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Charting Outcomes in the Match

Characteristics of Applicants Who Matched to Their Preferred Specialty in the 2007 NRMP Main Residency Match 2nd Edition Prepared by: National Resident Matching Program and Association of American Medical Colleges August 2007

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Questions about the contents of this publication or the National Resident Matching Program data collections may be directed to Philip Szenas, Director of Research, National Resident Matching Program, (202) 828-0958 or [email protected]. Questions about the NRMP should be directed to Mona Signer, Executive Director, NRMP, (202) 828-0629 or [email protected]. Questions about the AAMC data collections may be directed to Paul Jolly, Ph.D., Senior Associate Vice President, Association of American Medical Colleges, (202) 828-0257 or [email protected].

Copyright ©2007 National Resident Matching Program and the Association of American Medical Colleges. All materials subject to this copyright may be

photocopied for the purpose of nonprofit, scientific, or educational advancement.

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C h a r tin g O u tc o m e s T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

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Introduction The Transition from Medical School to Residency.................................................................................... ii Summary ................................................................................................................................................... iii Tables and Charts for All Specialties Table 1. Number of Applicants and Positions in the 2007 Main Residency Match ...................................2 Chart 1. Active Applicants in the 2007 Main Residency Match .................................................................2 Chart 2. Ratio - Applicants Ranking Specialty First / Available Positions .................................................3 Chart 3. Match Rates ...................................................................................................................................4 Table 2. Summary Statistics ........................................................................................................................5 Chart 4. Median Number Contiguous Ranks by Preferred Specialty..........................................................6 Chart 5. Percentage of Applicants Ranking only One Specialty by Preferred Specialty ............................7 Chart 6. Distribution of U.S. Seniors Who Have a Graduate Degree in Addition to M.D. Degree ............8 Chart 7. Percentage of Matched U.S. Seniors Who Have a Graduate Degree ............................................8 Chart 8. Percentage of U.S. Seniors Who Graduated from a Top 40 NIH Research Intensive Medical School .......................................................................................9 Chart 9. Percentage of U.S. Seniors Who are Members of Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) .........................10 Chart 10. USMLE Step 1 Scores of Matched Applicants by Preferred Specialty.....................................11 Chart 11. USMLE Step 2 Scores of Matched Applicants by Preferred Specialty.....................................12 Chart 12. Percentage Reporting Research Experiences by Preferred Specialty ........................................13 Chart 13. Percentage Reporting Abstracts, Presentations, or Publications by Preferred Specialty...........14 Predicting Match Success ..............................................................................................................................15 Tables and Charts for Individual Specialties Anesthesiology ..........................................................................................................................................20 Dermatology..............................................................................................................................................26 Emergency Medicine.................................................................................................................................32 Family Medicine........................................................................................................................................38 Internal Medicine.......................................................................................................................................44 Internal Medicine/Pediatrics......................................................................................................................50 Neurology..................................................................................................................................................56 Obstetrics and Gynecology .......................................................................................................................62 Orthopaedic Surgery..................................................................................................................................68 Otolaryngology..........................................................................................................................................74 Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical .............................................................................................................80 Pediatrics ...................................................................................................................................................86 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation .......................................................................................................92 Plastic Surgery...........................................................................................................................................98 Psychiatry ................................................................................................................................................104 Radiation Oncology.................................................................................................................................110 Radiology-Diagnostic..............................................................................................................................116 Surgery-General ......................................................................................................................................122 Transitional Year .....................................................................................................................................128 Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................................................134

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The first edition of Charting Outcomes in the Match was published in July 2006 in response to requests from students and their advisors for data casting some light on how applicant qualifications affect match success. The second edition of Charting Outcomes builds on the original study by adding two specialties now participating in the NRMP Main Residency Match (Otolaryngology and Neurology), incorporating several new measures, and conducting regression analyses to predict match success.

For the purposes of this report, match success is defined as a match to the specialty of the applicant’s first-ranked program, because that is assumed to be the specialty of choice. Lack of success includes matching to some other specialty as well as failure to match at all. No distinction was made to whether applicants matched to their first, second, third, or last choice.

Combining data from the NRMP, the database of AAMC’s Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS), USMLE scores made available by the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) and the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), and other AAMC data sources, we identified ten applicant characteristics.

NBME and ECFMG have given permission to use USMLE scores, and the National Resident Matching Program and the Association of American Medical Colleges have collaborated to produce this report.

Because graduating seniors from U.S. allopathic medical schools match at higher rates, on average, than the other groups, and because some of those groups contain small numbers of applicants, this report distinguishes only two types of applicants: U.S. seniors and independent applicants. It should be noted, however, that the independent applicant category is a somewhat heterogeneous group.

The Transition From Medical School to Residency

An important step in the development of a medical career is the selection of a residency, a program of clinical training following graduation from medical school and a prerequisite for an unrestricted license to practice medicine. Appointments to the most sought after residencies are often quite competitive, and the process of selection by both applicants and program directors is facilitated by the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). For the most competitive specialties, not all applicants can be accommodated, and an applicant may not be able to obtain training in his or her first-choice specialty.

In order to practice medicine in the United States, one must not only graduate from a recognized medical school, but one also must pass a series of licensure examinations and complete a program of graduate medical education—a residency. The residency provides additional supervised clinical training, usually focusing on one medical, surgical,

or support specialty.

Successful completion of a residency is one of the requirements for licensure and prepares the physician to practice in that specialty. The residency is thus an extremely important step in the preparation of a physician, and students place great importance on securing a position in the specialty of their choice and in a program within that specialty that will meet their needs.

Residency applicants choose a preferred specialty and select programs within that specialty that are attractive to them with the aid of advisors at their schools, various publicly available databases, and online planning resources such as the AAMC Careers in Medicine Program.

Applicants apply to the programs of their choice, most often using the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) of the AAMC. Program directors and their selection committees review the applications and select some of the applicants for interviews. Then, based on the interviews and the application materials, program directors decide which applicants they would like to have in their programs, and applicants decide which programs they would like to pursue.

The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) provides a mechanism for determining the best outcome for both applicants and programs. Most applicants and most programs participate in the NRMP. Each applicant provides a rank-ordered list of desired programs, and each program provides a rank-ordered list of applicants. The matching algorithm assigns each applicant to his or her highest ranked program that also ranked the applicant and has not filled all of the available positions with applicants preferred by that program.1

For the competitive specialties, some applicants are necessarily disappointed. No applicant is guaranteed success, but those with superior qualifications are very likely to gain entry to their preferred specialty, if not to their preferred program within that specialty.

Applicants to residency programs and their advisors are anxious to have any available information bearing on their probability of matching so that they can tailor their applications and their NRMP rank order lists appropriately. Program directors base their selections on medical school transcripts, particularly clerkship grades, the Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE) or dean’s letter, letters of recommendation, research experience, publications, the personal statement from the ERAS application, and the residency interview. They also take into account membership in the medical student honor society Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) and scores on the United States Medical Licensure

1 For details of the matching algorithm, see http://www.nrmp.org/res_match/about_res/algorithms.html.

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Examination (USMLE), Step 1 and in some cases Step 2.

Although, the licensure examinations and especially Step 1, the basic science examination, are not designed for resident selection, program directors continue to use them because they are quantitative and nationally standardized measures of an applicant's mastery of medical knowledge during training. Program directors might like to have available quantitative and nationally standardized measures of integrity, honesty, sensitivity, cultural competence and other aspects of professionalism, and the AAMC is piloting new approaches to quantifying those measures as a part of the Medical Student Performance Evaluation. Because those data do not now exist, however, program directors try to discern those qualities from the non-quantitative information at their disposal.

Summary

Some general observations apply to all of the specialties in this report. Applicants who are successful in matching to their preferred specialty are more likely to:

• Rank more programs within their preferred specialty • Be U.S. seniors • Have higher USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 scores • Be members of AOA

Although some of the other measures examined seemed to be related to match success for some specialties, the relationships were not consistent enough to draw broad conclusions across specialties. In addition, the data sources used for Charting Outcomes could not evaluate other important applicant factors such as course evaluations, reference letters, and the MSPE.

Despite the fairly strong relationship between USMLE Step scores and match success, the distributions of scores show that program directors consider other qualifications in addition to scores on that examination. A high score is not a guarantee of success. Even in the most competitive specialties a few individuals with the most impressive scores are not successful. Neither is a mediocre score a bar to success. In the less competitive specialties, U.S. seniors with barely passing scores usually match to their preferred specialties.

The data also are reassuring because they indicate that at least some programs do not employ an arbitrary cutoff or refuse to consider applicants with less than excellent test performance.

The data in this report support the following straightforward advice one should give to an applicant.

• Rank all of the programs you really want, without regard to your estimate of your chances with those programs.

• Include a mix of both highly competitive and less competitive programs within your preferred specialty.

• Include all of the programs on your list where the program has expressed an interest in you and where you would accept a position.

• Have a Plan B. If you are applying to a competitive specialty, and if you would want to have some residency position in the event you are unsuccessful in gaining acceptance to a program in your preferred specialty, rank also your most preferred programs in an alternate specialty.

• Include all of your qualifications in your application, but know that you do not have to be AOA, to have the highest USMLE scores, to have publications, and to have participated in research projects to successfully match.

Program directors and applicants will find the tables and charts for the specialty of their particular interest later in this report.

For questions, comments or more information, please contact:

Philip Szenas Director of Research National Resident Matching Program Tel: (202) 828-0958 Email: [email protected]

Or

Paul Jolly, Ph.D. Senior Associate Vice President Division of Medical School Services and Studies Tel: (202) 828-0629 Email: [email protected]

INTRODUCTION (CONTINUED)

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TABLES AND CHARTS FOR ALL SPECIALTIES

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NUMBER OF APPLICANTS AND POSITIONS IN THE 2007 MAIN RESIDENCY MATCH By Preferred Specialty*

Table 1 provides a summary of the number of applicants and positions for selected specialties participating in the 2007 NRMP Main Residency Match. Only those specialties offering 50 or more positions are included. The numbers of applicants matched by applicant type (U.S. senior and independent applicants) also are provided in this table.

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Graduates, 62, <1%

Fifth Pathway, 71, <1%

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Schools, 6,709, 25%

U.S. Allopathic Seniors (U.S. Graduates), 14,511, 54%

Osteopathic Seniors and Graduates, 1,624, 6%

U.S. Citizen Students and Graduates of International

Schools, 2,612, 10%

U.S. Allopathic Physicians, 1,231, 5%

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

ACTIVE APPLICANTS IN THE 2007 MAIN RESIDENCY MATCH By Applicant Type

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Chart 1 shows the number and percent of active applicants (applicants who submitted rank order lists of programs) by applicant type in the 2007 Main Residency Match . U.S. allopathic medical school seniors constitute 54 percent of the applicants in this report. The next largest group is non-U.S. citizen students and graduates of international medical schools (25%). For the remainder of this report, all applicants who are not U.S. allopathic seniors will be grouped into the "independent applicants" category.

TotalPositionsOfferedPreferred Specialty

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Anesthesiology** 1,334 1,581 1.2 1,005 66 259 251Dermatology** 320 579 1.8 249 158 68 104Emergency Medicine** 1,384 1,669 1.2 1,092 89 265 223Family Medicine 2,603 3,043 1.2 1,079 13 939 1,012Internal Medicine 5,517 7,174 1.3 2,784 61 1,987 2,342Internal Medicine/Pediatrics 385 401 1.0 274 25 56 46Neurology** 539 664 1.2 296 12 198 158Obstetrics and Gynecology 1,146 1,611 1.4 834 102 296 379Orthopaedic Surgery 616 876 1.4 577 142 36 121Otolaryngology 270 353 1.3 249 56 17 31Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical 513 657 1.3 294 19 160 184Pediatrics 2,424 2,717 1.1 1,691 46 535 445Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation** 352 432 1.2 182 23 142 85Plastic Surgery** 92 160 1.7 85 51 5 19Psychiatry** 1,073 1,319 1.2 626 22 326 345Radiation Oncology** 142 188 1.3 124 28 10 26Radiology-Diagnostic** 1,035 1,331 1.3 831 84 179 237Surgery-General 1,057 1,636 1.6 812 93 352 379Transitional Year 1,017 303 0.3 179 67 11 46

*Preferred specialty is the specialty ranked first on an applicant's rank order list, excluding preliminary programs in specialties except Transitional Year. **Includes PGY-1 and PGY-2 positions.Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

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RATIO - APPLICANTS RANKING SPECIALTY FIRST / AVAILABLE POSITIONS by Preferred Specialty

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Chart 2 shows the ratio of U.S. seniors and independent applicants to available positions in each specialty, sorted from left to right in descending order by the ratio for U.S. seniors. All specialties except Plastic Surgery, Dermatology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, and Radiation Oncology have enough positions to accommodate all U.S. seniors who prefer that specialty. Some positions will be filled by well-qualified international medical school graduates and others, but most programs prefer to fill their positions with graduates of U.S. allopathic medical schools, if possible. As the number of applicants has increased in recent years, fewer specialties have offered enough positions for all applicants who prefer that specialty.

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Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Chart 3 shows the percentages of U.S. seniors and independent applicants who matched to their preferred specialty. Overall, 92.0 percent U.S. seniors matched to their preferred specialty. Only Dermatology, Plastic Surgery, and Transitional Year had match rates for U.S. seniors of less than 75 percent. For independent applicants, the overall match rate was 47.6 percent and match rates ranged from a low of 19 percent (Transitional Year) to a high of 63 percent (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation). In general, independent applicants are less successful in matching to their preferred specialty than are U.S. seniors.

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SUMMARY STATISTICS All Specialties Combined

Table 2 provides summary statistics by applicant type and match outcome on the 10 measures presented in this report. Data on each of these measures will be displayed graphically by preferred specialty on the following pages. Of the 10 measures, only the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 and Step 2 scores had significant missing data. Overall, there were Step 1 scores for 93.4 percent of applicants. Almost all of the applicants who did not have Step 1 scores were osteopathic medical school seniors and graduates who either take an alternative examination (the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination, or COMLEX-USA) or take the USMLE exams but do not have their data shared with the AAMC. Step 2 scores were available for 76.8 percent of the applicants. In addition to missing Step 2 scores for the osteopathic applicants, only 69 percent of U.S. seniors had Step 2 scores. The missing data for U.S. seniors can be attributed to the fact that few medical schools require students to take and/or pass the Step 2 examination prior to the NRMP's rank order list deadline.

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants Measure

Matched (n=13,263)

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1. Median number of contiguous ranks 2. Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 3. Percentage who graduated from top 40 NIH

research medical school 4. Percentage who have a Ph.D. degree 5. Percentage who have another graduate degree 6. Percentage who are AOA members 7. USMLE Step 1 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 8. USMLE Step 2 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 9. Mean number of research experiences 10. Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and

publications

8.0 1.1 36.7 4.0 10.3 14.1 221 222 206 236 13,212 226 227 211 241 9,141 2.0 2.2

3.0 1.6 26.4 2.8 12.0 6.0 211 210 194 228 1,144 211 211 193 229 812 2.1 2.1

5.0 1.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 215 213 198 213 4,613 217 216 200 234 4,586 1.3 2.2

2.0 1.6 n/a n/a n/a n/a 205 201 190 216 5,968 205 202 190 218 5,958 1.2 2.4

n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants. Sources. Measures 1, 2, and match outcome from the NRMP Data Warehouse, measure 3 from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics

Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), measure 4 and 5 from the AAMC Data Warehouse, measures 6, 9, 10 from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, and measures 7 and 8 from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from the ECFMG both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

Note: Counts are provided for USMLE Step scores since they are the only measures with significant missing data.

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MEDIAN CONTIGUOUS RANKS BY PREFERRED SPECIALTY U.S. Seniors and Independent Applicants

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In general, applicants are more likely to be successful if they rank more programs in their desired specialty. To quantify this aspect of applicant behavior, we tallied the number of programs ranked in the first-choice specialty before a program in another specialty appeared on the applicant's rank order list. Chart 4 provides the median number of contiguous ranks by preferred specialty for U.S. seniors and independent applicants who matched and did not match. The top panel shows significant variation across the specialties for U.S. seniors. Radiology-Diagnostic had the longest average contiguous rank list for matched U.S. seniors (12) and Family Medicine (6) and Transitional Year (3) had the shortest. In general, U.S. senior applicants who preferred the more competitive specialties submitted longer contiguous lists. For all specialties, U.S. seniors who matched to their preferred specialty had median contiguous rank lists that were longer than U.S. seniors who did not match. A similar pattern can be found for independent applicants although their lists are shorter than the lists submitted by U.S. seniors. Independent applicants who matched had longer contiguous lists compared with independent applicants who did not match to their preferred specialty. The principal message of these graphs is that applicants with longer rank order lists are more successful than those with shorter ones. The NRMP has been recommending longer list for many years, but many applicants apparently do not heed the advice. Others may have shorter lists because they found only a few programs willing to entertain their applications orbecause they could not afford a large number of interview trips.

S o u r c e : N R M P D a ta W a r e h o u s e .

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PERCENTAGES OF APPLICANTS RANKING ONLY ONE SPECIALTY BY PREFERRED SPECIALTY U.S. Seniors and Independent Applicants

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Some applicants are interested in a single specialty while others consider two or more. Chart 5 displays the percentage of applicants who ranked only one specialty by applicant type for applicants who matched to their preferred specialty. The panel on the left shows the percentage of matched U.S. seniors in each specialty who ranked a single specialty. Overall, 88.6 percent of matched U.S. seniors ranked a single specialty, and the percentages ranged from a high of 99 percent for Obstetrics and Gynecology to a low of 22 percent for Transitional Year. A similar pattern can be seen for the independent applicants although on average they show less commitment to a single specialty (77.5%) when compared with U.S. seniors.

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

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DISTRIBUTION OF U.S. SENIORS WHO HAVE A GRADUATE DEGREE IN ADDITION TO M.D. DEGREE

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Overall, there was little difference in the match rates of U.S. seniors who did and did not have graduate degrees (14.3% versus 14.8%). A slightly higher percentage of matched U.S. seniors had Ph.D.s (4.0% vs. 2.8%), and a slightly higher percentage of unmatched U.S. seniors had other graduate degrees (12.0% vs. 10.3%).

Chart 7 shows by preferred specialty the percentage of matched applicants who have a graduate degree. Radiation Oncology had the highest percentage (27%) and Transitional Year the lowest (10%). Radiation Oncology, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Dermatology, and Neurology had the highest percentages of matched applicants with Ph.D.s and Emergency Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, and Internal Medicine/Pediatrics had the highest percentages with other graduate degrees.

Of the 14,420 U.S. seniors included in this report, 2,069 (14.3%) had graduate degrees. Chart 5 shows the distribution of those degrees.

It has been suggested that program directors may give preference to applicants who have a graduate degree in addition to the M.D. degree. Using the data resources of the AAMC, we identified whether an applicant had a graduate degree. The AAMC data include degrees anapplicant earned prior to medical school that were captured by the American Medical College ApplicationService (AMCAS). Degrees obtained during medical school are tracked in the AAMC's Student Record System (SRS). Because we have access to reliable data only on U.S. seniors, we excluded independent applicants from this analysis.

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse.

PERCENTAGE OF MATCHED U.S. SENIORS WHO HAVE A GRADUATE DEGREE by Preferred Specialty

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PERCENTAGE OF U.S. SENIORS WHO GRADUATED FROM A TOP 40 NIH RESEARCH INTENSIVE MEDICAL SCHOOL* by Preferred Specialty and Match Outcome

Some program directors may give preference to applicants with research experience or who graduated from a research-intensive medical school. To test this assumption, we obtained the ranking of each U.S. medical school based on the total amount of NIH grant awards, including research grants, training grants, fellowship, research and development contracts, and other awards. A U.S. senior applicant was considered a graduate of a research-intensive medical school if the medicalschool was in the top 40 based on the most recent data (2005) obtained from the NIH. This measure, by definition, is limited to graduates of U.S. medical schools. Overall, 36.7 percent (n = 4,874) of matched and 26.4 percent (n = 306) of unmatched U.S. seniors were graduates of top 40 NIH research intensive medical schools. Chart 8 shows the percentage of U.S. seniors who graduated from a top 40 NIH research intensive medical school by specialty and match outcome. For example, 60 percent (51 of 85) of U.S. seniors who matched in Plastic Surgery were graduates of a top 40 research school and 53 percent (27 of 51) of U.S. seniors who did not match in Plastic Surgery were graduates a of top 40 research school. Plastic Surgery had the highest percentage of matched U.S. seniors who were graduates of a research-intensive medical school. Radiation Oncology, Dermatology, and Transitional Year also had higher percentages of matched applicants from top 40 research schools compared to the other specialties. For all specialties except Family Medicine, smaller percentages of applicants who did not match to their preferred specialty were graduates of top 40 research intensive medical schools compared to applicants who matched. The average across all specialties and match outcome was 36 percent.

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Sources: NRMP Data Warehouse, AAMC Organizational Characteristics Database, and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS).

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PERCENTAGE OF U.S. SENIORS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA (AOA) by Preferred Specialty and Match Outcome

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Membership in Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), the national medical honor society, is an honor reserved for students with high academic achievement. AOA membership is limited to students in medical schools that sponsor an AOA chapter.Most, but not all, allopathic schools in the U.S. and Canada participate, and there is one foreign chapter in Beirut. Among the independent applicants, only graduate U.S. physicians, Canadians, and a small number of others could legitimately claim membership. For that reason, AOA status for each specialty in Chart 9 is reported only for U.S. seniors. Data on AOA membership are self-reported on the ERAS application. Even for U.S. seniors, however, an analysis of its relationship with success in the Match is limited by the relatively small number of applicants who are members, by the fact that some schools do not have AOA chapters, and by the fact that other schools elect AOA members too late in the academic year for it to be considered in the application process. Overall, 13.4 percent of U.S. seniors included in this report claimed AOA membership on their ERAS application. Applicants who matched to their preferred specialty reported a higher percentage of AOA membership (14.1%) compared to unmatched applicants (6.0%). As with several of the other measures, the most competitive specialties are able to attract the greatest proportion of AOA members. For Dermatology, the fraction with reported AOA membership was 47.0 percent. All specialties attract some AOA applicants, but for most specialties AOA members account for fewer than one in five successful applicants.

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

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USMLE STEP 1 SCORES OF MATCHED APPLICANTS BY PREFERRED SPECIALTY U.S. Seniors and Independent Applicants

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USMLE Step 1 scores are a measure of a student’s understanding of important basic science concepts and the ability to apply that knowledge to the practice of medicine. Although such knowledge is only one facet of applicant qualifications considered by program directors in their selection process, it is the only one that is comparable across applicants and educational institutions and available during the interview season and prior to the NRMP’s ranking deadline. Overall, U.S. senior applicants have mean USMLE Step 1 scores of 220.4 (s.d. = 20.3) and independent applicants have mean scores of 209.0 (s.d. = 19.6), both well above the minimum passing score of 182. Chart 10 displays the median Step 1 scores for matched U.S. seniors (top panel) and independent applicants (bottom panel) by specialty. The numbers are the median values for successful applicants and the vertical lines show the interquartile ranges, the range of scores for applicants excluding the top and bottom quarters of the distribution. It should not be surprising that scores are generally higher for the more competitive specialties, but it also is clear there is substantial overlap when specialties are compared. Although, in general, U.S. seniors who matched to their preferred specialty have median Step 1 scores that are higher than those of independent applicants who matched, there are a few exceptions. Independent applicants who matched in Radiation Oncology, General Surgery, and Neurology had equivalent or slightly higher median Step 1 scores when compared with matched U.S. seniors.

Note: Step 1 scores are not available for the majority of Osteopathic seniors and graduates included within the independent applicant category.Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

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USMLE STEP 2 SCORES OF MATCHED APPLICANTS BY PREFERRED SPECIALTY U.S. Seniors and Independent Applicants

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ryUSMLE Step 2 scores are a measure of an applicant's ability to apply the medical knowledge, skills, and understanding of clinical science essential for providing patient care. Overall, U.S. senior applicants had mean USMLE step 2 scores of 224.5 (s.d. = 22.3) and independent applicants had mean scores of 210.5 (s.d. = 21.5), both well above the minimum passing score of 182. Chart 11 shows the median Step 2 scores for matched U.S. seniors (top panel) and independent applicants (bottom panel) who matched by preferred specialty. The specialties are sorted in descending order based on the median scores of matched U.S. seniors. The numbers are the median values for successful applicants and the vertical lines show the interquartile ranges. As was the case for the Step 1 scores, the more competitive specialties have higher average Step 2scores. For some specialties (e.g., Plastic Surgery, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, Family Medicine) the differences in median Step 2 scores between matched U.S. seniors and independent applicants are quite dramatic; other specialties (e.g., Otolaryngology, Radiation Oncology, Anesthesiology) show only minor differences.

Note: Thirty-one percent of U.S. seniors did not take the Step 2 examination in time to be included in this report. Step 2 scores are not available for the majority of Osteopathic seniors and graduates included within the independent applicant category.Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

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PERCENTAGE REPORTING RESEARCH EXPERIENCES BY PREFERRED SPECIALTY U.S. Seniors and Independent Applicants by Match Outcome

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The ERAS application allows applicants to self-report their participation in research projects. These experiences are not verified or evaluated and likely vary greatly in quality. The same competitive specialties stand out with the highest proportion of applicants with this added qualification. However, because high proportions of both matched and unmatched applicants in both the U.S. senior and independent applicant categories report participation in research projects, this measure appears to be less strongly related to match success than are other measures in this report.

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PERCENTAGE REPORTING ABSTRACTS, PRESENTATIONS, OR PUBLICATIONS BY PREFERRED SPECIALTY U.S. Seniors and Independent Applicants by Match Outcome

The ERAS application also permits applicants to list their publications. This information is self-reported and may include peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, poster sessions, and invited national or regional presentations. It is likely the publications vary widely in quality and significance. Some residency programs may independently verify and even review publications for applicants in whom they have an interest, but most probably do not. For the 2008 application cycle, ERAS has modified the collection of this information to include the grouping of publications by type and is requesting Medline numbers. Many applicants report abstracts, presentation, or publications, sometimes dozens or even hundreds. In the individual specialty sections, we distinguish between no publications, 1-5 publications, and more than five publications. For Chart 13, we report the percent of applicants preferring each specialty who report at least one publication. As one might expect, the percentages are higher for the more competitive specialties. However, for several specialties U.S. seniors who matched show only slightly higher percentages with publications when compared with non-matched U.S. seniors. Independent applicants are about as likely to report publications as are U.S. seniors, and the relationship between the percentages for matched and unmatched applicants is more mixed.

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PREDICTING MATCH SUCCESS

The tables and charts on the preceding pages showed differences in many of the measures by preferred specialty and match outcome for both U.S. seniors and independent applicants. To assess the strength of these measures in predicting match success, we conducted logistic regression separately by applicant type. Because it appears likely that program directors in the highly competitive specialties1 weigh these measures differently than program directors in less competitive specialties, the analyses were conducted separately for these two specialty groups. Logistic regression allows one to predict a discrete outcome based on a set of predictor measures. In this case, the discrete outcome is whether an applicant matched or did not match to a preferred specialty. The results of the logistic regression produce odds ratios (ORs). The odds ratio represents a point estimate of the relative increase (greater than 1.00) or decrease (less than 1.00) in the odds of a successful match that can be attributed to a specific measure when all other measures are held constant. It is important to keep in mind the differences in match rates between U.S. seniors and independent applicants when interpreting the results. For U.S. seniors, the probability of matching to their preferred specialty was .75 for the highly competitive specialties and .94 for the other specialties, translating to odds of matching of 3.0 to 1 and 15.7 to 1, respectively2. Any relative increase or decrease in the odds based on the predictor measures should be interpreted with this fact in mind. In comparison, independent applicants have much lower probabilities of matching to a highly competitive specialty (.31, odds of .45 to 1) or to one of the other specialties (.48, odds .92 to 1). Odds ratios by themselves provide meaningful information. For example, each additional contiguous rank added by a U.S. senior who prefers a highly competitive specialty corresponds to an increase of 1.30 (or 30%) in the odds of matching when all other factors are held constant. However, this odds ratio does not provide the overall odds or probability of matching across the range of values for the predictor measure. Therefore, we provide charts that display the probability of a successful match to the desired specialty as a function of each of the significant measures identified in Table 3. Table 3 presents odds ratios for the 9 predictors of match success for U.S. seniors and the 6 measures available for independent applicants separately for the two specialty groups. The number of distinct specialties ranked was excluded from these analyses because it is not a meaningful predictor of match success as defined in this study. Significant predictors are denoted in bold and the ranking of the measures by how well they predict match success is shown in parentheses. All four models were statistically significant (based on χ2 tests). However, measures of classification efficiency3 (67.6% to 72.0%) and R2 values4 (.13 to .31) suggest that their ability to predict match success ranged from modest to moderate. Clearly, these models do not capture all the information about applicants and programs that influences the ranking and matching process. Despite these limitations, the results shed some light on how the measures included in this report related to match success. For example, for all four groups the single best predictor5 of match success was the number of contiguous ranks. Each additional contiguous rank added to the rank order list increased the odds of matching by a factor of 1.30 to 1.36 for U.S. seniors and 1.09 to 1.19 for independent applicants. This finding is consistent with the NRMP's recommendation that an applicant should rank all programs where he or she is willing to accept a position and where the program has expressed an interest.

1For the purpose of these analyses the highly competitive specialties are defined as specialties where the ratio of the number of U.S.

seniors who ranked the specialty first to the number of available positions was 1 to 1 or greater (see Chart 2). These specialties include: Dermatology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery, and Radiation Oncology.

2odds = probability of event occurring / 1 - probability of event occurring. 3 Classification efficiency is calculated by creating a 2 by 2 table of actual and predicted match success and then dividing the number

of applicants who were classified correctly by the total number of applicants. 4 R2 values are a measure of the strength of association, or predictive validly of the model and range from 0 to 1. For logistic

regression they are analogous to, but do not have the same variance interpretation as, R2 for linear regression. The values reported here are based on the Cox and Snell measure.

5Measures were entered in blocks and the -2 Log Likelihood for the block was compared against the full model to identify the best predictors.

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REGRESSION MODEL PREDICTING SUCCESS IN MATCHING TO PREFERRED SPECIALTY Table3

U.S. Seniors

Independent Applicants

Predictor Variable

Highly Competitive Specialties*

OR

Other

Specialties OR

Highly Competitive Specialties

OR

Other

Specialties OR

1. Number of contiguous ranks .................................................... 2. Graduate of top 40 NIH research medical school .................... (1=yes, 0=no) ‡ 3. PH.D. degree (1=yes, 0=no) ‡................................................... 4. Other graduate degree (1=yes, 0=No) ‡ ................................... 5. AOA member (1=yes, 0=no) ‡.................................................. 6. USMLE Step 1 score§............................................................... <= 200 between 201 and 234 >= 235 unknown score 7. USMLE Step 2 score§............................................................... <= 200 between 201 and 234 >= 235 unknown score 8. Number of research experiences.............................................. 9. Number of abstracts, presentations, and publications ..............

1.30 (1) 1.23

2.88 (5) 1.08 1.90 (4)

(2) 1.00 2.92 3.15 2.22

(3) 1.00 2.28 2.73 2.42 1.01 1.02

1.36 (1) 1.41 (4)

1.30 0.95 2.03 (5)

(3) 1.00 1.68 1.90 0.60

(2) 1.00 2.42 3.29 1.87 0.94 1.00

1.09 (1) --

-- -- --

1.00 1.06 1.74 1.33

(2) 1.00 1.21 2.72 0.84 1.14 (4) 1.08 (3)

1.19 (1) --

-- -- --

(2) 1.00 1.34 1.69 1.64

(2) 1.00 1.65 2.87 3.43 1.07 (4) 1.00

Model Evaluation: Percent classified correctly (matched, unmatched, total) R2

χ2 (13 df) =535.08, p < .001 N=1,719

74.3, 78.4, 75.3.31

χ2 (13 df) =1115.09, p < .001

N=12,701 71.6, 79.5, 72.0

.13

χ2 (9 df) =127.78, p < .001 N=437

64.7, 64.8, 64.8.15

χ2 (9 df) =2,327.66, p < .001

N=11,837 67.6, 71.7, 69.7

.19

*Competitive specialties include: Dermatology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery and Radiation Oncology. OR = odds ratio. Odds ratios significant at p<.05 are shown in bold, the order of the best predictors are noted parenthetically.

‡Data not available for independent applicants. §USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score data were entered into the models as score ranges. This coding allows for the evaluation of

applicants in the "unknown" score category and permits the inclusion of applicants who would otherwise be excluded from the analysis due to missing data. For the Step examinations the interpretation of the odds ratios are in relation to the reference group: applicants with Step scores of < 200.

Sources. Measure 1 and match outcome from the NRMP Data Warehouse, measure 2 from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), measures 3 and 4 from the AAMC Data Warehouse, measures 5, 6, 9 from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, and measures 6 and 7 from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from the ECFMG both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

The second best predictor for three of the four applicant groups was USMLE Step 2 scores. When all other measures were held constant, U.S. seniors who preferred the less competitive specialties and who had USMLE Step 2 scores of 235 or higher had odds of matching that were 3.29 times higher than applicants with scores of 200 or lower. For U.S. seniors who preferred the highly competitive specialties USMLE Step 2 scores also were significant, but USMLE Step 1 scores were a better predictor of match success. USMLE Step 1 scores were significant predictors of match success for U.S. seniors and independent applicants who preferred the less competitive specialties. When all other measures were held constant, the odds of independent applicants with Step 1 scores between 201 and 234 matching to a less competitive specialty increased by a factor of 1.34 when compared to independent applicants whose scores were 200 or lower. However, this measures was not a significant predictor for independent applicants who preferred a highly competitive specialty.

Neither the number of research experiences nor the number of publications was a significant predictor of match success for U.S. seniors who preferred either a highly competitive or other specialty. The number of research experiences was a significant predictor of match success for independent applicants in both of the specialty groups. The number of publications was a significant predictor of match success for independent applicants who preferred one of the competitive specialties. When all other measures were held constant, each additional research experience increased the odds of

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Median Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks

0.00

0.10

0.20

0.30

0.40

0.50

0.60

0.70

0.80

0.90

1.00

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

U.S. Seniors, Other SpecialtiesU.S. Seniors, Highly Competitive SpecialtiesIndependent Applicants, Other SpecialtiesIndependent Applicants, Highly Competitive Specialties

NUMBER OF CONTIGUOUS RANKS Chart14

Chart 14 shows the median predicted probability of matching to a preferred specialty by number of contiguous ranks for both U.S. seniors and independent applicants. For U.S. seniors, who averaged about 8 contiguous ranks overall, the increases in median predicted probabilities were more dramatic for applicants who preferred highly competitive specialties compared to those who preferred less competitive specialties. U.S. seniors who preferred one of the competitive specialties had to rank more programs to reach levels of predicted match success comparable to those of U.S. seniors who preferred less competitive specialties. For example, to reach a predicted match probability of .90, U.S. seniors who preferred highly competitive specialties had to rank 11 contiguous programs, but U.S. seniors who preferred less competitive specialties had to rank only 4 programs. Of course these are median values, and they varied within each group and across specialties, depending upon the values of the other predictor variables. For independent applicants who preferred the less competitive specialties the relationship is fairly linear, with each additional rank corresponding to an increased probability of matching to a preferred specialty. For the independent applicants who preferred the highly competitive specialties the relationship was more erratic, reflecting the small number of applicants at each contiguous rank level. Independent applicants averaged about 4 contiguous ranks on their rank order lists.

matching by a factor of 1.08. These findings suggest that independent applicants, in particular, should accurately report all their research experiences and publications when applying to residency programs. For U.S. seniors who preferred less competitive specialties, being a graduate of a top 40 NIH research medical schoolwas a significant predictor of match success (OR=1.41), and the fourth best predictor overall. Having a Ph.D. degree was a significant and fifth best predictor for U.S. seniors who preferred more competitive specialties (OR=2.88). Being a member of AOA was a significant predictor of match success for both groups of U.S. seniors. Having another type of graduate degree was not a significant predictor of match success for either group of U.S. seniors. In the charts that follow, the significant measures in Table 3 are plotted by the median probability of match success.

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Median Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 Scores

0.00

0.10

0.20

0.30

0.40

0.50

0.60

0.70

0.80

0.90

1.00

<= 180 Between181 and

190

Between191 and

200

Between201 and

210

Between211 and

220

Between221 and

230

Between231 and

240

Between241 and

250

Between251 and

260

> 260 UnknownScore

U.S. Seniors, Other SpecialtiesU.S. Seniors, Highly Competitive SpecialtiesIndependent Applicants, Other Specialties

Note: Not significant for independent applicants who preferred the highly competitive specialties

Median Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 2 Scores

0.00

0.10

0.20

0.30

0.40

0.50

0.60

0.70

0.80

0.90

1.00

<= 180 Between181 and

190

Between191 and

200

Between201 and

210

Between211 and

220

Between221 and

230

Between231 and

240

Between241 and

250

Between251 and

260

> 260 UnknownScore

U.S. Seniors, Other Specialties U.S. Seniors, Highly Competitive SpecialtiesIndependent Applicants, Other Specialties Independent Applicants, Highly Competitive Specialties

USMLE STEP 1 SCORES Chart15

Chart16

The relationship between USMLE Step scores and median probability of matching to a preferred specialty is shown inCharts 15 and 16. For U.S. seniors who preferred less competitive specialties, the probability of matching to a preferredspecialty increased markedly between Step 1 scores lower than 181 and scores of 210. Above scores of 210, the increasesin median predicted probabilities were less sharp. For U.S. seniors who preferred the more competitive specialties, theincreases were more dramatic and continued to rise throughout the range of scores.

The graphs for Step 1 and Step 2 scores show strikingly similar results, with the notable exception of how having anunknown score differed between the two tests for U.S. seniors. Many programs require a Step 1 score, but the Step 2score is usually optional. Overall, U.S. seniors had average Step 1 and Step 2 scores of 220 and 224, respectively.

For independent applicants, there was little difference in median predicted probabilities of match success between Step 1and Step 2 scores lower than 181 and 200; above 200 a more constant increase can be seen throughout the score ranges forindependent applicants who preferred less competitive specialties. For independent applicants who preferred thecompetitive specialties, the median predicted probability of matching decreased with Step 2 scores above 260, likely anartifact of the small number of applicants in this score range. Overall, independent applicants had average Step 1 scoresof 209 and average Step 2 scores of 210.

USMLE STEP 2 SCORES

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Median Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Research Experiences

0.00

0.10

0.20

0.30

0.40

0.50

0.60

0.70

0.80

0.90

1.00

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 orMore

Independent Applicants, Highly Competitive Specialties

Note: Not significant for U.S. seniors or independent applicants who prefer the other specialties.

Median Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Research Experiences

0.00

0.10

0.20

0.30

0.40

0.50

0.60

0.70

0.80

0.90

1.00

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 orMore

Independent Applicants, Highly Competitive Specialties

Independent Applicants, Other Specialties

Note: Not significant for U.S. seniors

Chart17

GRADUATES OF TOP 40 RESEARCH SCHOOL AOA MEMBERSHIP PH.D. DEGREE U.S. Seniors U.S. Seniors U.S. Seniors

Median Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by

Ph.D. Degree

0.00

0.10

0.20

0.30

0.40

0.50

0.60

0.70

0.80

0.90

1.00

No Yes

U.S. Seniors, HighlyCompetitive Specialties

Median Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by

AOA Membership

0.00

0.10

0.20

0.30

0.40

0.50

0.60

0.70

0.80

0.90

1.00

No Yes

U.S. Seniors, Other SpecialtiesU.S. Seniors, Highly Competitive Specialties

Median Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by

Graduate of Top 40 Research School

0.00

0.10

0.20

0.30

0.40

0.50

0.60

0.70

0.80

0.90

1.00

No Yes

U.S. Seniors, Other Specialties

Note: Not significant for U.S. Seniors who preferred the highly competitive specialties.

Note: Not significant for U.S. Seniors who preferred the other specialties.

Chart18

The relationship between number of research experiences and number of publications and the median probability of independent applicants matching to a preferred specialty is shown in Chart 17. These measures were not significant for U.S. seniors in the regression models. For independent applicants in both specialty groups there was a gradual if uneven increase in the median probabilities of match success across the range of research experiences. For independent applicants who preferred the competitive specialties, there was a gradual, if somewhat erratic, increase in median predicted probability of match success with increased numbers of research publications. Chart 18 shows the relationship between median predicted probability of matching to a preferred specialty and three characteristics of U.S. senior applicants. These measures did not apply to independent applicants. U.S. seniors who graduated from top 40 NIH research intensive medical schools and who preferred the competitive specialties had median predicted probabilities of match success of .98 compared to .97 for graduates of other medical schools. Being a graduate of a top 40 NIH research medical school was not a significant predictor of match success for U.S. seniors who preferred highly competitive specialties. AOA members who preferred a competitive specialty had predicted probabilities of .95 versus .74 for non-AOA members. Comparable median predicted probabilities of match success for U.S. seniors who preferred less competitive specialties were .99 and .97. U.S. seniors with Ph.D. degrees who preferred the competitive specialties had median predicted probabilities of match success of .93 compared to .83 for U.S. seniors without Ph.D. degrees. Having a Ph.D. was not a significant predictor of match success for U.S. seniors who preferred less competitive specialties.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCES PUBLICATIONS INDEPENDENT APPLICANTS INDEPENDENT APPLICANTS PREFERRING OTHER SPECIALTIES

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AN ANESTHESIOLOGY

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SUM M ARY STATISTICS Anesthesiology

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants Measure

Matched (n=1,005)

Did Not Match (n=66)

Matched (n=259)

Did Not Match (n=251)

1. Median number of contiguous ranks 2. Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 3. Percentage who graduated from top 40 NIH

research medical school 4. Percentage who have a Ph.D. degree 5. Percentage who have another graduate degree 6. Percentage who are AOA members 7. USMLE Step 1 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 8. USMLE Step 2 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 9. Mean number of research experiences 10. Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and

publications

10.0 1.3 38.1 2.8 10.9 7.5 220 220 208 232 1,002 223 224 210 238 694 1.8 1.7

3.0 1.7 22.7 3.0 9.1 0.0 200 196 190 207 65 197 195 186 207 54 1.7 1.0

6.0 1.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a 217 215 201 230 157 221 222 206 238 155 1.3 1.7

2.0 1.6 n/a n/a n/a n/a 206 202 192 217 189 207 205 192 219 189 1.2 2.6

n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants. Sources. Measures 1, 2, and match outcome from the NRMP Data Warehouse, measure 3 from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics

Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), measure 4 and 5 from the AAMC Data Warehouse, measures 6, 9, 10 from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, and measures 7 and 8 from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from the ECFMG both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

Note: Counts are provided for USMLE Step scores since they are the only measures with significant missing data.

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NUMBER OF CONTIGUOUS RANKS WITHIN PREFERRED SPECIALTY Anesthesiology

U.S. Seniors

33 23 33 45 52 61 68 73 88 84 9165 60 46 45

138

12 17 99 3

6 4 22 1 0

1 00 0

0

020406080

100120140160

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

Matched Not Matched

ChartAN-2

NUMBER OF DISTINCT SPECIALTIES RANKED Anesthesiology

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Independent Applicants

38 22 23 23 22 19 16 14 11 10 12 7 10 6 5 21

96

46 4722 10 8 211213310

8

020406080

100120140160

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

U.S. Seniors

768

142 87 8

29

1927

0100200300400500600700800900

1 2 3 4 or More

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

18058 18 3

152

63261

0100200300400500600700800900

1 2 3 4 or More

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USMLE STEP 1 SCORES Anesthesiology

ChartAN-4

USMLE STEP 2 SCORES Anesthesiology

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

U.S. Seniors

741

94151

221 219

13087

36 16 3

16

26

9

7 5

0

1

0 101

0

50

100

150

200

250

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

0 12 20 26 30 30 16 18 4 1

10227

62

11139 47

2191636

0

50

100

150

200

250

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

U.S. Seniors

9 33 5292 124 134 108 81 46 15

3114 3

12

12

00

121111

100

50100

150

200

250300

350

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

2 10 17 19 23 29 23 27 4 1

104

62

211011213232412811

0

50100

150

200

250300

350

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

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NUM BER OF RESEARCH PROJECTS Anesthesiology

ChartAN-6

NUM BER OF ABSTRACTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS Anesthesiology

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

200

783

2292

164

3

14

52

102

143

600

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants

Independent ApplicantsU.S. Seniors

482441

82150

8722

3826

2

134

77

400

100

200

300

400

500

600

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

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O THER CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. SENIORS Anesthesiology

930

75

622

383

977

28

895

110

66

51

15

6460

60 20

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Matched Not Matched

AOA

Membership

Graduate of Top 40 NIH Research Intensive

Medical School

Ph.D.

Degree

Other GraduateDegree

Sources. AOA membership from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, Top 40 NIH Research Intensive Medical Schools from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), Ph.D. and other graduate degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

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D DERMATOLOGY

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SUM M ARY STATISTICS Dermatology

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants Measure

Matched (n=249)

Did Not Match (n=158)

Matched (n=68)

Did Not Match (n=104)

1. Median number of contiguous ranks 2. Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 3. Percentage who graduated from top 40 NIH

research medical school 4. Percentage who have a Ph.D. degree 5. Percentage who have another graduate degree 6. Percentage who are AOA members 7. USMLE Step 1 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 8. USMLE Step 2 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 9. Mean number of research experiences 10. Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and

publications

8.0 1.9 47.8 11.6 6.8 47.0 238 240 229 249 248 242 245 231 255 124 3.4 5.7

3.0 2.3 29.7 3.8 10.8 17.7 226 228 213 241 157 232 234 215 250 99 2.7 3.3

3.0 1.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 228 229 212 245 62 230 234 216 244 63 3.8 7.9

2.0 1.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 216 216 204 229 91 219 218 207 234 91 3.0 6.1

n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants. Sources. Measures 1, 2, and match outcome from the NRMP Data Warehouse, measure 3 from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics

Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), measure 4 and 5 from the AAMC Data Warehouse, measures 6, 9, 10 from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, and measures 7 and 8 from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from the ECFMG both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

Note: Counts are provided for USMLE Step scores since they are the only measures with significant missing data.

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NUMBER OF CONTIGUOUS RANKS WITHIN PREFERRED SPECIALTY Dermatology

U.S. Seniors

11 13 19 16 14 1120 22 16 14 20 17 11 12 9

24

3339 26

1710 11

7 73

02

11 1

0

0

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

Matched Not Matched

ChartD-2

NUMBER OF DISTINCT SPECIALTIES RANKED Dermatology

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Independent Applicants

15 13 13 7 1 4 6 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 1

50

229

5 10000111245 30

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

U.S. Seniors

70126

503

12 49

8

89

0

50

100

150

200

250

1 2 3 4 or More

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

559 4 0

84

3314

0

50

100

150

200

250

1 2 3 4 or More

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USMLE STEP 1 SCORES Dermatology

ChartD-4

USMLE STEP 2 SCORES Dermatology

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

U.S. Seniors

0 2 0 823

3759 65

4014

1

20

23

24

31 28

11

311151

0102030405060708090

100

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

0 1 6 6 8 11 10 14 5 1 615 13130 6

12 591525

0102030405060708090

100

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

U.S. Seniors

0 1 0 3 6 18 25 29 29 13

125

15 15 20

59

41217105100

50

100

150

200

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

0 2 5 6 7 9 12 14 5 3 5132671213221191 8

0

50

100

150

200

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

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NUM BER OF RESEARCH PROJECTS Dermatology

ChartD-6

NUM BER OF ABSTRACTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS Dermatology

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

10

206

33 1039 19

125

17

68

1620160

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants

Independent ApplicantsU.S. Seniors

24

124101

825 35

35

88

35

23

3744

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

220

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

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ChartD-7

O THER CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. SENIORS Dermatology

132 117 130 119

220

29

232

17

130 111

47

152 141

17

28

6

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Matched Not Matched

AOA

Membership

Graduate of Top 40 NIH Research Intensive

Medical School

Ph.D.

Degree

Other GraduateDegree

Sources. AOA membership from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, Top 40 NIH Research Intensive Medical Schools from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), Ph.D. and other graduate degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

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EM EMERGENCY MEDICINE

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SUM M ARY STATISTICS Emergency Medicine

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants Measure

Matched (n=1,092)

Did Not Match (n=89)

Matched (n=265)

Did Not Match (n=223)

1. Median number of contiguous ranks 2. Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 3. Percentage who graduated from top 40 NIH

research medical school 4. Percentage who have a Ph.D. degree 5. Percentage who have another graduate degree 6. Percentage who are AOA members 7. USMLE Step 1 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 8. USMLE Step 2 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 9. Mean number of research experiences 10. Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and

publications

10.0 1.1 35.9 1.6 13.5 12.4 220 221 207 234 1,086 227 228 214 241 778 1.8 1.6

5.0 1.3 20.2 0.0 9.0 1.1 208 204 194 220 88 208 206 193 220 71 1.3 0.8

5.0 1.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a 216 214 204 228 140 222 222 205 237 140 1.2 1.4

2.0 1.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a 204 202 188 217 156 204 199 191 218 154 1.2 1.5

n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants. Sources. Measures 1, 2, and match outcome from the NRMP Data Warehouse, measure 3 from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics

Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), measure 4 and 5 from the AAMC Data Warehouse, measures 6, 9, 10 from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, and measures 7 and 8 from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from the ECFMG both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

Note: Counts are provided for USMLE Step scores since they are the only measures with significant missing data.

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NUMBER OF CONTIGUOUS RANKS WITHIN PREFERRED SPECIALTY Emergency Medicine

U.S. Seniors

14 19 22 3356 65

94 108128 137

105 9970 56

345214 9 11

10

59

113

8 3

2 2

10

0

1

020

406080

100

120140

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

Matched Not Matched

ChartEM-2

NUMBER OF DISTINCT SPECIALTIES RANKED Emergency Medicine

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Independent Applicants

38 30 23 18 28 24 12 21 13 19 12 13 4 4 2 4

100

3832

17 6 4 800000338 4

020

406080

100

120140

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

U.S. Seniors

989

80 20 3

69

0713

0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1 2 3 4 or More

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

22331 8 3

140

81461

0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1 2 3 4 or More

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USMLE STEP 1 SCORES Emergency Medicine

ChartEM-4

USMLE STEP 2 SCORES Emergency Medicine

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

U.S. Seniors

860

97161

212 215172

112

409 6

16

22

15

14 10

7

2

2100

0255075

100125150175200225250

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

1 10 17 27 30 26 15 13 1 0

12526

67

11344 28 28

2023

0255075

100125150175200225250

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

U.S. Seniors

8 21 3886

137 130 159109

58 32

314

13

15 83

3

18

1114670

50100150

200250300350

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

1 12 13 24 19 17 27 11 9 7

12547

69

11572020192590

50100150

200250300350

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

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NUM BER OF RESEARCH PROJECTS Emergency Medicine

ChartEM-6

NUM BER OF ABSTRACTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS Emergency Medicine

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

245

823

24110 153

2

26

63

87133

300

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants

Independent ApplicantsU.S. Seniors

543468

81164

8021

51

38

0

138

69

160

100

200

300

400

500

600

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

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O THER CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. SENIORS Emergency Medicine

957

135

700

392

1074

18

945

147

88

71

18

89

81

810

0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Matched Not Matched

AOA

Membership

Graduate of Top 40 NIH Research Intensive

Medical School

Ph.D.

Degree

Other GraduateDegree

Sources. AOA membership from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, Top 40 NIH Research Intensive Medical Schools from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), Ph.D. and other graduate degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

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SUM M ARY STATISTICS Family Medicine

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants Measure

Matched (n=1,079)

Did Not Match (n=13)

Matched (n=939)

Did Not Match (n=1,012)

1. Median number of contiguous ranks 2. Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 3. Percentage who graduated from top 40 NIH

research medical school 4. Percentage who have a Ph.D. degree 5. Percentage who have another graduate degree 6. Percentage who are AOA members 7. USMLE Step 1 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 8. USMLE Step 2 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 9. Mean number of research experiences 10. Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and

publications

6.0 1.1 29.7 0.6 10.5 5.7 211 209 196 225 1,076 218 220 203 233 830 1.2 1.0

2.0 1.5 30.4 0.0 15.4 7.7 198 195 185 218 13 205 201 176 232 8 2.0 2.6

3.0 1.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a 199 197 188 207 713 202 199 190 212 710 0.9 1.1

1.0 1.6 n/a n/a n/a n/a 195 193 186 202 974 196 193 186 204 973 0.9 1.7

n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants. Sources. Measures 1, 2, and match outcome from the NRMP Data Warehouse, measure 3 from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics

Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), measure 4 and 5 from the AAMC Data Warehouse, measures 6, 9, 10 from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, and measures 7 and 8 from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from the ECFMG both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

Note: Counts are provided for USMLE Step scores since they are the only measures with significant missing data.

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ChartFM-1

NUMBER OF CONTIGUOUS RANKS WITHIN PREFERRED SPECIALTY Family Medicine

U.S. Seniors

55 57 88 132 167 151 109 103 50 65 43 15 10 9 8 17

0 0 00000011001334

0100200300400500600700800

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

Matched Not Matched

ChartFM-2

NUMBER OF DISTINCT SPECIALTIES RANKED Family Medicine

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Independent Applicants

219 170 126 107 83 70 42 28 29 26 11 7 8 1 2 10

584

18488

35312121936161434 20

0100200300400500600700800

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

U.S. Seniors

1025

48 5 1

9

0220

300

600

900

1,200

1,500

1 2 3 4 or More

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

672

21047 10

599

3191

291

0

300

600

900

1,200

1,500

1 2 3 4 or More

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USMLE STEP 1 SCORES Family Medicine

ChartFM-4

USMLE STEP 2 SCORES Family Medicine

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

U.S. Seniors

27123

208 201 166 170 11545 17 4 3

33 1

2 10

001020

100

200

300

400

500

600

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

6

228 198 14875 30 12 13 2 1

226

161 38

0028

381297

3102074

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

U.S. Seniors

30 56 91 128 121 167111 71 36 19

2491

1 10

1

5

100030

100

200

300

400

500

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

25

178 174 141 95 53 29 12 1 2

22990

309 274

153

86

39

0052135

0

100

200

300

400

500

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

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NUM BER OF RESEARCH PROJECTS Family Medicine

ChartFM-6

NUM BER OF ABSTRACTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS Family Medicine

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

385

688

6

483 447

9

3

10523

482

700

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants

Independent ApplicantsU.S. Seniors

691

343

45

625

271

43

6

5

627

299

2 86

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

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OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. SENIORS Family Medicine

1018

61

758

321

1072

7

966

113

12

9

4

13

11

21 0

0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Matched Not Matched

AOA

Membership

Graduate of Top 40 NIH Research Intensive

Medical School

Ph.D.

Degree

Other GraduateDegree

Sources. AOA membership from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, Top 40 NIH Research Intensive Medical Schools from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), Ph.D. and other graduate degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

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IM INTERNAL MEDICINE

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TableIM-1

SUM M ARY STATISTICS Internal Medicine

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants Measure

Matched (n=2,784)

Did Not Match (n=61)

Matched (n=1,987)

Did Not Match (n=2,342)

1. Median number of contiguous ranks 2. Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 3. Percentage who graduated from top 40 NIH

research medical school 4. Percentage who have a Ph.D. degree 5. Percentage who have another graduate degree 6. Percentage who are AOA members 7. USMLE Step 1 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 8. USMLE Step 2 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 9. Mean number of research experiences 10. Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and

publications

8.0 1.0 38.6 5.8 10.6 12.6 222 222 207 237 2,776 227 228 211 243 1,938 2.1 2.2

3.0 1.2 19.7 1.6 14.8 3.3 199 194 187 209 58 192 186 177 207 39 1.6 1.2

5.0 1.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 220 220 206 234 1,748 222 223 207 238 1,740 1.3 2.1

2.0 1.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a 207 205 192 220 2,303 209 206 193 221 2,303 1.0 2.0

n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants. Sources. Measures 1, 2, and match outcome from the NRMP Data Warehouse, measure 3 from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics

Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), measure 4 and 5 from the AAMC Data Warehouse, measures 6, 9, 10 from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, and measures 7 and 8 from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from the ECFMG both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

Note: Counts are provided for USMLE Step scores since they are the only measures with significant missing data.

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NUMBER OF CONTIGUOUS RANKS WITHIN PREFERRED SPECIALTY Internal Medicine

U.S. Seniors

106 75 99 160 217 270 265 339 298 279 192 156 85 87 48 1088 3 6

1 0 0000010871413

0

300

600

900

1,200

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

Matched Not Matched

ChartIM-2

NUMBER OF DISTINCT SPECIALTIES RANKED Internal Medicine

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Independent Applicants

255 198 185 221 177 149 156 136 92 106 72 46 43 32 35 84

1035

466265 165

111 71 9510101436313238 44

0

300

600

900

1,200

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

U.S. Seniors

2,702

78 4 0

52

1260

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

1 2 3 4 or More

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

1,592

301 73 21

1,468

59191

624

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

1 2 3 4 or More

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USMLE STEP 1 SCORES Internal Medicine

ChartIM-4

USMLE STEP 2 SCORES Internal Medicine

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

U.S. Seniors

24168

261373

476 491 445317

17645 8

1812

107 4

1

1

0305

0100200300400500600700

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

2124 201 252 306 312 268

18285 16

239

411

39

81834

437484

76

175269

391

0100200300400500600700

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

U.S. Seniors

38 74 142 206 287 303 333 294155 106

846

56

3 2 0 0

2

22

010110

100200300400500600700800900

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

17 113 174 229 279 285 262 212110 59

247

346451

440 380266

17898 39

153198

0100200300400500600700800900

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

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NUM BER OF RESEARCH PROJECTS Internal Medicine

ChartIM-6

NUM BER OF ABSTRACTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS Internal Medicine

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

452

2241

91

7971155

35

13

47

1193

1113

361

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants

Independent ApplicantsU.S. Seniors

1222 1220

342

1100665

222

31 28

2

1403

706

233

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

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O THER CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. SENIORS Internal Medicine

2433

351

1708

1076

2623

161

2490

294

59

49

12

6052

92

1

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Matched Not Matched

AOA

Membership

Graduate of Top 40 NIH Research Intensive

Medical School

Ph.D.

Degree

Other GraduateDegree

Sources. AOA membership from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, Top 40 NIH Research Intensive Medical Schools from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), Ph.D. and other graduate degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

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IP INTERNAL MEDICINE/PEDIATRICS

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SUM M ARY STATISTICS Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants Measure

Matched (n=274)

Did Not Match (n=25)

Matched (n=56)

Did Not Match (n=46)

1. Median number of contiguous ranks 2. Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 3. Percentage who graduated from top 40 NIH

research medical school 4. Percentage who have a Ph.D. degree 5. Percentage who have another graduate degree 6. Percentage who are AOA members 7. USMLE Step 1 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 8. USMLE Step 2 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 9. Mean number of research experiences 10. Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and

publications

7.0 1.2 32.1 1.5 13.1 16.8 221 221 208 234 274 231 233 216 246 194 1.7 1.3

2.0 2.2 24.0 1.2 32.0 12.0 211 207 194 230 24 215 218 189 246 15 2.8 3.2

5.0 1.6 n/a n/a n/a n/a 210 213 195 220 35 215 212 203 228 35 1.0 0.7

1.0 2.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a 210 212 197 221 42 209 209 196 222 42 1.4 2.2

n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants. Sources. Measures 1, 2, and match outcome from the NRMP Data Warehouse, measure 3 from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics

Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), measure 4 and 5 from the AAMC Data Warehouse, measures 6, 9, 10 from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, and measures 7 and 8 from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from the ECFMG both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

Note: Counts are provided for USMLE Step scores since they are the only measures with significant missing data.

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ChartIP-1

NUMBER OF CONTIGUOUS RANKS WITHIN PREFERRED SPECIALTY Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

U.S. Seniors

2214

914

26 2534 33 29 25 23

104 4 0 2

11

5

21

1 1

1 21

0 0

00000

0

10

20

30

40

50

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

Matched Not Matched

ChartIP-2

NUMBER OF DISTINCT SPECIALTIES RANKED Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Independent Applicants

155 3 1

8 6 4 4 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 1

33

6 51

00000000001 00

10

20

30

40

50

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

U.S. Seniors

218

523 1

3

14

17

0

50

100

150

200

250

1 2 3 4 or More

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

33 13 8 2

1061812

0

50

100

150

200

250

1 2 3 4 or More

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USMLE STEP 1 SCORES Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

ChartIP-4

USMLE STEP 2 SCORES Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

U.S. Seniors

218

2634

5059

40

21 186 0

4

5

6

2

1

3

20

1100

10

20

30

40

50

60

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

07 4 5 11

3 4 0 1 0

21

4

0041

6 9433

12

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

U.S. Seniors

2 3 13 18 24 30 32 3817 17

80

23 1 0

4

10

00140

0

20

40

60

80

100

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

0 2 4 11 4 8 4 0 1 1218 104

011079420

20

40

60

80

100

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

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NUM BER OF RESEARCH PROJECTS Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

ChartIP-6

NUM BER OF ABSTRACTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

67

201

629 26

1

2

20

19 25

230

50

100

150

200

250

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants

Independent ApplicantsU.S. Seniors

155

106

1338

180

8

14

24

153

70

25

50

75

100

125

150

175

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

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O THER CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. SENIORS Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

228

46

186

88

270

4

238

36

22

19

6

22

17

83

30

50

100

150

200

250

300

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Matched Not Matched

AOA

Membership

Graduate of Top 40 NIH Research Intensive

Medical School

Ph.D.

Degree

Other GraduateDegree

Sources. AOA membership from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, Top 40 NIH Research Intensive Medical Schools from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), Ph.D. and other graduate degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

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N NEUROLOGY

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SUM M ARY STATISTICS Neurology

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants Measure

Matched (n=296)

Did Not Match (n=12)

Matched (n=198)

Did Not Match (n=158)

1. Median number of contiguous ranks 2. Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 3. Percentage who graduated from top 40 NIH

research medical school 4. Percentage who have a Ph.D. degree 5. Percentage who have another graduate degree 6. Percentage who are AOA members 7. USMLE Step 1 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 8. USMLE Step 2 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 9. Mean number of research experiences 10. Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and

publications

8.0 1.3 37.8 11.1 11.8 14.5 219 218 204 235 294 223 226 208 239 203 2.3 3.2

2.0 1.8 33.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 202 192 187 209 12 196 188 178 223 6 2.1 1.9

5.0 1.6 n/a n/a n/a n/a 220 221 202 236 159 221 223 206 237 159 1.7 4.5

1.0 2.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 206 203 190 219 152 209 203 192 218 152 1.5 4.8

n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants. Sources. Measures 1, 2, and match outcome from the NRMP Data Warehouse, measure 3 from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics

Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), measure 4 and 5 from the AAMC Data Warehouse, measures 6, 9, 10 from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, and measures 7 and 8 from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from the ECFMG both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

Note: Counts are provided for USMLE Step scores since they are the only measures with significant missing data.

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ChartN-1

NUMBER OF CONTIGUOUS RANKS WITHIN PREFERRED SPECIALTY Neurology

U.S. Seniors

13 7 15 14 1431 34 30 37

22 17 16 15 14 6 11

0 0 01

010000002125

0

25

50

75

100

125

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

Matched Not Matched

ChartN-2

NUMBER OF DISTINCT SPECIALTIES RANKED Neurology

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Independent Applicants

30 23 24 22 15 17 17 13 11 13 5 2 1 1 1 3

87

30 16 13

001200001 15 20

25

50

75

100

125

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

U.S. Seniors

224

6210 0

4

01

7

0

50

100

150

200

250

1 2 3 4 or More

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

115

5620 7

64

1727

50

0

50

100

150

200

250

1 2 3 4 or More

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USMLE STEP 1 SCORES Neurology

ChartN-4

USMLE STEP 2 SCORES Neurology

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

U.S. Seniors

3

20

3950 48

41 47

2717

2 2

3

4

2 10

0

2

0

0000

10

20

30

40

50

60

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

114 19 24 21

3021 21

6 2

39

19

5

6

01

37 33

28

1829

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

U.S. Seniors

12 9 15 21 31 37 3120 15 12

93

01 0 1

0

6

00121

0

20

40

60

80

100

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

1 11 17 26 21 29 26 16 7 5

3930

3328

2117

86

6

0360

20

40

60

80

100

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

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NUM BER OF RESEARCH PROJECTS Neurology

ChartN-6

NUM BER OF ABSTRACTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS Neurology

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

51

232

1351

141

6

2

10

50

103

50

0

50

100

150

200

250

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants

Independent ApplicantsU.S. Seniors

111127

58 6678

54

4

7

1

6152

45

0

25

50

75

100

125

150

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

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O THER CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. SENIORS Neurology

253

43

184

112

263

33

261

35

11

8

4

11 11

11

1

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Matched Not Matched

AOA

Membership

Graduate of Top 40 NIH Research Intensive

Medical School

Ph.D.

Degree

Other GraduateDegree

Sources. AOA membership from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, Top 40 NIH Research Intensive Medical Schools from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), Ph.D. and other graduate degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

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OBG OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

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SUM M ARY STATISTICS Obstetrics and Gynecology

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants Measure

Matched (n=834)

Did Not Match (n=102)

Matched (n=296)

Did Not Match (n=379)

1. Median number of contiguous ranks 2. Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 3. Percentage who graduated from top 40 NIH

research medical school 4. Percentage who have a Ph.D. degree 5. Percentage who have another graduate degree 6. Percentage who are AOA members 7. USMLE Step 1 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 8. USMLE Step 2 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 9. Mean number of research experiences 10. Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and

publications

9.0 1.0 31.1 1.6 10.2 11.8 214 213 200 228 834 223 224 208 238 669 1.8 1.4

6.0 1.1 26.5 1.0 10.8 1.0 200 197 188 210 102 204 202 188 218 84 1.7 1.4

5.0 1.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 212 210 195 226 209 216 215 200 234 208 1.2 1.8

2.0 1.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a 200 196 188 209 339 203 200 188 213 336 1.2 1.8

n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants. Sources. Measures 1, 2, and match outcome from the NRMP Data Warehouse, measure 3 from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics

Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), measure 4 and 5 from the AAMC Data Warehouse, measures 6, 9, 10 from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, and measures 7 and 8 from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from the ECFMG both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

Note: Counts are provided for USMLE Step scores since they are the only measures with significant missing data.

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NUMBER OF CONTIGUOUS RANKS WITHIN PREFERRED SPECIALTY Obstetrics and Gynecology

U.S. Seniors

8 19 33 39 5380 82 97 98 94 76

54 37 28 15 217 6

8

20 814 8 5

33

3001610

0

50

100

150

200

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

Matched Not Matched

ChartOBG-2

NUMBER OF DISTINCT SPECIALTIES RANKED Obstetrics and Gynecology

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Independent Applicants

41 29 25 25 30 22 35 22 9 19 11 10 0 7 2 9

179

6636 25 21

17 1101120457 4

0

50

100

150

200

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

U.S. Seniors

822

11 0 1

92

00100

250

500

750

1,000

1 2 3 4 or More

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

23642 17 1

217

2337102

0

250

500

750

1,000

1 2 3 4 or More

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USMLE STEP 1 SCORES Obstetrics and Gynecology

ChartOBG-4

USMLE STEP 2 SCORES Obstetrics and Gynecology

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

U.S. Seniors

10

91117

156132

154104

5017 3 0

2522

24

88

3

3

00090

50

100

150

200

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

232 43 29 35 23 28 12 3 2

8768

40

035

114 80

41022

33

0

50

100

150

200

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

U.S. Seniors

10 2960

88 99129

104 8741 22

165

12

13

16 124

72

4

18

1130

50

100

150

200

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

3 23 27 33 41 22 28 23 2 6

8878 77 59 37

24 2411

43

22220

50

100

150

200

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

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ChartOBG-5

NUM BER OF RESEARCH PROJECTS Obstetrics and Gynecology

ChartOBG-6

NUM BER OF ABSTRACTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS Obstetrics and Gynecology

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

196

623

15127 163

6

24

77

163

208

810

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants

Independent ApplicantsU.S. Seniors

450

332

52

161111

24

59

36

7

218

132

29

0

100

200

300

400

500

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

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ChartOBG-7

O THER CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. SENIORS Obstetrics and Gynecology

736

98

575

259

821

13

749

85

101

75

25

101

91

111

10

300

600

900

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Matched Not Matched

AOA

Membership

Graduate of Top 40 NIH Research Intensive

Medical School

Ph.D.

Degree

Other GraduateDegree

Sources. AOA membership from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, Top 40 NIH Research Intensive Medical Schools from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), Ph.D. and other graduate degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

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ORS ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY

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TableORS-1

SUM M ARY STATISTICS Orthopaedic Surgery

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants Measure

Matched (n=577)

Did Not Match (n=142)

Matched (n=36)

Did Not Match (n=121)

1. Median number of contiguous ranks 2. Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 3. Percentage who graduated from top 40 NIH

research medical school 4. Percentage who have a Ph.D. degree 5. Percentage who have another graduate degree 6. Percentage who are AOA members 7. USMLE Step 1 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 8. USMLE Step 2 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 9. Mean number of research experiences 10. Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and

publications

11.0 1.0 40.0 2.3 12.8 30.5 234 234 225 245 575 235 236 223 245 307 2.6 3.0

5.0 1.2 27.5 1.4 11.3 7.0 216 217 202 231 139 217 217 201 236 99 2.3 2.3

3.0 1.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 217 218 203 234 34 222 224 208 234 34 2.1 5.8

1.0 1.6 n/a n/a n/a n/a 215 215 200 231 111 216 213 200 231 111 1.8 3.8

n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants. Sources. Measures 1, 2, and match outcome from the NRMP Data Warehouse, measure 3 from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics

Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), measure 4 and 5 from the AAMC Data Warehouse, measures 6, 9, 10 from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, and measures 7 and 8 from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from the ECFMG both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

Note: Counts are provided for USMLE Step scores since they are the only measures with significant missing data.

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ChartORS-1

NUMBER OF CONTIGUOUS RANKS WITHIN PREFERRED SPECIALTY Orthopaedic Surgery

U.S. Seniors

8 6 11 18 23 2142 37 40

53 47 52 54 4933

83

9 1822 12 11 13

144

8

97 4 2

1

2

6

0

20

40

60

80

100

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

Matched Not Matched

ChartORS-2

NUMBER OF DISTINCT SPECIALTIES RANKED Orthopaedic Surgery

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Independent Applicants

9 6 8 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3

63

16 140020020012511 5

0

20

40

60

80

100

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

U.S. Seniors

553

23 1 0

115

03240

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

1 2 3 4 or More

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

27 9 0 04770 40

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

1 2 3 4 or More

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USMLE STEP 1 SCORES Orthopaedic Surgery

ChartORS-4

USMLE STEP 2 SCORES Orthopaedic Surgery

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

U.S. Seniors

0 2 1030

58

122 138 130

6421

218

26

21

2724

10

1

30

3 90

20406080

100120140160

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

0 4 4 4 8 2 7 5 0 0 217

10011 13 16 11171421

020406080

100120140160

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

U.S. Seniors

0 3 4 26 34 44 74 61 39 22

270

1712 6

43

38141512840

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

1 0 5 5 3 8 6 4 1 1 215 23 13 17 10241012132

0

20

40

60

80

100

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

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NUM BER OF RESEARCH PROJECTS Orthopaedic Surgery

ChartORS-6

NUM BER OF ABSTRACTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS Orthopaedic Surgery

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

34

515

28 4 31 1

118

89230519

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants

Independent ApplicantsU.S. Seniors

182

297

98

7 18 11

62

61

19

54 44 230

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

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OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. SENIORS Orthopaedic Surgery

401

176

346231

564

13

503

74

132

10

103

39

140

126

162

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Matched Not Matched

AOA

Membership

Graduate of Top 40 NIH Research Intensive

Medical School

Ph.D.

Degree

Other GraduateDegree

Sources. AOA membership from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, Top 40 NIH Research Intensive Medical Schools from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), Ph.D. and other graduate degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

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OTO OTOLARYNGOLOGY

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SUM M ARY STATISTICS Otolaryngology

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants Measure

Matched (n=249)

Did Not Match (n=56)

Matched (n=17)

Did Not Match (n=31)

1. Median number of contiguous ranks 2. Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 3. Percentage who graduated from top 40 NIH

research medical school 4. Percentage who have a Ph.D. degree 5. Percentage who have another graduate degree 6. Percentage who are AOA members 7. USMLE Step 1 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 8. USMLE Step 2 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 9. Mean number of research experiences 10. Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and

publications

11.0 1.1 43.8 3.6 8.8 39.0 238 239 229 247 249 241 240 231 251 121 3.2 4.0

4.0 1.4 32.1 0.0 10.7 8.9 224 222 214 236 55 223 226 214 235 38 3.0 2.3

8.0 1.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 228 223 216 237 17 228 238 211 243 16 3.9 8.5

2.0 1.6 n/a n/a n/a n/a 211 211 195 227 28 213 211 204 227 27 1.5 4.1

n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants. Sources. Measures 1, 2, and match outcome from the NRMP Data Warehouse, measure 3 from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics

Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), measure 4 and 5 from the AAMC Data Warehouse, measures 6, 9, 10 from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, and measures 7 and 8 from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from the ECFMG both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

Note: Counts are provided for USMLE Step scores since they are the only measures with significant missing data.

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NUMBER OF CONTIGUOUS RANKS WITHIN PREFERRED SPECIALTY Otolaryngology

U.S. Seniors

2 3 7 813 17 14 16 15

21 23 2210

17 21

40

7 99 7

44

4 2 0

2 1 1

1

00

5

0

10

20

30

40

50

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

Matched Not Matched

ChartOTO-2

NUMBER OF DISTINCT SPECIALTIES RANKED Otolaryngology

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Independent Applicants

2 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3

146 0000100210131 2

0

10

20

30

40

50

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

U.S. Seniors

226

21 2 0

38

1413

0

50

100

150

200

250

1 2 3 4 or More

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

12 5 0 0118 39

0

50

100

150

200

250

1 2 3 4 or More

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USMLE STEP 1 SCORES Otolaryngology

ChartOTO-4

USMLE STEP 2 SCORES Otolaryngology

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

U.S. Seniors

0 1 1 619

42

68 67

36

90

16

13

10 7

1

104220

0

20

40

60

80

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

0 0 0 1 5 4 5 0 1 1 030061 5 2 2345

0

20

40

60

80

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

U.S. Seniors

1 0 0 1 422 33 29 18 13

128

128 5

18

00624010

50

100

150

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

0 1 2 1 1 1 5 3 2 0 140013469211

0

50

100

150

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

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NUM BER OF RESEARCH PROJECTS Otolaryngology

ChartOTO-6

NUM BER OF ABSTRACTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS Otolaryngology

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

10

213

261 10 6

47

21 01045

0

50

100

150

200

250

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants

Independent ApplicantsU.S. Seniors

51

139

59

1 6 10

17

33

6

178 6

0

50

100

150

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

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O THER CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. SENIORS Otolaryngology

152

97140

109

240

9

227

22

5138

18

5650

6

5

00

50

100

150

200

250

300

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Matched Not Matched

AOA

Membership

Graduate of Top 40 NIH Research Intensive

Medical School

Ph.D.

Degree

Other GraduateDegree

Sources. AOA membership from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, Top 40 NIH Research Intensive Medical Schools from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), Ph.D. and other graduate degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

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SUM M ARY STATISTICS Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants Measure

Matched (n=294)

Did Not Match (n=19)

Matched (n=160)

Did Not Match (n=184)

1. Median number of contiguous ranks 2. Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 3. Percentage who graduated from top 40 NIH

research medical school 4. Percentage who have a Ph.D. degree 5. Percentage who have another graduate degree 6. Percentage who are AOA members 7. USMLE Step 1 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 8. USMLE Step 2 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 9. Mean number of research experiences 10. Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and

publications

7.0 1.0 37.8 15.3 9.9 11.9 223 222 209 239 292 226 227 210 240 194 2.0 2.8

2.0 1.1 10.5 10.5 5.3 0.0 207 202 191 212 19 202 199 173 224 16 1.5 1.7

3.0 1.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 217 215 203 233 131 216 216 202 233 131 1.7 4.8

2.0 1.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a 210 208 197 221 173 205 204 189 220 174 1.8 7.5

n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants. Sources. Measures 1, 2, and match outcome from the NRMP Data Warehouse, measure 3 from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics

Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), measure 4 and 5 from the AAMC Data Warehouse, measures 6, 9, 10 from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, and measures 7 and 8 from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from the ECFMG both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

Note: Counts are provided for USMLE Step scores since they are the only measures with significant missing data.

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NUMBER OF CONTIGUOUS RANKS WITHIN PREFERRED SPECIALTY Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical

U.S. Seniors

9 316 24 25

38 36 34 28 31 19 7 7 4 7 6

1 11 1 1

0 000000

0329

0

25

50

75

100

125

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

Matched Not Matched

ChartPTH-2

NUMBER OF DISTINCT SPECIALTIES RANKED Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Independent Applicants

33 26 26 15 19 9 11 2 4 5 4 1 2 1 0 2

89

27 1610 10

1300122439 7

0

25

50

75

100

125

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

U.S. Seniors

288

5 1 0

18

0100

50

100

150

200

250

300

1 2 3 4 or More

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

130

19 9 2

124

41739

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

1 2 3 4 or More

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USMLE STEP 1 SCORES Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical

ChartPTH-4

USMLE STEP 2 SCORES Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

U.S. Seniors

015

2439

5058

4736

185 2

3

5

5

10

1

2

1

0010

15

30

45

60

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

012 17

24 22 20 2010 6 0

29

3011

022

26

34

7

1620

36

0

15

30

45

60

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

U.S. Seniors

1 518 28 24

39 32 269 12

100

22 2

11

1

3

01150

20

40

60

80

100

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

418 8

26 23 16 13 162 5

29

40

29

29 2524

12 610

0180

20

40

60

80

100

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

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NUM BER OF RESEARCH PROJECTS Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical

ChartPTH-6

NUM BER OF ABSTRACTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

58

224

1242

115

3

11

57

118

9

6

2

0

50

100

150

200

250

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants

Independent ApplicantsU.S. Seniors

131109

54 6251 47

12

5

2

5059

75

0

50

100

150

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

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O THER CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. SENIORS Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical

259

35

183

111

249

45

265

29

19

17

2

1718

10 2

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Matched Not Matched

AOA

Membership

Graduate of Top 40 NIH Research Intensive

Medical School

Ph.D.

Degree

Other GraduateDegree

Sources. AOA membership from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, Top 40 NIH Research Intensive Medical Schools from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), Ph.D. and other graduate degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

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SUM M ARY STATISTICS Pediatrics

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants Measure

Matched (n=1,691)

Did Not Match (n=46)

Matched (n=535)

Did Not Match (n=445)

1. Median number of contiguous ranks 2. Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 3. Percentage who graduated from top 40 NIH

research medical school 4. Percentage who have a Ph.D. degree 5. Percentage who have another graduate degree 6. Percentage who are AOA members 7. USMLE Step 1 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 8. USMLE Step 2 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 9. Mean number of research experiences 10. Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and

publications

8.0 1.0 35.4 3.4 8.3 11.6 217 217 203 231 1,686 225 226 210 240 1,274 1.7 1.7

3.0 1.1 23.9 8.7 15.2 0.0 200 194 186 214 46 198 205 176 221 31 1.7 3.1

5.0 1.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 211 209 195 223 411 217 215 201 231 403 1.2 1.9

1.0 1.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a 201 198 189 211 419 202 200 189 214 416 0.9 1.8

n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants. Sources. Measures 1, 2, and match outcome from the NRMP Data Warehouse, measure 3 from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics

Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), measure 4 and 5 from the AAMC Data Warehouse, measures 6, 9, 10 from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, and measures 7 and 8 from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from the ECFMG both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

Note: Counts are provided for USMLE Step scores since they are the only measures with significant missing data.

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NUMBER OF CONTIGUOUS RANKS WITHIN PREFERRED SPECIALTY Pediatrics

U.S. Seniors

72 46 54102

132172 191 200 197 173

104 9754 37 21 39

122

35

5 3 01

1 0

1 10057

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

Matched Not Matched

ChartPD-2

NUMBER OF DISTINCT SPECIALTIES RANKED Pediatrics

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Independent Applicants

86 61 40 55 48 56 56 39 24 24 12 12 2 2 5 13

239

88

30 27 15 12 41100183

4 12

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

U.S. Seniors

1,646

40 4 1

42

0130

500

1,000

1,500

1 2 3 4 or More

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

43371 20 11

281

1038116

0

500

1,000

1,500

1 2 3 4 or More

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USMLE STEP 1 SCORES Pediatrics

ChartPD-4

USMLE STEP 2 SCORES Pediatrics

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

U.S. Seniors

23

121215

297 280325

222139

48 16 5

13

10

4 86

2

0

0003

050

100150

200250300350

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

262 77 80 67 51 37 20 11 4

124

79 26

016

121 107

61235

52

050

100150

200250300350

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

U.S. Seniors

23 55 97151 187

240 221158

79 63

417

17

35 2

0

15

0 1390

150

300

450

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

8 47 45 76 55 67 43 28 25 9132

99 96 7867 32

29

04617170

150

300

450

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

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NUM BER OF RESEARCH PROJECTS Pediatrics

ChartPD-6

NUM BER OF ABSTRACTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS Pediatrics

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

384

1272

35229 298

8

24

226217

2

19

30

300

600

900

1,200

1,500

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants

Independent ApplicantsU.S. Seniors

877

669

145290

18560

25

13

8

255

151

39

0

250

500

750

1,000

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

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O THER CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. SENIORS Pediatrics

1495

196

1092

599

1634

57

1550

141

46

35

11

4239

70

40

300

600

900

1,200

1,500

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Matched Not Matched

AOA

Membership

Graduate of Top 40 NIH Research Intensive

Medical School

Ph.D.

Degree

Other GraduateDegree

Sources. AOA membership from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, Top 40 NIH Research Intensive Medical Schools from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), Ph.D. and other graduate degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

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PM PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION

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SUM M ARY STATISTICS Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants Measure

Matched (n=182)

Did Not Match (n=23)

Matched (n=142)

Did Not Match (n=85)

1. Median number of contiguous ranks 2. Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 3. Percentage who graduated from top 40 NIH

research medical school 4. Percentage who have a Ph.D. degree 5. Percentage who have another graduate degree 6. Percentage who are AOA members 7. USMLE Step 1 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 8. USMLE Step 2 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 9. Mean number of research experiences 10. Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and

publications

9.0 1.3 26.9 2.2 11.5 5.5 209 208 195 222 182 214 214 200 232 142 1.6 1.3

4.0 1.7 13.0 0.0 13.0 0.0 193 194 183 209 23 188 186 174 205 17 1.0 0.6

6.0 1.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 208 208 192 219 68 210 209 195 224 67 1.1 1.4

1.0 1.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a 200 198 189 210 59 194 194 184 201 59 1.1 2.0

n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants. Sources. Measures 1, 2, and match outcome from the NRMP Data Warehouse, measure 3 from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics

Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), measure 4 and 5 from the AAMC Data Warehouse, measures 6, 9, 10 from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, and measures 7 and 8 from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from the ECFMG both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

Note: Counts are provided for USMLE Step scores since they are the only measures with significant missing data.

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NUMBER OF CONTIGUOUS RANKS WITHIN PREFERRED SPECIALTY Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

U.S. Seniors

4 5 4 9 10 1218

24 2115

8 9 8 11 7173 1

40

20

0 01

0001425

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

Matched Not Matched

ChartPM-2

NUMBER OF DISTINCT SPECIALTIES RANKED Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Independent Applicants

1610 7

17 1218

616

10 7 4 9 6 3 0 1

44

9 94

45

12

0100033 0

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

U.S. Seniors

144

25 12 1

13

136

0

25

50

75

100

125

150

175

1 2 3 4 or More

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

112

20 8 2

58

110

16

0

25

50

75

100

125

150

175

1 2 3 4 or More

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USMLE STEP 1 SCORES Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

ChartPM-4

USMLE STEP 2 SCORES Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

U.S. Seniors

519

4629 29 27 19

8 0 0 0

6

6

3 5 00

000030

20

40

60

80

100

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

0 10 12 2110 7 4 3 1 0

7411

26

00317 14

1139

0

20

40

60

80

100

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

U.S. Seniors

6 823 23 22 22 25

10 3 0

402 3 0 1 1

6

00046

0

20

40

60

80

100

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

2 7 16 12 11 10 3 3 2 1

75

1818

9

26

0011318

0

20

40

60

80

100

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

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NUM BER OF RESEARCH PROJECTS Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

ChartPM-6

NUM BER OF ABSTRACTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

43

137

2

6378

1

14

34

49

2

9

00

25

50

75

100

125

150

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants

Independent ApplicantsU.S. Seniors

9675

11

93

38

11

15

8

49

25

0 11

0

25

50

75

100

125

150

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

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O THER CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. SENIORS Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

172

10

133

49

178

4

161

21

23

20

3

23

20

30 0

0

50

100

150

200

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Matched Not Matched

AOA

Membership

Graduate of Top 40 NIH Research Intensive

Medical School

Ph.D.

Degree

Other GraduateDegree

Sources. AOA membership from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, Top 40 NIH Research Intensive Medical Schools from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), Ph.D. and other graduate degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

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SUM M ARY STATISTICS Plastic Surgery

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants Measure

Matched (n=85)

Did Not Match (n=51)

Matched (n=5)

Did Not Match (n=19)

1. Median number of contiguous ranks 2. Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 3. Percentage who graduated from top 40 NIH

research medical school 4. Percentage who have a Ph.D. degree 5. Percentage who have another graduate degree 6. Percentage who are AOA members 7. USMLE Step 1 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 8. USMLE Step 2 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 9. Mean number of research experiences 10. Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and

publications

7.0 1.7 60.0 3.5 9.4 36.5 241 243 231 251 83 244 246 235 257 36 3.4 6.0

2.0 1.9 52.9 3.9 13.7 5.9 222 225 209 236 51 220 221 211 229 30 2.9 3.3

2.0 1.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a 218 217 194 242 5 216 229 194 234 5 4.2 19.2

1.0 1.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a 216 218 201 226 15 214 212 201 225 14 2.1 4.9

n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants. Sources. Measures 1, 2, and match outcome from the NRMP Data Warehouse, measure 3 from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics

Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), measure 4 and 5 from the AAMC Data Warehouse, measures 6, 9, 10 from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, and measures 7 and 8 from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from the ECFMG both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

Note: Counts are provided for USMLE Step scores since they are the only measures with significant missing data.

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NUMBER OF CONTIGUOUS RANKS WITHIN PREFERRED SPECIALTY Plastic Surgery

U.S. Seniors

5 7 9 7 8 6 74

85

1 3 4 3 3 5

17 13 86 4

0 01

00 1 1

00000

5

10

15

20

25

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

Matched Not Matched

ChartPS-2

NUMBER OF DISTINCT SPECIALTIES RANKED Plastic Surgery

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Independent Applicants

1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

15

00000001000111 00

5

10

15

20

25

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

U.S. Seniors

25

59

1 0

6

0

44

10

25

50

75

100

1 2 3 4 or More

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

3 2 0 017 38

0

25

50

75

100

1 2 3 4 or More

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USMLE STEP 1 SCORES Plastic Surgery

ChartPS-4

USMLE STEP 2 SCORES Plastic Surgery

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

U.S. Seniors

0 0 0 2 4

14 1722

17

72

69

12 8

8

1

00241

05

1015

20253035

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 040020 4 3 2 121

05

1015

20253035

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

U.S. Seniors

0 0 1 0 1 4 7 8 10 5

49

10

21

0222732110

102030

40506070

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 050012134210

0102030

40506070

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

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NUM BER OF RESEARCH PROJECTS Plastic Surgery

ChartPS-6

NUM BER OF ABSTRACTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS Plastic Surgery

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

5

67

130 4 1

42

15135

4

0

25

50

75

100

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants

Independent ApplicantsU.S. Seniors

17

35 33

0 05

16

28

7

1054

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

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O THER CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. SENIORS Plastic Surgery

54

31 3451

82

3

77

8

48

24

27

4944

7

3

20

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Matched Not Matched

AOA

Membership

Graduate of Top 40 NIH Research Intensive

Medical School

Ph.D.

Degree

Other GraduateDegree

Sources. AOA membership from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, Top 40 NIH Research Intensive Medical Schools from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), Ph.D. and other graduate degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

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SUM M ARY STATISTICS Psychiatry

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants Measure

Matched (n=626)

Did Not Match (n=22)

Matched (n=326)

Did Not Match (n=345)

1. Median number of contiguous ranks 2. Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 3. Percentage who graduated from top 40 NIH

research medical school 4. Percentage who have a Ph.D. degree 5. Percentage who have another graduate degree 6. Percentage who are AOA members 7. USMLE Step 1 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 8. USMLE Step 2 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 9. Mean number of research experiences 10. Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and

publications

7.0 1.1 38.5 4.2 9.6 3.7 210 208 194 224 624 213 213 198 229 433 1.9 2.0

3.0 1.1 22.7 9.1 4.5 0.0 194 191 185 206 22 187 191 172 196 13 1.8 3.6

4.0 1.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a 204 201 189 215 250 206 204 193 216 247 1.3 2.0

1.0 1.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a 196 193 186 203 320 195 192 184 204 321 1.2 2.6

n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants. Sources. Measures 1, 2, and match outcome from the NRMP Data Warehouse, measure 3 from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics

Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), measure 4 and 5 from the AAMC Data Warehouse, measures 6, 9, 10 from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, and measures 7 and 8 from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from the ECFMG both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

Note: Counts are provided for USMLE Step scores since they are the only measures with significant missing data.

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NUMBER OF CONTIGUOUS RANKS WITHIN PREFERRED SPECIALTY Psychiatry

U.S. Seniors

35 21 3264 53 68 70 79 59 44 31 24 16 13 8 9

52

2 0 10

000000 041

7

0

50

100

150

200

250

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

Matched Not Matched

ChartP-2

NUMBER OF DISTINCT SPECIALTIES RANKED Psychiatry

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Independent Applicants

61 44 26 37 35 30 24 17 13 14 7 10 1 1 0 6

183

66

30 17 130101241568 8

0

50

100

150

200

250

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

U.S. Seniors

591

34 0 1

19

0030

100

200

300

400

500

600

1 2 3 4 or More

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

264

41 15 6

224

163273

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

1 2 3 4 or More

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USMLE STEP 1 SCORES Psychiatry

ChartP-4

USMLE STEP 2 SCORES Psychiatry

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

U.S. Seniors

17

89119 107 99 79 61

35 16 2 2

8

43 1

21

000

030

50

100

150

200

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

7

64 52 48 34 20 14 9 2 0

76

4125

16 01

3610 4 1

91

120

0

50

100

150

200

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

U.S. Seniors

24 44 5379 74 61 53 31

6 8

193

2 60 0

0 1

9

0004

0

50

100

150

200

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

940 59 50 41 20 12 11 5 0

7943

103 7550

30

24

140123

0

50

100

150

200

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

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NUM BER OF RESEARCH PROJECTS Psychiatry

ChartP-6

NUM BER OF ABSTRACTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS Psychiatry

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

152

453

21

119

203

4

16

148

189

8

5

10

100

200

300

400

500

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants

Independent ApplicantsU.S. Seniors

328

235

63

188

9939

12

7

3

191

104

50

0

100

200

300

400

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

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O THER CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. SENIORS Psychiatry

603

23

385241

600

26

566

60

22

17

5

2021

10 20

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Matched Not Matched

AOA

Membership

Graduate of Top 40 NIH Research Intensive

Medical School

Ph.D.

Degree

Other GraduateDegree

Sources. AOA membership from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, Top 40 NIH Research Intensive Medical Schools from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), Ph.D. and other graduate degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

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SUM M ARY STATISTICS Radiation Oncology

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants Measure

Matched (n=124)

Did Not Match (n=28)

Matched (n=10)

Did Not Match (n=26)

1. Median number of contiguous ranks 2. Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 3. Percentage who graduated from top 40 NIH

research medical school 4. Percentage who have a Ph.D. degree 5. Percentage who have another graduate degree 6. Percentage who are AOA members 7. USMLE Step 1 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 8. USMLE Step 2 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 9. Mean number of research experiences 10. Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and

publications

10.0 1.6 55.6 21.0 5.6 24.2 235 236 223 248 123 237 237 227 253 51 3.7 6.3

4.0 1.9 42.9 3.6 7.1 3.6 219 227 205 232 28 219 224 207 229 19 3.0 2.9

4.0 1.6 n/a n/a n/a n/a 234 237 222 241 9 227 235 217 240 9 2.9 5.8

2.0 1.7 n/a n/a n/a n/a 220 224 206 238 20 215 220 191 237 20 3.0 5.7

n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants. Sources. Measures 1, 2, and match outcome from the NRMP Data Warehouse, measure 3 from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics

Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), measure 4 and 5 from the AAMC Data Warehouse, measures 6, 9, 10 from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, and measures 7 and 8 from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from the ECFMG both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

Note: Counts are provided for USMLE Step scores since they are the only measures with significant missing data.

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NUMBER OF CONTIGUOUS RANKS WITHIN PREFERRED SPECIALTY Radiation Oncology

U.S. Seniors

3 2

84

63

914

117 7 9

510

7

19

75

1

32

5

1

02

1 01

0

0

0

0

0

5

10

15

20

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

Matched Not Matched

ChartRO-2

NUMBER OF DISTINCT SPECIALTIES RANKED Radiation Oncology

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Independent Applicants

30

20

20 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

2

11

7 2 000000010113 0

0

5

10

15

20

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

U.S. Seniors

75

3214

3

9

1

15

3

0

20

40

60

80

1 2 3 4 or More

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

5 4 1 0

17315

0

20

40

60

80

1 2 3 4 or More

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USMLE STEP 1 SCORES Radiation Oncology

ChartRO-4

USMLE STEP 2 SCORES Radiation Oncology

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

U.S. Seniors

0 15 8 10

23 2432

137

1

23

4

7 6

1

2

0021

05

1015

20253035

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

0 0 0 0 2 1 4 1 1 0 160030 3 1

7

21305

1015

20253035

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

U.S. Seniors

1 0 3 0 4 9 14 7 8 5

73

9

16 012330300

20

40

60

80

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

0 1 0 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 160044221322

0

20

40

60

80

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

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NUM BER OF RESEARCH PROJECTS Radiation Oncology

ChartRO-6

NUM BER OF ABSTRACTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS Radiation Oncology

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

3

98

23

010

0

25

21

231

2

0

25

50

75

100

125

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants

Independent ApplicantsU.S. Seniors

9

57 58

3 4 3

7

174

181 7

0

20

40

60

80

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

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O THER CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. SENIORS Radiation Oncology

94

30

5569

98

26

117

7

27

1612

27

26

2

11

0

30

60

90

120

150

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Matched Not Matched

AOA

Membership

Graduate of Top 40 NIH Research Intensive

Medical School

Ph.D.

Degree

Other GraduateDegree

Sources. AOA membership from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, Top 40 NIH Research Intensive Medical Schools from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), Ph.D. and other graduate degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

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SUM M ARY STATISTICS Radiology-Diagnostic

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants Measure

Matched (n=831)

Did Not Match (n=84)

Matched (n=179)

Did Not Match (n=237)

1. Median number of contiguous ranks 2. Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 3. Percentage who graduated from top 40 NIH

research medical school 4. Percentage who have a Ph.D. degree 5. Percentage who have another graduate degree 6. Percentage who are AOA members 7. USMLE Step 1 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 8. USMLE Step 2 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 9. Mean number of research experiences 10. Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and

publications

12.0 1.5 36.6 4.8 9.4 25.8 235 235 225 245 825 237 238 224 251 471 2.5 2.8

3.0 2.0 19.0 3.6 14.3 3.6 212 210 197 226 82 212 212 196 229 64 2.2 2.2

4.0 1.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a 229 230 217 242 140 229 230 217 244 138 1.8 3.6

1.0 1.8 n/a n/a n/a n/a 217 218 193 236 192 219 219 203 237 192 1.5 2.9

n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants. Sources. Measures 1, 2, and match outcome from the NRMP Data Warehouse, measure 3 from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics

Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), measure 4 and 5 from the AAMC Data Warehouse, measures 6, 9, 10 from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, and measures 7 and 8 from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from the ECFMG both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

Note: Counts are provided for USMLE Step scores since they are the only measures with significant missing data.

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NUMBER OF CONTIGUOUS RANKS WITHIN PREFERRED SPECIALTY Radiology-Diagnostic

U.S. Seniors

5 15 16 15 26 29 44 36 53 59 65 73 69 59 61

206

30 3 2 0 1

0 0

2

454121213230

50

100

150

200

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

Matched Not Matched

ChartDR-2

NUMBER OF DISTINCT SPECIALTIES RANKED Radiology-Diagnostic

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Independent Applicants

34 18 19 20 17 10 5 8 17 2 4 4 3 4 3 11

123

4523 11011203451114 3

0

50

100

150

200

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

U.S. Seniors

562

162 1025

27

5

34

18

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

1 2 3 4 or More

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

13524 18 2

126

202665

0

200

400

600

1 2 3 4 or More

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USMLE STEP 1 SCORES Radiology-Diagnostic

ChartDR-4

USMLE STEP 2 SCORES Radiology-Diagnostic

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

U.S. Seniors

0 7 1446

87150

217172

9735

6

17

14

10

10

6

1

2010131

0

50

100

150

200

250

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

0 2 6 14 23 27 28 27 12 139

45

1824122 28 34 203321

0

50

100

150

200

250

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

U.S. Seniors

1 2 13 34 46 78 90 88 71 48

360

11 7 4 1

20

27913370

100

200

300

400

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

3 2 5 16 24 21 28 15 15 9 4145414173025283120203

0

100

200

300

400

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

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NUM BER OF RESEARCH PROJECTS Radiology-Diagnostic

ChartDR-6

NUM BER OF ABSTRACTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS Radiology-Diagnostic

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

101

681

49 51124

4

69

77

155

5

132

0

250

500

750

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants

Independent ApplicantsU.S. Seniors

298

408

12570 73

36

38

35

11 100 104

33

0

100

200

300

400

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

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O THER CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. SENIORS Radiology-Diagnostic

617

214

527

304

791

40

753

78

81

68

16

8172

12

3

30

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Matched Not Matched

AOA

Membership

Graduate of Top 40 NIH Research Intensive

Medical School

Ph.D.

Degree

Other GraduateDegree

Sources. AOA membership from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, Top 40 NIH Research Intensive Medical Schools from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), Ph.D. and other graduate degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

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GS SURGERY-GENERAL

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SUM M ARY STATISTICS Surgery-General

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants Measure

Matched (n=812)

Did Not Match (n=93)

Matched (n=352)

Did Not Match (n=379)

1. Median number of contiguous ranks 2. Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 3. Percentage who graduated from top 40 NIH

research medical school 4. Percentage who have a Ph.D. degree 5. Percentage who have another graduate degree 6. Percentage who are AOA members 7. USMLE Step 1 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 8. USMLE Step 2 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 9. Mean number of research experiences 10. Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and

publications

10.0 1.0 33.9 1.5 9.2 12.1 222 222 210 235 806 226 228 213 240 595 2.1 2.2

4.0 1.1 21.5 2.2 15.1 2.2 204 201 191 217 93 207 205 193 219 69 1.9 1.6

3.0 1.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a 222 223 207 236 315 224 224 209 238 316 1.7 3.2

1.0 1.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a 210 207 195 224 343 209 207 193 222 343 1.4 3.2

n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants. Sources. Measures 1, 2, and match outcome from the NRMP Data Warehouse, measure 3 from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics

Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), measure 4 and 5 from the AAMC Data Warehouse, measures 6, 9, 10 from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, and measures 7 and 8 from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from the ECFMG both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

Note: Counts are provided for USMLE Step scores since they are the only measures with significant missing data.

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NUMBER OF CONTIGUOUS RANKS WITHIN PREFERRED SPECIALTY Surgery-General

U.S. Seniors

24 14 13 16 25 36 50 73 73 9760

89 63 60 40794

7 62

31

1 22

08101271117

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

Matched Not Matched

ChartGS-2

NUMBER OF DISTINCT SPECIALTIES RANKED Surgery-General

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Independent Applicants

10145 39 31 30 18 16 13 17 10 4 6 3 7 4 8

198

5839

111214596816237

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

U.S. Seniors

787

22 3 0

82

09 20

200

400

600

800

1 2 3 4 or More

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

293

49 8 2

287

111962

0

200

400

600

800

1 2 3 4 or More

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USMLE STEP 1 SCORES Surgery-General

ChartGS-4

USMLE STEP 2 SCORES Surgery-General

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

U.S. Seniors

239

69101

167 163137

8436

8 6

19

21

18

11 127

0

001

40

50

100

150

200

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

1 1738 40 51 62 45 35 18 8

37

7536

261

4947

3311

6059

0

50

100

150

200

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

U.S. Seniors

7 17 3866 85

117 12084

40 21

217

1414

129 2

1

24

4085

0

50

100

150

200

250

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

3 19 26 38 52 55 53 36 17 17 3657 58 51

65 39 2816 36

5321

0

50

100

150

200

250

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

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NUM BER OF RESEARCH PROJECTS Surgery-General

ChartGS-6

NUM BER OF ABSTRACTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS Surgery-General

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

129

651

32104

236

12

74

142

226

11

18

10

250

500

750

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants

Independent ApplicantsU.S. Seniors

337384

91148 137

67

48

36

9

174133

72

0

100

200

300

400

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

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O THER CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. SENIORS Surgery-General

714

98

537

275

800

12

737

75

91

73

20

9179

1422

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Matched Not Matched

AOA

Membership

Graduate of Top 40 NIH Research Intensive

Medical School

Ph.D.

Degree

Other GraduateDegree

Sources. AOA membership from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, Top 40 NIH Research Intensive Medical Schools from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), Ph.D. and other graduate degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

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TY TRANSITIONAL YEAR

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SUM M ARY STATISTICS Transitional Year

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants Measure

Matched (n=179)

Did Not Match (n=67)

Matched (n=11)

Did Not Match (n=46)

1. Median number of contiguous ranks 2. Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 3. Percentage who graduated from top 40 NIH

research medical school 4. Percentage who have a Ph.D. degree 5. Percentage who have another graduate degree 6. Percentage who are AOA members 7. USMLE Step 1 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 8. USMLE Step 2 score Mean Median 25th percentile 75th percentile Count 9. Mean number of research experiences 10. Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and

publications

2.0 1.8 47.5 3.9 6.1 16.8 232 233 220 243 177 230 231 217 244 87 2.8 3.3

1.0 2.0 29.9 0.0 11.9 11.9 225 230 207 239 67 218 223 206 238 40 2.6 2.2

1.0 1.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a 215 209 193 235 10 220 226 204 230 10 1.9 3.9

1.0 2.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a 208 205 188 226 42 213 210 192 240 41 1.3 3.1

n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants. Sources. Measures 1, 2, and match outcome from the NRMP Data Warehouse, measure 3 from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics

Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), measure 4 and 5 from the AAMC Data Warehouse, measures 6, 9, 10 from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, and measures 7 and 8 from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from the ECFMG both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

Note: Counts are provided for USMLE Step scores since they are the only measures with significant missing data.

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NUMBER OF CONTIGUOUS RANKS WITHIN PREFERRED SPECIALTY Transitional Year

U.S. Seniors

6441

28 208 7 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0

44

13

63

0000000001000

20

40

60

80

100

120

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

Matched Not Matched

ChartTY-2

NUMBER OF DISTINCT SPECIALTIES RANKED Transitional Year

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.

Independent Applicants

7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3500000101002025 0

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore

U.S. Seniors

39

132

8 0

7

1

56

3

0

50

100

150

200

1 2 3 4 or More

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

6 4 1 0316 1017

0

50

100

150

200

1 2 3 4 or More

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USMLE STEP 1 SCORES Transitional Year

ChartTY-4

USMLE STEP 2 SCORES Transitional Year

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

U.S. Seniors

0 2 6 928 33

4436

172 2

7

512

18

10

5

00541

0

25

50

75

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

0 1 3 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 140061 4 8 4 3511

0

25

50

75

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

U.S. Seniors

0 1 6 10 9 16 20 10 9 6

92

8 7

27

034561150

25

50

75

100

125

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Matched Not Matched

Independent Applicants

0 1 1 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 150184345772

0

25

50

75

100

125

<= 180 Betw een181 and

190

Betw een191 and

200

Betw een201 and

210

Betw een211 and

220

Betw een221 and

230

Betw een231 and

240

Betw een241 and

250

Betw een251 and

260

> 260 ScoreUnknow n

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.

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NUM BER OF RESEARCH PROJECTS Transitional Year

ChartTY-6

NUM BER OF ABSTRACTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS Transitional Year

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

Source: AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.

14

151

14 1 10 0

51

2223

110 6

0

50

100

150

200

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants

Independent ApplicantsU.S. Seniors

56

85

38

5 4 2

29

30

8

19 18 90

25

50

75

100

125

0 1-5 5 or More 0 1-5 5 or More

Matched Not Matched

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O THER CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. SENIORS Transitional Year

149

30

94 85

172

7

168

11

59

47

20

6759

88

00

50

100

150

200

250

No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Matched Not Matched

AOA

Membership

Graduate of Top 40 NIH Research Intensive

Medical School

Ph.D.

Degree

Other GraduateDegree

Sources. AOA membership from the AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse, Top 40 NIH Research Intensive Medical Schools from the AAMC Organizational Characteristics Database and AAMC Enterprise Information Store (EIS), Ph.D. and other graduate degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

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Acknowledgements

This report was conceived by the National Resident Matching Program Board of Directors and its Data Release and Research Committee (DRRC). Also contributing ideas and impetus for the work were the Administrative Boards of the AAMC Organization of Student Representatives and Council of Deans, as well as the Steering Committee of the AAMC Group on Student Affairs. The authors owe a special debt of gratitude to Henry J. Schultz, MD, chair of the DRRC, whose careful reading of the draft manuscript led to a substantially improved document, and the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) and the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) for graciously allowing the use of USMLE Step scores. AAMC Senior Vice President Robert F. Jones, Ph.D. and NRMP Executive Director Mona M. Signer provided support and guidance.

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