ProgramSan AntonioTX2652No14405.277
4403831253CTriHealth (Good Samaritan Hospital) ProgramCincinnatiOH2471No8138.944
4400722057CSaint Joseph Hospital ProgramDenverCO2377No9215.555
4401921108CUniversity of Kansas School of Medicine ProgramKansas CityKS2373No67310.855
4405131345CCarilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine ProgramRoanokeVA2367No11854.155
4403100380CValley Health System ProgramLas VegasNV2257No94710.144
4403511236CZucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Staten Island University Hospital ProgramStaten IslandNY2230No12499.833
4401221397CMorehouse School of Medicine ProgramAtlantaGA2163No8744.633
4401612430CCarle Foundation Hospital ProgramUrbanaIL215No10774.944
4401921387CUniversity of Kansas (Wichita) ProgramWichitaKS2179No66611.577
4402512158CBeaumont Health (Royal Oak) ProgramRoyal OakMI2179No8878.966
4403500445CNYU Grossman School of Medicine (Brooklyn) ProgramBrooklynNY2060No71114.833
4404100406CCrozer-Chester Medical Center ProgramUplandPA2033No54510.333
4402721165CUniversity of Mississippi Medical Center ProgramJacksonMS1981No720955
4403121378CKirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV ProgramLas VegasNV1981No9294.833
4402521148CDetroit Medical Center/Wayne State University ProgramDetroitMI1867No17445.577
4400121020CBrookwood Baptist Health ProgramBirminghamAL1783No9108.655
4401100445CHCA Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine GME: Brandon Regional Hospital ProgramBrandonFL1730No10344.744
4401221083CAtrium Health Navicent The Medical Center/Mercer University School of Medicine ProgramMaconGA1775No7018.655
4402821171CSt Louis University School of Medicine ProgramSt LouisMO1759No116613.655
4403300197CHackensack University Medical Center ProgramHackensackNJ1717No9289.855
4404111296CMain Line Health System/Lankenau Medical Center ProgramWynnewoodPA1770No8126.544
4404811332CTexas Tech University HSC El Paso ProgramEl PasoTX1756No76010.544
4402321417CSinai Hospital of Baltimore ProgramBaltimoreMD1663No6997.644
4403511205CNew York-Presbyterian/Queens ProgramFlushingNY1678No13447.355
4404112305CUPMC Medical Education/Mercy ProgramPittsburghPA1684No12796.644
4401100443CUniversity of Central Florida/HCA Healthcare GME (Greater Orlando) ProgramOrlandoFL1577No7029.333
4401621102CSouthern Illinois University ProgramSpringfieldIL1570No7737.755
4403821271CWestern Reserve Health Education/NEOMED ProgramWarrenOH1538No8158.622
4400521031CUniversity of California Davis Health ProgramSacramentoCA1486No12386.477
4402021112CUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine ProgramLexingtonKY1476No16376.188
4404821337CUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ProgramHoustonTX1468No18555.566
4400813428CDanbury Hospital ProgramDanburyCT1352No13215.944
4403611248CVidant Medical Center/East Carolina University ProgramGreenvilleNC1374No10987.655
4404112309CRobert Packer Hospital/Guthrie ProgramSayrePA1354No7546.944
4404121283CGeisinger Health System ProgramDanvillePA1372No9956.855
4404800434CUniversity of Texas RGV (DHR) ProgramEdinburgTX1365No752844
4405121412CInova Fairfax Medical Campus/Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children ProgramFalls ChurchVA1387No8009.877
4405521366CMarshall University School of Medicine ProgramHuntingtonWV1335No8806.444
4400531425CArrowhead Regional Medical Center/Kaiser Permanente (Fontana) ProgramColtonCA1248No70455
4402611161CHennepin Healthcare ProgramMinneapolisMN1281No6509.455
4403021176CUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine ProgramOmahaNE1282No67512.166
4403512198CNassau University Medical Center ProgramEast MeadowNY1227No12934.433
4403531197CBassett Medical Center ProgramCooperstownNY1282No9585.233
4404121280CLehigh Valley Health Network/University of South Florida College of Medicine ProgramAllentownPA1273No11095.566
4404121398CSt Luke's University Hospital ProgramBethlehemPA1256No82610.955
4400512055CSan Joaquin General Hospital ProgramFrench CampCA1167No7339.633
4401100436CFlorida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine ProgramBoca RatonFL1172No15026.466
4401200399CNortheast Georgia Medical Center ProgramGainesvilleGA1161No81011.166
4403600420CMountain Area Health Education Center ProgramAshevilleNC1184No9126.655
4403721379CUniversity of North Dakota ProgramGrand ForksND1189No5131355
4404811333CUniversity of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals ProgramGalvestonTX1142No9959.577
4405521352CWest Virginia University ProgramMorgantownWV1181No9956.755
4401100435CHCA Healthcare: East Florida Division GME: Kendall Regional Medical Center ProgramMiamiFL1027No14794.355
4402321127CMedStar Health (Baltimore) ProgramBaltimoreMD1052No12313.333
4403521222CNew York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital ProgramBrooklynNY1060No11626.833
4403921274CUniversity of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine (Tulsa) ProgramTulsaOK1090No64311.444
4404821363CTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock ProgramLubbockTX1073No9754.555
4401100442CUniversity of Central Florida/HCA Healthcare GME (Ocala) ProgramOcalaFL952No1418944
4401421085CUniversity of Hawaii ProgramHonoluluHI986No8505.455
4402821166CUniversity of Missouri-Columbia ProgramColumbiaMO978No109711.244
4400500430CHCA Healthcare Riverside ProgramRiversideCA869No9074.333
4400811066CQuinnipiac University Frank H Netter MD School of Medicine (Waterbury Hospital) ProgramWaterburyCT88No9317.122
4401231084CHCA Healthcare/Mercer University School of Medicine/Memorial Health University Medical Center ProgramSavannahGA892No8057.655
4401631086CAMITA Health/Saint Joseph Hospital (Chicago) ProgramChicagoIL883No8875.222
4402521410CSpectrum Health/Michigan State University ProgramGrand RapidsMI881No8818.277
4400821390CUniversity of Connecticut ProgramFarmingtonCT776No15894.866
4402411138CUMass Chan - Baystate ProgramSpringfieldMA786No10806.677
4403500001CZucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at South Shore University Hospital ProgramBay ShoreNY736No033
4403500440CIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (South Nassau) ProgramOceansideNY767No6496.933
4403500443CFlushing Hospital Medical Center ProgramFlushingNY70No6755.333
4404600001CUniversity of South Dakota School of Medicine ProgramSioux FallsSD793No3969.344
4401021070CHoward University ProgramWashingtonDC655No9348.655
4401100440CBroward Health ProgramFort LauderdaleFL689No315966
4401111076COrlando Health ProgramOrlandoFL691No12236.966
4401231082CMedical College of Georgia ProgramAugustaGA682No12044.755
4401621099CLoyola University Medical Center ProgramMaywoodIL690No17417.966
4402631162CUniversity of Minnesota ProgramMinneapolisMN688No12147.888
4403300198CRutgers Health/New Jersey Medical School ProgramNewarkNJ668No6047.11010
4403500451CNYU Long Island School of Medicine ProgramMineolaNY645No8837.455
4403821251CSumma Health System/NEOMED ProgramAkronOH689No67412.144
4404511317CPrisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Greenville (Greenville) ProgramGreenvilleSC690No8796.366
4404721377CEast Tennessee State University/Quillen College of Medicine ProgramJohnson CityTN690No1033966
4400322026CUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix ProgramPhoenixAZ595No14907.588
4400521033CUniversity of California (Irvine) ProgramOrangeCA595No11996.266
4401822105CCentral Iowa Health System (Iowa Methodist Medical Center) ProgramDes MoinesIA595No6285.544
4402221119CMaine Medical Center ProgramPortlandME586No8934.844
4402521386CSparrow Hospital ProgramLansingMI577No90513.255
4402621163CMayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester) ProgramRochesterMN554No10865.51010
4403513411CZucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell ProgramNew Hyde ParkNY581No1690988
4403531208CBrooklyn Hospital Center ProgramBrooklynNY533No14405.933
4404112310CWellspan Health/York Hospital ProgramYorkPA577No94111.644
4400512038CKaiser Permanente Southern California (Los Angeles) ProgramLos AngelesCA496No99517.944
4400521032CUniversity of California (San Francisco)/Fresno ProgramFresnoCA492No63511.355
4400521389CUniversity of California San Francisco (East Bay) ProgramOaklandCA496No11676.977
4400521427CRiverside University Health System/University of California Riverside ProgramMoreno ValleyCA496No8438.744
4402421134CTufts Medical Center ProgramBostonMA478No13834.644
4402421136CSt Elizabeth's Medical Center ProgramBostonMA496No14393.333
4402511140CSt Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor ProgramYpsilantiMI492No6829.855
4403500438CNew York Medical College at Metropolitan Hospital Center ProgramNew YorkNY489No125011.144
4403511217CZucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Lenox Hill Hospital ProgramNew YorkNY481No12275.544
4403521207COne Brooklyn Health System/Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center ProgramBrooklynNY48No1732633
4403521227CWestchester Medical Center ProgramValhallaNY458No13478.244
4403812265COhioHealth/Riverside Methodist Hospital ProgramColumbusOH496No8136.655
4404111291CAlbert Einstein Healthcare Network ProgramPhiladelphiaPA446No15492.644
4404721324CUniversity of Tennessee ProgramMemphisTN492No14135.988
4405121343CEastern Virginia Medical School ProgramNorfolkVA492No7118.955
4400421029CUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine ProgramLittle RockAR397No10599.355
4401021069CGeorge Washington University ProgramWashingtonDC381No14467.155
4401131078CUniversity of South Florida Morsani ProgramTampaFL376No14334.566
4402421131CBoston University Medical Center ProgramBostonMA397No18824.755
4403221177CDartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital ProgramLebanonNH379No1193644
4403311183CAtlantic Health System/Morristown Medical Center ProgramMorristownNJ377No879777
4403521221CMaimonides Medical Center ProgramBrooklynNY33No11264.644
4403612246CCarolinas Medical Center ProgramCharlotteNC394No14454.866
4403822257CCleveland Clinic Foundation ProgramClevelandOH365No14924.51010
4404021278COregon Health & Science University ProgramPortlandOR390No181113.11212
4404112279CAbington Memorial Hospital ProgramAbingtonPA361No10379.155
4404121287CPenn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center ProgramHersheyPA397No17675.144
4404821328CBaylor University Medical Center ProgramDallasTX397No12928.899
4404821334CBaylor College of Medicine ProgramHoustonTX393No22464.199
4405421348CUniversity of Washington ProgramSeattleWA394No18574.877
4400321027CUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson ProgramTucsonAZ286No148510.688
4401621092CRush University Medical Center ProgramChicagoIL297No19226.899
4401721103CIndiana University School of Medicine ProgramIndianapolisIN295No12037.81010
4402421139CUMass Chan Medical School ProgramWorcesterMA288No12187.888
4403321187CRutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School ProgramNew BrunswickNJ290No15388.177
4403521244CSUNY Upstate Medical University ProgramSyracuseNY259No14215.255
4403621245CUniversity of North Carolina Hospitals ProgramChapel HillNC296No16234.977
4403821264COhio State University Hospital ProgramColumbusOH288No14736.377
4403821399CCase Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center ProgramClevelandOH285No12724.477
4404121300CTemple University Hospital ProgramPhiladelphiaPA297No19585.866
4404521315CMedical University of South Carolina ProgramCharlestonSC293No15146.688
4405121344CVirginia Commonwealth University Health System ProgramRichmondVA285No12325.366
4405621355CUniversity of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics ProgramMadisonWI293No1355777
4401221079CEmory University School of Medicine ProgramAtlantaGA190No18327.31010
4403521202CMontefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine ProgramBronxNY164No20645.11010
4400111024CUSA Health ProgramMobileAL097No10448.466
4400121022CUniversity of Alabama Medical Center ProgramBirminghamAL084No106112.288
4400321402CMayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Arizona) ProgramPhoenixAZ074No10463.944
4400500428CKaweah Delta Health Care District (KDHCD) ProgramVisaliaCA0100No64613.433
4400511037CCedars-Sinai Medical Center ProgramLos AngelesCA094No9407.866
4400511039CUniversity of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical Center ProgramLos AngelesCA0100No8838.877
4400511047CHuntington Memorial Hospital ProgramPasadenaCA0100No8909.744
4400512053CSanta Barbara Cottage Hospital ProgramSanta BarbaraCA095No57410.144
4400521034CLoma Linda University Health Education Consortium ProgramLoma LindaCA085No994455
4400521042CUCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center ProgramLos AngelesCA0100No1377677
4400521048CUniversity of California (San Diego) Medical Center ProgramLa JollaCA088No15116.377
4400521052CUniversity of California (San Francisco) ProgramSan FranciscoCA099No1465488
4400521054CStanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University ProgramStanfordCA097No12886.177
4400521056CLos Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center ProgramTorranceCA087No1501666
4400721058CUniversity of Colorado ProgramAuroraCO095No21125.41111
4400821064CYale-New Haven Medical Center ProgramNew HavenCT081No15016.288
4400821364CStamford Hospital/Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ProgramStamfordCT076No7909.233
4401000072CMedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital ProgramWashingtonDC092No2173101010
4401100438CFlorida State University College of Medicine ProgramTallahasseeFL0100No10204.722
4401100447CMemorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, Florida ProgramPembroke PinesFL0100No7271066
4401112416CAdventHealth Florida ProgramOrlandoFL090No75410.444
4401121072CUniversity of Florida ProgramGainesvilleFL098No109310.366
4401121074CUniversity of Miami/Jackson Health System ProgramMiamiFL069No16195.977
4401121405CMayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Jacksonville) ProgramJacksonvilleFL076No10555.533
4401121431CHCA Florida JFK Hospital/University of Miami Miller School of Medicine GME Consortium ProgramAtlantisFL069No10685.633
4401122075CMount Sinai Medical Center of Florida ProgramMiami BeachFL085No1355533
4401222080CWellStar Atlanta Medical Center ProgramAtlantaGA082No9134.433
4401611094CUniversity of Chicago ProgramChicagoIL096No15444.677
4401621091CMcGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University ProgramChicagoIL095No17394.466
4401621101CUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria ProgramPeoriaIL0100No6237.344
4401621395CUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago ProgramChicagoIL089No17174.577
4401631096CUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago (Metropolitan Group) ProgramChicagoIL068No1298000
4401821107CUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics ProgramIowa CityIA090No10136.177
4402021113CUniversity of Louisville School of Medicine ProgramLouisvilleKY096No11577.599
4402121114CLouisiana State University ProgramNew OrleansLA095No11809.81111
4402121117CLouisiana State University (Shreveport) ProgramShreveportLA086No6997.555
4402121423CTulane University ProgramNew OrleansLA093No12915.255
4402122115COchsner Clinic Foundation ProgramNew OrleansLA094No95912.277
4402300418CAnne Arundel Medical Center ProgramAnnapolisMD067No6896.133
4402321128CUniversity of Maryland ProgramBaltimoreMD081No1498766
4402321392CJohns Hopkins University ProgramBaltimoreMD067No1411466
4402322123CSt Agnes HealthCare ProgramBaltimoreMD05No9695.733
4402421135CBrigham and Women's Hospital ProgramBostonMA096No13143.599
4402421401CLahey Clinic ProgramBurlingtonMA079No6618.755
4402431132CMassachusetts General Hospital ProgramBostonMA092No15866.11010
4402431409CBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center ProgramBostonMA081No15066.399
4402511145CAscension St John Hospital ProgramDetroitMI084No11824.755
4402512143CHenry Ford Hospital ProgramDetroitMI076No15724.166
4402521141CUniversity of Michigan Health System ProgramAnn ArborMI0100No1346677
4402521160CAscension Providence/MSUCHM ProgramSouthfieldMI061No9075.933
4402821388CWashington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium ProgramSt LouisMO089No12595.899
4403031175CCreighton University School of Medicine (Omaha) ProgramOmahaNE090No8058.144
4403321179CCooper Medical School of Rowan University/Cooper University Hospital ProgramCamdenNJ0100No75914.544
4403421190CUniversity of New Mexico School of Medicine ProgramAlbuquerqueNM083No8295.877
4403500439CLincoln Medical and Mental Health Center ProgramBronxNY025No102913.233
4403500452CStony Brook Medicine ProgramStony BrookNY086No014.877
4403511214CHarlem Hospital Center ProgramNew YorkNY08No13138.133
4403521191CAlbany Medical Center ProgramAlbanyNY091No10868.266
4403521211CNew York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus) ProgramNew YorkNY092No14439.288
4403521225CIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Mount Sinai Hospital) ProgramNew YorkNY097No182200
4403521229CNew York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus) ProgramNew YorkNY091No16765.177
4403521237CSUNY Downstate Health Sciences University ProgramBrooklynNY069No13879.288
4403521240CUniversity of Rochester ProgramRochesterNY088No10068.177
4403521383CIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Morningside/West) ProgramNew YorkNY094No129600
4403521393CUniversity at Buffalo ProgramBuffaloNY085No14879.299
4403521394CNYU Grossman School of Medicine ProgramNew YorkNY094No17984.488
4403621247CDuke University Hospital ProgramDurhamNC089No16904.877
4403631250CWake Forest University School of Medicine ProgramWinston-SalemNC095No16316.177
4403800001CThe MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve University ProgramClevelandOH060No011.533
4403821255CUniversity of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of Medicine ProgramCincinnatiOH0100No9379.966
4403821269CUniversity of Toledo ProgramToledoOH062No12328.255
4403921273CUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center ProgramOklahoma CityOK0100No8945.466
4404121301CSidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUH ProgramPhiladelphiaPA095No15396.277
4404121302CUniversity of Pennsylvania Health System ProgramPhiladelphiaPA088No15133.999
4404121304CUPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh) ProgramPittsburghPA094No1457677
4404221313CUniversity of Puerto Rico ProgramSan JuanPR090No2784.455
4404221435CHospital Episcopal San Lucas/Ponce School of Medicine ProgramPoncePR063No1999.833
4404321314CBrown University ProgramProvidenceRI092No12907.277
4404700378CUniversity of Tennessee College of Medicine (Nashville) ProgramNashvilleTN093No9726.833
4404711320CUniversity of Tennessee College of Medicine at Chattanooga ProgramChattanoogaTN097No920755
4404711321CUniversity of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville ProgramKnoxvilleTN097No11159.966
4404721327CVanderbilt University Medical Center ProgramNashvilleTN0100No20053.488
4404812329CMethodist Health System Dallas ProgramDallasTX094No9647.633
4404813424CUniversity of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School ProgramAustinTX0100No11184.844
4404821331CUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ProgramDallasTX092No17746.61313
4404821339CTexas A&M College of Medicine-Scott and White Medical Center (Temple) ProgramTempleTX0100No67513.266
4404822335CMethodist Hospital (Houston) ProgramHoustonTX082No15794.866
4404921340CUniversity of Utah Health ProgramSalt Lake CityUT095No775666
4405021341CUniversity of Vermont Medical Center ProgramBurlingtonVT096No85910.144
4405121342CUniversity of Virginia Medical Center ProgramCharlottesvilleVA093No16705.855
4405412349CVirginia Mason Franciscan Health ProgramSeattleWA097No14109.455
4405432347CSwedish Medical Center/First Hill ProgramSeattleWA0100No9168.955
4405612354CGundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation ProgramLa CrosseWI093No5859.144
4405621357CMedical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals ProgramMilwaukeeWI0100No8756.888
4400300430CAbrazo Health Network ProgramGlendaleAZNo6401433
4400500003CSutter Health/Sutter Roseville Medical Center ProgramRosevilleCANo044
4400500004CHCA Healthcare/Los Robles Regional Medical Center ProgramThousand OaksCANo033
4400831065CSt Mary's Hospital (Waterbury) ProgramWaterburyCTNo8006.122
4400900001CBayhealth Medical Center ProgramDoverDENo033
4401100444CUniversity of Miami Hospital and Clinics ProgramFort LauderdaleFLNo9426.933
4401100449CHCA Healthcare: East Florida Division GME: Westside - Northwest ProgramPlantationFLNo2458.344
4401113432CCleveland Clinic (Florida) ProgramWestonFLNo10353.933
4401600001CAdvocate Health Care ProgramPark RidgeILNo077
4401700002CParkview Health ProgramFort WayneINNo044
4402000114CUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine (Bowling Green) ProgramBowling GreenKYNo46822
4402100001CWillis-Knighton Health System ProgramShreveportLANo033
4402500419CGarden City Hospital ProgramGarden CityMINo081.422
4402500423CCentral Michigan University College of Medicine ProgramSaginawMINo5409.644
4402800389CKansas City University GME Consortium (KCU-GME Consortium)/St Mary's ProgramBlue SpringsMONo4373.722
4403300001CRutgers Health/Community Medical Center ProgramToms RiverNJNo044
4403321182CRutgers Health/Monmouth Medical Center ProgramLong BranchNJNo80600
4403500003CIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ProgramNew YorkNYNo01212
4403500450CNuvance Health ProgramPoughkeepsieNYNo6171333
4403511206CBronxCare Health System ProgramBronxNYNo13586.533
4403800403CWestern Reserve Hospital ProgramCuyahoga FallsOHNo4123.622
4403800405CCleveland Clinic Foundation/South Pointe Hospital ProgramWarrensville HeightsOHYes4697.622
4404100402CUPMC Medical Education (Farrell) ProgramFarrellPANo4528.822
4404100407CTower Health ProgramWest ReadingPANo47010.544
4404131297CMercy Catholic Medical Center ProgramDarbyPANo8898.322
4404500321CHCA Healthcare/Mercer University School of Medicine/Trident Medical Center ProgramCharlestonSCNo044
4404700001CBaptist Memorial Medical Education ProgramMemphisTNNo033
4404800001CTexas Health Resources ProgramFort WorthTXNo06.833
4404800002CSt. David's Healthcare Graduate Medical Education ProgramAustinTXNo018.255
4404800438CUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler ProgramTylerTXNo578033
4404800439CHCA Houston Healthcare (Kingwood)/University of Houston ProgramKingwoodTXNo10073.844
4404800441CUniversity of Texas Rio Grande Valley ProgramHarlingenTXNo022
4405400350CVirginia Mason Franciscan Health/St Joseph's Hospital ProgramTacomaWANo5405.722

Concluding Thoughts

General surgery is a moderately DO-friendly medical specialty. It has an average match rate for DOs but a low percentage of positions filled by DOs. Some residency programs for general surgery were welcoming to DOs with 12 programs having a 100% rate of DOs in the most recent GME census. Therefore, for competitive applicants, there are plenty of opportunities to match for DOs.

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