Results of the 2014 NRMP Program Director Survey...Introduction NRMP Program Director Survey Results, 2014 1 In March 2014, the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) conducted

Results of the 2014 NRMP Program Director Survey

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June 2014

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Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................. 1 All Specialties............................................................................................................................................................... 2 Charts for Individual Specialties

Anesthesiology ....................................................................................................................................................... 8 Child Neurology ................................................................................................................................................... 14 Dermatology ......................................................................................................................................................... 20 Emergency Medicine ........................................................................................................................................... 26 Family Medicine ................................................................................................................................................... 32 Internal Medicine .................................................................................................................................................. 38 Internal Medicine/Pediatrics ................................................................................................................................. 44 Neurological Surgery ............................................................................................................................................ 50 Neurology ............................................................................................................................................................. 56 Obstetrics and Gynecology .................................................................................................................................. 62 Orthopaedic Surgery ............................................................................................................................................. 68 Otolaryngology ..................................................................................................................................................... 74 Pathology .............................................................................................................................................................. 80 Pediatrics .............................................................................................................................................................. 86 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation .................................................................................................................. 92 Plastic Surgery ...................................................................................................................................................... 98 Psychiatry ........................................................................................................................................................... 104 Radiation Oncology ............................................................................................................................................ 110 Radiology-Diagnostic ......................................................................................................................................... 116 Surgery ............................................................................................................................................................... 122 Thoracic Surgery ................................................................................................................................................ 128 Transitional Year ................................................................................................................................................ 134 Vascular Surgery ................................................................................................................................................ 140

Table of Contents

Introduction

1NRMP Program Director Survey Results, 2014

In March 2014, the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) conducted its biennial survey of the directors of all programs participating in the Main Residency Match®. The primary purpose of the survey was to shed light on the factors that program directors use to (1) select applicants to interview and (2) rank applicants for the Match.

The survey was fielded during the 18 days between the rank order list deadline and Match Week so that program match outcomes would not influence respondents' answers.

The survey solicited information on: the number of applications received, screened, and

reviewed, as well as the number of applicants interviewed and ranked

whether the program typically interviews and ranks specific applicant groups

use of test scores in considering which applicants to interview, and

the factors used for both interview selection and for ranking applicants.

The overall response rate for all specialties in this report was 52.7 percent. Transitional Year and 22 specialties with 10 or more responses are included in this report. Their response rates are listed in the table below. Response rates for those specialties ranged from a high of 65.4 percent for Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics to a low of 42.6 for Radiology.

Several changes were made to the 2014 questionnaire. In the past, program directors were asked to indicate factors they used in selecting applicants to interview and to rate the importance of each factor in ranking. In this survey, program directors were asked to indicate factors they used in selecting applicants to interview and rank respectively. They were asked to rate the importance on a scale of 1 to 5 only for the factors they used in their selection process. In addition, this survey asked program directors how they handled unfilled positions after the 2013 Match and SOAP. Because the number of responses for that question was small, the results are only reported in the "All Specialties" section.

Numbers of responses are presented in most of the graphs. Some graphs use data from multiple survey questions. In those cases, different N's are listed. Numbers of applicants ranked and positions in the Match are extracted from the NRMP database. Graphs are suppressed for questions with fewer than five responses.

This report presents results by specialty on selected items from the survey. The NRMP hopes that program directors, medical school officials, and applicants find these data useful as they prepare for and participate in the Main Residency Match._______________

The NRMP's data reporting and research activities are guided by its Data Release and Research Committee. NRMP data and reports can be found at: www.nrmp.org/match-data/.

Specialty Surveys Sent Number Responding Response Rate

Anesthesiology 127 71 55.9%

Child Neurology 72 41 56.9%

Dermatology 110 60 54.5%

Emergency Medicine 159 104 65.4%

Family Medicine 429 236 55.0%

Internal Medicine 379 197 52.0%

Internal Medicine/Pediatrics 80 35 43.8%

Neurological Surgery 102 55 53.9%

Neurology 129 60 46.5%

Obstetrics and Gynecology 230 123 53.5%

Orthopaedic Surgery 147 87 59.2%

Otolaryngology 100 46 46.0%

Pathology 134 84 62.7%

Pediatrics 185 121 65.4%

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 77 34 44.2%

Plastic Surgery 63 39 61.9%

Psychiatry 180 84 46.7%

Radiation Oncology 84 44 52.4%

Radiology‐Diagnostic 176 75 42.6%

Surgery 275 121 44.0%

Thoracic Surgery 25 12 48.0%

Transitional Year 91 47 51.6%

Vascular Surgery 44 22 50.0%

All others 101 46 45.5%

Total 3,499 1,844 52.7%

All Specialties Combined(N=1,844)

Figure 1All SpecialtiesPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Selecting Applicants to Interview(N=1,793)

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USMLE Step 1/COMLEX Level 1 score

Letters of recommendation in the specialty

Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE/Dean's Letter)

USMLE Step 2 CK/COMLEX Level 2 CE score

Personal Statement

Graduate of U.S. allopathic medical school

Grades in required clerkships

Gaps in medical education

Honors in clinical clerkships

Perceived commitment to specialty

Class ranking/quartile

Evidence of professionalism and ethics

Personal prior knowledge of the applicant

Audition elective/rotation within your department

Leadership qualities

Honors in clerkship in desired specialty

Grades in clerkship in desired specialty

Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) membership

Pass USMLE Step2 CS/COMLEX Lvl2 PE

Perceived interest in program

Consistency of grades

Other life experience

Volunteer/extracurricular experiences

Graduate of highly regarded U.S. medical school

Demonstrated involvement and interest in research

Visa status*

Applicant was flagged with Match violation by the NRMP

Interest in academic career

Honors in basic sciences

Gold Society membership

Away rotation in your specialty at another institution

Fluency in language spoken by your patient population

USMLE/COMLEX Step 3 score

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Percent Citing Factor Average Rating

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Second interview/visit



All SpecialtiesPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Ranking Applicants(N=1,799)

Figure 2

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All SpecialtiesPrograms That Use USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) Scores When Considering Which Applicants to Interview

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Percentage of Programs That Use USMLE Step 1 Score

Percentage of Programs That Use USMLE Step 2 (CK) Score

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USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK Scores Programs Consider When Granting Interviews

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N=1,057 N=789

* Osteopathic applicants only

Figure 4 All SpecialtiesPercentage of Programs That Use USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skill (CS), Step 3, and COMLEX-USA Scores* When Considering Which Applicants to Interview

N=1,604 N=1,049

Percentage of Programs That Use USMLE Step 2 CS and Step 3 Scores

Percentage of Programs That Use COMLEX-USA Level 1 and Level 2-CE Scores

Percentage of Programs That Use COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE and Level 3 Scores


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Percentage of Programs that Typically Interview and Rank Each Applicant Type

All SpecialtiesProgram's Interview Activities Figure 5

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31% of all programs consider all applicant groups

N=1,799 N=1,776 N=1,791 N=1,844*N=1,844*


* Data from the NRMP database. All Responding programs included

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We want to receive only theERAS application

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Preferred Type of Communication About Applicants During SOAP

N=1,582

Anesthesiology (N=71)

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Figure AN-1AnesthesiologyPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Selecting Applicants to Interview(N=67)

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Child Neurology (N=41)


Figure CN-1Child NeurologyPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Selecting Applicants to Interview(N=40)

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Figure D-1DermatologyPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Selecting Applicants to Interview(N=59)

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18% of Dermatology programs consider all applicant groups


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Emergency Medicine (N=104)


Figure EM-1Emergency MedicinePercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Selecting Applicants to Interview(N=101)

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Emergency MedicinePercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Ranking Applicants(N=101)

Figure EM-2

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Emergency MedicinePercentage of Programs That Use USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skill (CS), Step 3, and COMLEX-USA Scores* When Considering Which Applicants to Interview

Figure EM-4

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Family Medicine (N=236)


Figure FM-1Family MedicinePercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Selecting Applicants to Interview(N=227)

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Family MedicinePercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Ranking Applicants(N=227)

Figure FM-2

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Internal Medicine (N=197)


Figure IM-1Internal MedicinePercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Selecting Applicants to Interview(N=194)

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Internal MedicinePercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Ranking Applicants(N=194)

Figure IM-2

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Figure IM-4

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N=187


Internal Medicine/Pediatrics (N=35)


Figure IMP-1Internal Medicine/PediatricsPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Selecting Applicants to Interview(N=34)

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Internal Medicine/PediatricsPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Ranking Applicants(N=34)

Figure IMP-2

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N=32

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Figure IMP-4

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N=34

15% of Internal Medicine/Pediatrics programs consider all applicant groups


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Neurological Surgery (N=55)


Figure NS-1Neurological SurgeryPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Selecting Applicants to Interview(N=54)

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Neurological SurgeryPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Ranking Applicants(N=54)

Figure NS-2

1 2 3 4 5

4.84.84.9

4.74.44.5

4.23.5

4.54.6

4.44.44.6

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3.93.9

5.0



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Figure NS-3


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COMLEX-USA Level 1*

N=46

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Neurological SurgeryPercentage of Programs That Use USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skill (CS), Step 3, and COMLEX-USA Scores* When Considering Which Applicants to Interview

Figure NS-4

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N=53

21% of Neurological Surgery programs consider all applicant groups


N=53


Neurology (N=60)


Figure N-1NeurologyPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Selecting Applicants to Interview(N=59)

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NeurologyPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Ranking Applicants(N=59)

Figure N-2

1 2 3 4 5

4.94.8

4.74.5

3.94.2

3.84.14.34.4

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4.14.1

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4.04.04.04.24.14.24.1

3.54.0

3.33.3

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4.73.73.9

3.44.03.94.0



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Figure N-3


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COMLEX-USA Level 1*

N=57

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NeurologyPercentage of Programs That Use USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skill (CS), Step 3, and COMLEX-USA Scores* When Considering Which Applicants to Interview

Figure N-4

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COMLEX-USA Level 3*

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N=59

53% of Neurology programs consider all applicant groups


N=59


Obstetrics and Gynecology (N=123)


Figure OG-1Obstetrics and GynecologyPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Selecting Applicants to Interview(N=117)

1 2 3 4 5

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3.7



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Obstetrics and GynecologyPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Ranking Applicants(N=117)

Figure OG-2

1 2 3 4 5

4.84.84.84.7

4.13.94.0

3.74.2

4.54.24.24.1

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4.04.24.14.14.2

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3.74.0

3.63.7

4.14.0

3.73.9

4.73.83.9

3.13.53.6

4.2



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72%74%

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61%57%

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Figure OG-3


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N=109

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Obstetrics and GynecologyPercentage of Programs That Use USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skill (CS), Step 3, and COMLEX-USA Scores* When Considering Which Applicants to Interview

Figure OG-4

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N=116

15% of Obstetrics and Gynecology programs consider all applicant groups


N=119


Orthopaedic Surgery (N=87)


Figure OS-1Orthopaedic SurgeryPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Selecting Applicants to Interview(N=85)

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Orthopaedic SurgeryPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Ranking Applicants(N=85)

Figure OS-2

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4.03.94.1

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3.83.63.7

3.54.0



100% 50% 0%

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48%57%

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Figure OS-3


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Orthopaedic SurgeryPercentage of Programs That Use USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skill (CS), Step 3, and COMLEX-USA Scores* When Considering Which Applicants to Interview

Figure OS-4

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N=83

13% of Orthopaedic Surgery programs consider all applicant groups


N=83


Otolaryngology (N=46)


Figure O-1OtolaryngologyPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Selecting Applicants to Interview(N=46)

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OtolaryngologyPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Ranking Applicants(N=46)

Figure O-2

1 2 3 4 5

4.94.84.84.7

3.74.3

3.73.7

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4.53.6

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100% 50% 0%

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31%38%

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Figure O-3


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Pathology (N=84)


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PathologyPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Ranking Applicants(N=84)

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Pediatrics (N=121)


Figure P-1PediatricsPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Selecting Applicants to Interview(N=120)

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PediatricsPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Ranking Applicants(N=120)

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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (N=34)


Figure PMR-1Physical Medicine and RehabilitationPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Selecting Applicants to Interview(N=33)

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Physical Medicine and RehabilitationPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Ranking Applicants(N=33)

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Figure PS-1Plastic SurgeryPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Selecting Applicants to Interview(N=34)

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Figure PSY-1PsychiatryPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Selecting Applicants to Interview(N=83)

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PsychiatryPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Ranking Applicants(N=83)

Figure PSY-2

1 2 3 4 5

4.95.04.94.8

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4.24.4

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N=80

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USMLE Step 2 CS

PsychiatryPercentage of Programs That Use USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skill (CS), Step 3, and COMLEX-USA Scores* When Considering Which Applicants to Interview

Figure PSY-4

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USMLE Step 3

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N=83

40% of Psychiatry programs consider all applicant groups


N=81


Radiation Oncology (N=44)


Figure RO-1Radiation OncologyPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Selecting Applicants to Interview(N=43)

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Radiation OncologyPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Ranking Applicants(N=43)

Figure RO-2

1 2 3 4 5

4.94.94.8

4.63.8

4.44.24.2

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4.44.24.4

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4.03.8

4.33.4

4.04.0

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3.54.3

4.04.0



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Figure RO-3


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4%


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N=36

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USMLE Step 2 CS

Radiation OncologyPercentage of Programs That Use USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skill (CS), Step 3, and COMLEX-USA Scores* When Considering Which Applicants to Interview

Figure RO-4

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USMLE Step 3

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COMLEX-USA Level 3*

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N=42

12% of Radiation Oncology programs consider all applicant groups


N=44


Radiology-Diagnostic (N=75)


Figure RD-1Radiology-DiagnosticPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Selecting Applicants to Interview(N=74)

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Personal Statement





















Visa status*









Radiology-DiagnosticPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Ranking Applicants(N=74)

Figure RD-2

1 2 3 4 5

4.74.74.7

4.64.1

3.93.8

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4.23.53.7

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4.93.3

4.13.73.8

3.23.9



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85%65%

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Radiology-DiagnosticPrograms That Use USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) Scores When Considering Which Applicants to Interview

Figure RD-3


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COMLEX-USA Level 1*

N=62

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USMLE Step 2 CS

Radiology-DiagnosticPercentage of Programs That Use USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skill (CS), Step 3, and COMLEX-USA Scores* When Considering Which Applicants to Interview

Figure RD-4

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USMLE Step 3

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COMLEX-USA Level 3*

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N=74

28% of Radiology-Diagnostic programs consider all applicant groups


N=71


Surgery (N=121)


Figure GS-1SurgeryPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Selecting Applicants to Interview(N=115)

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SurgeryPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Ranking Applicants(N=115)

Figure GS-2

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3.73.9



100% 50% 0%

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SurgeryPrograms That Use USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) Scores When Considering Which Applicants to Interview

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COMLEX-USA Level 1*

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USMLE Step 2 CS

SurgeryPercentage of Programs That Use USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skill (CS), Step 3, and COMLEX-USA Scores* When Considering Which Applicants to Interview

Figure GS-4

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N=113

19% of Surgery programs consider all applicant groups


N=115


Thoracic Surgery (N=12)


Figure TS-1Thoracic SurgeryPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Selecting Applicants to Interview(N=12)

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Thoracic SurgeryPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Ranking Applicants(N=12)

Figure TS-2

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Thoracic SurgeryPrograms That Use USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) Scores When Considering Which Applicants to Interview

Figure TS-3


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COMLEX-USA Level 1*

N=11

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USMLE Step 2 CS

Thoracic SurgeryPercentage of Programs That Use USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skill (CS), Step 3, and COMLEX-USA Scores* When Considering Which Applicants to Interview

Figure TS-4

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USMLE Step 3

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COMLEX-USA Level 3*

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Not reported because of low response rate


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17% of Thoracic Surgery programs consider all applicant groups


N=12


Transitional Year (N=47)


Figure TY-1Transitional YearPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Selecting Applicants to Interview(N=47)

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Figure TY-2

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N=47

17% of Transitional Year programs consider all applicant groups


N=46


Vascular Surgery (N=22)


Figure VS-1Vascular SurgeryPercentage of Programs Citing Each Factor And Mean Importance Rating¹ for Each Factor in Selecting Applicants to Interview(N=20)

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Vascular SurgeryPercentage of Programs That Use USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skill (CS), Step 3, and COMLEX-USA Scores* When Considering Which Applicants to Interview

Figure VS-4

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Figure VS-5Vascular SurgeryProgram's Interview Activities

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22 17 14


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38% of Vascular Surgery programs consider all applicant groups


N=22


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Results of the 2014 NRMP Program Director Survey...Introduction NRMP Program Director Survey Results, 2014 1 In March 2014, the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) conducted