Match Day 2025: High Success Rates, But a Growing Shortage in Interventional Cardiology
Match Day 2025: High Success Rates, But a Growing Shortage in Interventional Cardiology
Source: SCAI (Official Statements), December 2025
Link: https://scai.org/news
Key Highlights:
• Match Day is the official day doctors learn where they are accepted for residency or fellowship training; results are released on one fixed day per program.
• More than 150 interventional cardiology programs participated in the 2025 Match Day.
• Despite a 97% match rate, 71 fellowship positions remained unfilled across 49 programs, reflecting fewer doctors entering the specialty.
• The key concern is having enough trained doctors in the future, driven by heavy workload, radiation exposure, physical strain, and burnout.
• The United States already faces a significant cardiologist shortage.
• SCAI has reaffirmed a strong commitment to advocating for workforce well-being.
• Ongoing efforts focus on improving safety, and long-term sustainability of interventional cardiology careers.