85% of emergency medicine programs have sent interview invites, ahead of last year's 45%
As of Tuesday, Oct 13, 253 of the 299 emergency medicine residency programs have at least one reported interview invite this season. The first came on Sep 23. Here is where the season stands, which programs have sent, and how it compares with last cycle.
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Where the emergency medicine season stands
85% of emergency medicine programs have sent at least one invite, against 45% at the same point last cycle, 40 points ahead. Much of that came today: before today’s wave, 60% had sent, against 42% at the same point last cycle. The biggest day for first invites so far was Tuesday, Oct 13, when 73 programs sent their first. 59% of the programs that have sent have done so on more than one day. Last cycle’s biggest day came later in the season, on Tuesday, Oct 21, when 70 programs sent their first invites, so the picture will change.
When emergency medicine programs sent interview invites last cycle
Last cycle’s first reported emergency medicine invite came on Sep 24. Half of programs had sent their first invites by Oct 16. The single biggest day was Tuesday, Oct 21, when 70 programs sent their first invites. By Nov 1, 94% of programs had sent. Of the programs that had sent by this point last cycle, 69% sent more invites later.
Which emergency medicine programs have sent interview invites
Every emergency medicine program with a reported invite this season, by the day of its first invites. A program not listed may still have sent invites nobody has reported yet.
About 1 in 5 emergency medicine invites go to applicants who signaled the program
This season, 21% of reported emergency medicine invites with a known signal status went to applicants who had signaled that program (95% interval 18% to 25%). In last cycle’s applicant outcome records, covering the whole season, the share was 17%.
Those records also show how much more often signaled applications drew an offer: 78% of signaled emergency medicine applications led to an interview offer, against 51% of unsignaled ones. That is association, not cause: applicants tend to signal programs where they are already competitive, and the records lean toward US MD and DO applicants who matched.
So far, a fifth of tracked emergency medicine applicants hold 43% of invites
Among emergency medicine applicants who track their interviews with Rezumab, the fifth with the most invites hold 43% of all invites logged so far. Over a full past season, in applicant outcome records, the top fifth held 32% of interview offers. This season’s figure leaves out applicants with no invites yet and will change as the season goes on.
Emergency Medicine interview invites: common questions
How many emergency medicine programs have sent interview invites for 2026-2027?
As of Tuesday, Oct 13, 253 of 299 emergency medicine residency programs (85%) have at least one reported interview invite this season. At the same point last cycle, 45% had.
When do emergency medicine programs send interview invites?
Last cycle, half of emergency medicine programs had sent their first invites by Oct 16. The single biggest day was Oct 21, when 70 programs sent their first invites. By Nov 1, 94% of programs had sent.
Do signals matter for emergency medicine interview invites?
This season, 21% of reported emergency medicine invites with a known signal status went to applicants who had signaled the program. In applicant outcome records from last cycle, 78% of signaled applications led to an interview offer, against 51% of unsignaled ones. That shows association, not cause.
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