Interventional radiology (IR) residency positions increased markedly at Match Day 2026, according to data released March 20 by the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP).
For postgraduate year 1 (PGY-1), a total of 70 IR (integrated) resident positions were offered, compared with 52 last year, and 66 positions were filled (94.3%), 2026 Main Residency Match Day data showed. More diagnostic radiology PGY-1 positions were available at 156; 148 (98%) were filled.
There was also a 12% increase in integrated IR positions for PGY-2 positions, along with a 2% increase in available diagnostic radiology positions.
| Main Residency Match by specialty and program type |
|
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
|
Number of positions filled/Number of positions |
Number of positions filled/Number of positions |
Number of positions filled/Number of positions |
Number of positions filled/Number of positions |
Number of positions filled/Number of positions |
| PGY-1 |
| Diagnostic Radiology |
132/132 (100%) |
143/143 (100%) |
142/145 (97.9%) |
147/151 (97.4%) |
148/156 (98%) |
| Interventional radiology (integrated) |
45/45 (100%) |
51/51 (100%) |
50/51 (98%) |
52/52 (100%) |
66/70 (94.3%) |
| PGY-2 |
| Diagnostic radiology |
996/997 (99.9%) |
1,006/1,006 (100%) |
1,016/1,017 (99.9%) |
1,042/1,057 (98.6%) |
1,066/1,083 (98.4%) |
| Interventional radiology (integrated) |
123/123 (100%) |
123/125 (98.4%) |
135/137 (98.5%) |
147/150 (98%) |
162/168 (96.4%) |
| Nuclear medicine |
0/1 (0%) |
3/3 (100%) |
3/3 (100%) |
1/4 (25%) |
0/0 (0%) |
| Radiology-nuclear medicine |
3/3 (100%) |
2/2 (100%) |
3/3 (100%) |
2/2 (100%) |
2/2 (100%) |
| Physician positions |
| Diagnostic radiology |
26/26 (100%) |
27/27 (100%) |
24/24 (100%) |
27/28 (96.4%) |
24/29 (82.7%) |
| Interventional radiology |
1/1 (100%) |
2/2 (100%) |
2/2 (100%) |
8/11 (72.7%) |
7/7 (100%) |
There were 1,110 applicants for PGY-1 in diagnostic radiology, 1,741 applicants for PGY-2 in diagnostic radiology, and 112 applicants for diagnostic radiology physician positions.
In interventional radiology (integrated), there were 303 PGY-1 applicants, 388 for PGY-2, and 13 for physician positions.
Full statistics can be found on the NRMP’s website.
