P.055 Does age matter in the CaRMS neurology match?

Background: The Canadian Resident Matching Services (CaRMS) collects comprehensive data on residency applicants. However, match outcomes by age were not reported. It was unclear whether older applicants found it more difficult to the specialties of their choice, i.e. does influence match? We ask in particular, affect neurology Methods: In response written request, CaRMS provided pre-pandemic for 2015-2019 inclusive, divided into group 1 (30 or younger) and 2 (31-40 inclusive). Results: 2019, 39 69 6 23 matched (odds ratio (OR)=2.2|p=0.01). contrast, urology (OR=6|p=0.001) had worst odds family medicine (OR=1.2|p=0.002) best 2019. Average OR (2015-2019) 1.6 neurology, 3.1 urology, 1.3 medicine, between nearly all other specialties. Conclusions: Older less likely than younger peers while probability statistically significantly lower