Charting Outcomes in the MatchCharacteristics of Applicants Who Matched to Their Preferred Specialty in the 2014 Main Residency Match
5th Edition
Prepared by:National Resident Matching Programwww.nrmp.org
August 2014
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2014 Table of Contents
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... ii Tables and Charts for All Specialties
Chart 1. Active Applicants in the 2014 Main Residency Match ................................................................. 2 Table 1. Number of Applicants and Positions in the 2014 Main Residency Match .................................... 3 Chart 2. Ratio of Applicants Ranking Specialty First / Available Positions ............................................... 4 Chart 3. Match Rates ................................................................................................................................... 5 Table 2. Summary Statistics ........................................................................................................................ 6 Chart 4. Median Number of Contiguous Ranks .......................................................................................... 7 Chart 5. Mean Number of Different Specialties Ranked ............................................................................. 8 Chart 6. USMLE Step 1 Scores of Matched Applicants ............................................................................. 9 Chart 7. USMLE Step 2 Scores of Matched Applicants ........................................................................... 10 Chart 8. Mean Number of Research Experiences ...................................................................................... 11 Chart 9. Mean Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications ...................................................... 12 Chart 10. Mean Number of Work Experiences ......................................................................................... 13 Chart 11. Mean Number of Volunteer Experiences .................................................................................. 14 Chart 12. Percentage of U.S. Allopathic Seniors Who are Members of AOA .......................................... 15
Chart 13. Percentage of U.S. Allopathic Seniors Graduating from One of the 40 Medical Schools with the Highest NIH Funding .................................................................................................. 16
Chart 14. Percentage of Matched U.S. Allopathic Seniors Who Have a Graduate Degree ...................... 17
Tables and Charts for Individual Specialties Anesthesiology .......................................................................................................................................... 18 Child Neurology ........................................................................................................................................ 31 Dermatology ............................................................................................................................................. 44 Diagnostic Radiology ............................................................................................................................... 57 Emergency Medicine ................................................................................................................................ 70 Family Medicine ....................................................................................................................................... 83 General Surgery ........................................................................................................................................ 96 Internal Medicine .................................................................................................................................... 109 Internal Medicine/Pediatrics ................................................................................................................... 122 Neurological Surgery .............................................................................................................................. 135 Neurology .............................................................................................................................................. 148 Obstetrics and Gynecology ..................................................................................................................... 161 Orthopaedic Surgery ............................................................................................................................... 174 Otolaryngology ....................................................................................................................................... 187 Pathology ................................................................................................................................................ 200 Pediatrics ................................................................................................................................................ 213 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation .................................................................................................... 226 Plastic Surgery ........................................................................................................................................ 239 Psychiatry ............................................................................................................................................... 252 Radiation Oncology ................................................................................................................................. 265 Vascular Surgery ..................................................................................................................................... 278
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Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2014
2014 Introduction
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BackgroundThe first edition of Charting Outcomes in the Match was published in August 2006 to document how applicant qualifications affect success in the Main Residency Match®. The report was published biennially between 2007 and 2011.
Prior to 2014, Charting Outcomes in the Match was a collaborative publication of the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) and the Association of American Medical Colleges® (AAMC®). Match outcome data from the NRMP were combined with applicant characteristics from the AAMC’s Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS®) and USMLE® scores from the AAMC data warehouse. However, starting with the 2014 Main Residency Match, the NRMP added a Professional Profile section to its Match registration process and was able to collect USMLE scores and other applicant characteristics used to produce this report. Thus, this fifth edition of Charting Outcomes in the Match is being published independently by the NRMP.
DataMatch success, specialty preference, and ranking information were collected through NRMP Match operations. The 40 U.S. medical schools receiving the highest totals of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants were obtained from the NIH website. There were no missing data observed for these fields. Other applicant characteristics, including USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 scores, academic degrees, publications, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (AOA) membership, and research, work and volunteer experiences, were self-reported through the Professional Profile section of the NRMP’s Applicant Registration Form for the Match. To complete the form, applicants were asked to answer the questions as they did in their ERAS Common Application Form (CAF).
To ensure that USMLE Step scores were not misreported, the NRMP asked medical schools to verify scores of their U.S. senior students. About 75 percent of the self-reported Step 1 scores and 71 percent of the Step 2 scores provided by U.S. seniors were verified or corrected. Because there were no significant differences between the self-reported scores and school-verified scores (p=0.967 for Step 1 scores, p=0.257 for Step 2 scores), verified and unverified scores were used to prepare this report.
Data collection for the self-reported Professional Profile section was approved and overseen by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) Institutional Review Board (IRB). Data provided in that section were excluded from this report if the applicant did not give consent to participate in NRMP research (about 5% U.S. seniors and 7% of independent applicants).
MethodsSpecialties that offered 50 or more positions in the 2014 Main Residency Match are included in these reports. Over the years, new specialties have been added, including Otolaryngology and Neurology in 2007, Neurological Surgery in 2009, and Child Neurology and Vascular Surgery in 2014. Transitional Year programs were excluded from the 2011 and 2014 reports because they are not viewed as a specialty choice.
Twelve measures are incorporated in this report. Probability analysis using a simple logistic regression model was introduced in 2009 to evaluate the relationship between Match success and contiguous ranks and USMLE Step 1 scores.
It is important to note that for purposes of this report, Match success is defined as a match to the specialty of the applicant’s first-ranked program, or "preferred specialty," because that is assumed to be the specialty of choice. Lack of success includes matching to another specialty as well as failure to match at all. No distinction was made based on whether applicants matched to the first, second, third, or last choice program.
Because graduating seniors from U.S. allopathic medical schools match at higher rates than do other applicant 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. Independent applicants include all applicant types other than U.S. seniors: U.S. citizen and non-U.S. citizen students/graduates of international medical schools, students/graduates of osteopathic medical schools, previous graduates of U.S. allopathic medical schools, students/graduates of Fifth Pathway programs, and students/graduates of Canadian medical schools. It should be noted that the independent applicant category is a heterogeneous group. Moreover, because independent applicants match to their preferred specialties at much lower rates than do U.S. seniors, the specialty-specific probability graphs for independent applicants are less predictive of success.
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SummarySome general observations apply to all 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. allopathic medical school seniors Have higher USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 scores Be members of Alpha Omega Alpha
Although some other measures seem to be related to Match success for some specialties, the relationships are not consistent enough to draw broad conclusions across specialties. In addition, the data sources used for Charting Outcomes in the Match do not include other important applicant factors such as course evaluations, reference letters, and the Medical School Performance Evaluation (MSPE).
Despite the fairly strong relationship between USMLE Step scores and Match success, the distributions of scores show that program directors consider other qualifications. A high score is not a guarantee of success, and a lower score is not a bar to success. Even in the most competitive specialties a few individuals with higher scores are not successful. In the less competitive specialties, U.S. seniors with scores slightly above passing 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 decline 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. If you are applying to a competitive specialty and you want to have a residency position in the event you are unsuccessful in
matching to a program in your preferred specialty, also rank 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, have the highest USMLE scores,
have publications, or have participated in research projects to match successfully.
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:Mei Liang, Director of ResearchNational Resident Matching Program2121 K Street, NW, Suite 1000Washington, DC 20037Tel: (202) 400-2233Email: [email protected]
2014 Introduction (continued)
Tables and Charts for All Specialties
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Active Applicants in the 2014 Main Residency Matchby Applicant Type
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Chart 1 shows the number of active applicants (applicants who submitted rank order lists of programs) by applicant type in the 2014 Main Residency Match. U.S. allopathic medical school seniors constitute 50.7 percent of the applicants in this report. The next largest group is non-U.S. citizen students and graduates of international medical schools (21.4%). The numbers of Fifth Pathway and Canadian graduates are very small and they do not show on the pie chart. For the remainder of this report, all applicants who are not U.S. allopathic seniors will be grouped into the "independent applicants" category.
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Number of Applicants and Positions in the 2014 Main Residency Matchby Preferred Specialty*
Table 1 provides a summary of the numbers of applicants and positions for selected specialties. 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.
TotalPositionsOfferedPreferred Specialty
TotalNumber ofApplicants
Number ofApplicants
Per Position Matched MatchedNot
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Anesthesiology 1,662 1,826 1.1 1,067 49 496 214
Child Neurology 155 151 1.0 76 8 37 30
Dermatology 414 593 1.4 352 111 51 79
Diagnostic Radiology 1,176 1,227 1.0 768 12 311 136
Emergency Medicine 1,786 2,106 1.2 1,371 106 370 259
Family Medicine 3,109 4,049 1.3 1,327 49 1,336 1,337
General Surgery 1,210 1,833 1.5 871 158 255 549
Internal Medicine 6,859 9,314 1.4 3,300 105 3,194 2,715
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics 374 409 1.1 280 11 66 52
Neurological Surgery 206 318 1.5 188 50 17 63
Neurology 723 869 1.2 379 10 286 194
Obstetrics and Gynecology 1,242 1,619 1.3 949 89 278 303
Orthopaedic Surgery 695 994 1.4 648 190 44 112
Otolaryngology 295 425 1.4 277 91 16 41
Pathology 597 718 1.2 256 5 270 187
Pediatrics 2,715 3,248 1.2 1,817 73 794 564
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 391 569 1.5 205 26 180 158
Plastic Surgery 136 207 1.5 126 52 10 19
Psychiatry 1,374 1,929 1.4 669 26 604 630
Radiation Oncology 186 215 1.2 168 20 9 18
Vascular Surgery 51 68 1.3 33 4 9 22
* Preferred specialty is the specialty ranked first on an applicant's rank order list, excluding preliminary programs in specialties.Note: For those specialties offering both PGY-1 and PGY-2 positions (including Physician (R) positions), all position types have been combined.Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.
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Ratio of Applicants Ranking Specialty First / Available Positionsby Preferred Specialty
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Chart 2 shows the ratios of U.S. seniors and independent applicants to available positions in each specialty. All specialties except Dermatology, Neurological Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery, and Radiation Oncology have enough positions to accommodate all U.S. seniors who prefer that specialty.
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Match RatesPercent Matched by Preferred Specialty and Applicant Type
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Chart 3 shows the percentages of U.S. seniors and independent applicants who matched to their preferred specialty. Overall, 92.4 percent U.S. seniors matched to their preferred specialty, ranging from a high of 98.5 percent (Diagnostic Radiology) to a low of 70.8 percent (Plastic Surgery). For independent applicants, the overall match rate was 52.9 percent, ranging from a high of 69.9 percent (Anesthesiology) to a low of 21.3 percent (Neurological Surgery). In general, independent applicants are less successful than U.S. seniors in matching to their preferred specialty.
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Table2
Summary StatisticsAll Specialties Combined
Measure (n=15,127) (n=1,245) (n=8,633) (n=7,682)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
1. 11.5 5.3 6.9 2.8Mean number of contiguous ranks
2. 1.2 1.6 1.3 1.5Mean number of distinct specialties ranked
3. 230 221 225 213Mean USMLE Step 1 score
4. 243 231 234 220Mean USMLE Step 2 score
5. 2.7 2.9 1.8 1.9Mean number of research experiences
6. 4.2 3.8 3.6 3.9Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications
7. 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.8Mean number of work experiences
8. 7.1 7.2 4.7 3.7Mean number of volunteer experiences
9. 16.0 5.8Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a
10. 32.7 21.5Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a
11. 3.9 2.6Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a
12. 15.2 17.8Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a
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. NRMP Data Warehouse; Top 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure 10 is from the NIH website (http://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm). Note: Measures 3-9 and 11-12 included only applicants who gave consent to use their information in research. USMLE Step scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school students and graduates included in the independent applicant group.
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Table 2 provides summary statistics by applicant type and Match outcome on the 12 measures presented in this report. Data on each of these measures are displayed graphically by preferred specialty on the following pages. During data collection, 6.1 percent of the applicants declined to take part in NRMP research. Of the 12 measures, the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 and Step 2 scores had more missing data than other measures. Overall, there were Step 1 scores for 88.1 percent of applicants. All of the applicants who did not have Step 1 scores were those who took the USMLE exams but whose data were not shared with the NRMP, or osteopathic medical school seniors and graduates who either take an alternative examination (the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination, or COMLEX-USA). Step 2 scores were available for 75.8 percent of the applicants. In addition to missing Step 2 scores for the osteopathic applicants, there were considerable missing Step 2 scores in every major applicant type. The missing data for U.S. seniors can be attributed partly 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.
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Median Number of Contiguous Ranks by Preferred Specialty, Applicant Type, and Match Status
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Independent Applicants
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 displays the median number of contiguous ranks by preferred specialty for U.S. seniors and independent applicants who matched and did not match to their preferred specialty. The top panel shows considerable variation across the specialties for U.S. seniors. Neurological Surgery and Anesthesiology had the longest average contiguous rank list (15) for matched U.S. seniors and Plastic Surgery had the shortest (8). 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 seen 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 lists for many years, but some applicants apparently do not heed the advice. Others may have shorter lists because they found only a few programs willing to entertain their applications or because they could not afford a large number of interview trips.
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Mean Number of Different Specialties Rankedby Preferred Specialty, Applicant Type, and Match Status
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Some applicants are interested in a single specialty while others consider two or more. Chart 5 displays the average number of different specialties ranked by applicant type, preferred specialty, and Match outcome.
The top chart shows the data for U.S. seniors. In general, seniors who preferred the more competitive specialties were more likely to rank more than one specialty. For almost all specialties, seniors who did not match to their preferred specialty were more likely to rank more than one specialty compared to seniors who matched.
A similar pattern can be seen for the independent applicants.
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USMLE Step 1 Scores of Matched Applicantsby Preferred Specialty and Applicant Type
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gery
Inte
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Neuro
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Neuro
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Obste
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and
Gyn
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Orthop
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Otolar
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Plastic
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Vascu
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Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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 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 230.2 (s.d. = 18.8) and independent applicants have mean scores of 219.3 (s.d. = 19.2), both well above the 2014 minimum passing score of 192. Step 1 scores were available for 95 percent of U.S. seniors and 81 percent of independent applicants.
Chart 6 displays the Step 1 scores for matched U.S. seniors (top panel) and independent applicants (bottom panel) by specialty. The horizontal bars 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). Scores generally are higher for the more competitive specialties, but there is substantial overlap when specialties are compared.
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.
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Charting Outcomes in the Match, 201410
Chart7
USMLE Step 2 Scores of Matched Applicantsby Preferred Specialty and Applicant Type
U.S. Seniors
180190200210220230240250260270
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Child
Neuro
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and
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Otolar
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Patho
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Pediat
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Physic
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Plastic
Sur
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Psych
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Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
Independent Applicants
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Anesth
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Child
Neuro
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Derm
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Diagno
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Otolar
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Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
USMLE 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 242.0 (s.d. = 16.6) and independent applicants had mean scores of 227.0 (s.d. = 18.9), both well above the 2014 minimum passing score of 209. Step 2 scores were available for 82 percent of U.S. seniors and 69 percent of independent applicants.
Chart 7 shows the Step 2 scores for U.S. seniors (top panel) and independent applicants (bottom panel) who matched to their preferred specialty. The horizontal bars 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 2 scores.
U.S. seniors had higher mean Step 2 scores than independent applicants in all specialties except Neurological Surgery. For some specialties (e.g., Plastic Surgery) the differences in mean Step 2 scores between matched U.S. seniors and independent applicants are quite dramatic; most other specialties show smaller differences.
Note: Step 2 scores are not available for the majority of osteopathic seniors and graduates included within the independent applicant category.Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.
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Charting Outcomes in the Match, 201411
Chart8
Mean Number of Research Experiencesby Preferred Specialty, Applicant Type, and Match Status
U.S. Seniors
0.01.02.03.04.05.06.07.0
Anesth
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Child
Neuro
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Derm
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Family
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Obste
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and
Gyn
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Otolar
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ion
Plastic
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ion O
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2.5 2.9
4.3
3.2
2.2
1.7
3.1
2.6
2.4
4.4
2.9
2.7
3.7
4.7
2.8
2.2 2
.7
4.8
2.5
4.6
3.7
1.7
3.3 4
.1
2.5
1.9
1.8 2
.6
2.6
1.9
3.7
2.3 2.4 3
.3 4.1
1.6 2.0 2.1
4.3
1.4
3.2
3.0
Matched Not Matched
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
Independent Applicants
0.01.02.03.04.05.06.07.0
Anesth
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Child
Neuro
logy
Derm
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Diagno
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Emer
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Family
Med
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Gener
al Sur
gery
Inte
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Med
icine
Inte
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Med
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/Ped
iatric
s
Neuro
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l Sur
gery
Neuro
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Obste
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and
Gyn
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Orthop
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Sur
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Otolar
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Patho
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Pediat
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Plastic
Sur
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Psych
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lar S
urge
ry
2.0 2.4
4.4
2.6
1.7
1.3
2.4
1.8
1.4
4.1
2.3
1.9
4.6
4.0
2.3
1.6 1.7
4.2
1.9
6.4
3.7
1.8
3.1
4.6
2.7
1.8
1.4
2.6
1.6 1.8
3.7
2.5
1.9
3.2 3
.7
2.3
1.7 1.9 2
.5
2.0
3.4 3
.9
Matched Not Matched
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
Applicants were asked to report the number of research experiences entered in their Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) applications. These experiences are not verified or evaluated and quality may vary greatly. Chart 8 shows the average number of research experiences by applicant type, preferred specialty, and Match outcome.
U.S. seniors averaged 2.8 research experiences with 90.4 percent reporting at least one experience. Independent applicants reported, on average, fewer experiences (1.9), and a smaller percentage (72.4%) listed any research experiences.
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Charting Outcomes in the Match, 201412
Chart9
Mean Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publicationsby Preferred Specialty, Applicant Type, and Match Status
Applicants were asked to list the number of abstracts, presentations and publications they reported in their ERAS applications. This information is self-reported and may include peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, poster sessions, and invited national or regional presentations. Some residency programs may independently verify and even review publications for applicants in whom they have an interest, but most probably do not.
Many applicants report abstracts, presentations, or publications, sometimes dozens or even hundreds. In the individual specialty sections, we distinguish between no publications, 1 to 5 publications, and more than 5 publications. Chart 9 shows the average number of publications by applicant type, preferred specialty, and Match outcome.
U.S. seniors averaged 4.2 publications with 77.3 percent reporting at least one publication. Independent applicants reported, on average, slightly fewer publications (3.9); however, a smaller percentage (61.8%) listed any publications.
For competitive specialties such as Dermatology, Neurological Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, and Plastic Surgery, independent applicants reported considerably more publications than U.S. seniors, but the same was not true for less competitive specialties like Family Medicine and Pediatrics.
U.S. Seniors
0.0
4.0
8.0
12.0
16.0
20.0
24.0
Anesth
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Child
Neuro
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Derm
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Emer
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Neuro
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and
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Pediat
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3.3
6.7 9
.5
4.8
2.9
2.3 4
.4
3.9
3.2
11
.7
4.9
3.3
6.7
6.1
5.6
3.0 3.3
12
.5
3.8
12
.2
7.0
2.2 5
.3 6.6
2.6
2.0
2.0 2.7 2.8 4.1
8.4
3.2 3.3 3.9 5
.9
3.0
2.2
1.8
6.4
1.1
5.5
2.3
Matched Not Matched
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
Independent Applicants
0.04.08.0
12.016.020.024.0
Anesth
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Child
Neuro
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Derm
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Diagno
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Emer
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Family
Med
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Gener
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Inte
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Med
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Med
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/Ped
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Neuro
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Neuro
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Obste
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and
Gyn
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Orthop
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Sur
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Otolar
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Patho
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Pediat
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Physic
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nd R
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Plastic
Sur
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Psych
iatry
Radiat
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Vascu
lar S
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3.8 3.9
16
.3
7.3
2.0 2.1 4
.9
3.2
1.8
13
.6
5.9
2.8
15
.9
15
.2
8.4
2.5
2.4
25
.8
3.5
11
.3
8.6
4.4 6
.8 10
.0
8.0
2.5
2.5 6
.1
3.2 4.6
13
.8
5.5
3.1
8.5 8.7
7.7
3.0
2.6
17
.4
3.5
8.5
12
.7
Matched Not Matched
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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13 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2014
Chart10
Mean Number of Work Experiencesby Preferred Specialty, Applicant Type, and Match Status
U.S. Seniors
0.01.02.03.04.05.06.07.0
Anesth
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ogy
Child
Neuro
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Derm
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Diagno
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Emer
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Family
Med
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Gener
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Inte
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Med
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Inte
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Med
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/Ped
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s
Neuro
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Neuro
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Obste
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and
Gyn
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Orthop
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Sur
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Otolar
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Patho
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Pediat
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Physic
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ne a
nd R
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Plastic
Sur
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Psych
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Radiat
ion O
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Vascu
lar S
urge
ry
2.9 3.0
2.8 3.0 3.4 3.6
3.0
2.7 3
.4
2.8
2.8 3.1
3.0
2.9
2.7 2.9
2.9 3.2
2.9
2.9 3
.7
2.6 3
.3
2.9
1.5
3.4
3.0 3.3
2.6 2.8
2.8
2.6 2.9
2.8 3.1 3.4
3.3
2.8 3
.4
3.4
2.4
3.5
Matched Not Matched
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
Independent Applicants
0.01.02.03.04.05.06.07.0
Anesth
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ogy
Child
Neuro
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Derm
atolo
gy
Diagno
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Emer
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Family
Med
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Gener
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Inte
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Med
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/Ped
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Neuro
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Obste
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and
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Otolar
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Pediat
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Physic
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Plastic
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Psych
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Radiat
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Vascu
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ry
3.4 4
.2
3.7
3.2 3
.7 4.1
3.5 4
.3
4.3 4
.9
4.1
3.4 4
.0
3.9
3.3 3.6
3.3
4.4
4.0
3.9
3.03
.9
5.1
4.0 4.2
4.0 4
.8
4.1 4
.8 5.2
4.1
5.1 5
.8
3.9 4.3
4.3
5.7
6.7
3.0
5.2
3.8
5.2
Matched Not Matched
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
Applicants were asked to list the number of work experiences as they reported in their ERAS application. Chart 10 shows the average number of work experiences by applicant type, preferred specialty, and Match outcome. There is little variation across specialties or within specialties (matched or not matched) for either the U.S. seniors or independent applicants. Across all specialties, however, independent applicants averaged more work experiences than U.S. seniors (4.4 versus 3.0), and a higher proportion of independent applicants (93.8% versus 89.3%) reported at least one work experience.
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14 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2014
Chart11
Mean Number of Volunteer Experiencesby Preferred Specialty, Applicant Type, and Match Status
U.S. Seniors
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
Anesth
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ogy
Child
Neuro
logy
Derm
atolo
gy
Diagno
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adiol
ogy
Emer
genc
y Med
icine
Family
Med
icine
Gener
al Sur
gery
Inte
rnal
Med
icine
Inte
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Med
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/Ped
iatric
s
Neuro
logica
l Sur
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Neuro
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Obste
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and
Gyn
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Orthop
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Sur
gery
Otolar
yngo
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Patho
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Pediat
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Physic
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ne a
nd R
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ion
Plastic
Sur
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Psych
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Radiat
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Vascu
lar S
urge
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6.6 7
.8 8.6
6.3 7
.1 7.8
6.7
6.7
8.8
6.2
6.1
8.3
7.1
7.1
4.8
8.2
7.1 7.8
6.6
6.3
5.9
5.6 6
.6
8.7
5.4 5.8
8.9
6.5
5.9 7
.0
5.1 5.4
8.1 9
.2
7.5
2.2
7.1 7.4
7.4
5.6
4.9
3.0
Matched Not Matched
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
Independent Applicants
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
Anesth
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Child
Neuro
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Derm
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Diagno
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adiol
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Emer
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icine
Family
Med
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Gener
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Inte
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Med
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Inte
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Med
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/Ped
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s
Neuro
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Neuro
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Obste
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Otolar
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Patho
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Pediat
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Psych
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Radiat
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Vascu
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4.7
4.1
6.3
4.2
6.1
5.3
5.0
3.8
6.7
5.4
4.0
6.6
5.8 6.2
3.5
5.5 5.9
5.3
5.0
7.4
3.24
.0 4.1
7.2
3.2 4
.5
3.9 4.3
3.2 3.8 3.9
3.3 4
.2 5.1 6
.6
2.9 3
.8 4.7 5
.9
3.9 4.5
2.2
Matched Not Matched
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
Applicants were asked to list the number of volunteer experiences they reported in their ERAS applications. Chart 11 provides the average number of volunteer experiences by applicant type, preferred specialty, and Match outcome. Matched U.S. seniors in most specialties averaged more volunteer experiences when compared to unmatched seniors in the same specialties, with several averaging at least one more experience.
A similar pattern can be seen for independent applicants. Matched applicants generally had more volunteer experiences when compared to unmatched applicants.
Overall, U.S. seniors averaged more volunteer experiences compared to independent applicants (7.1 versus 4.2), and a
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15 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2014
Chart12
Percentage of U.S. Allopathic Seniors Who are Members of AOAby Preferred Specialty and Match Status
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Anesth
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Child
Neuro
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Derm
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Inte
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6
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2017
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20
9 9
02 3
19
0 1 0
15
0
5
0
Matched Not Matched
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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 12 is reported only for U.S. seniors.
Data on AOA membership are self-reported. 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, 15.9 percent of U.S. seniors included in this report claimed AOA membership. Among applicants who matched to their preferred specialty, 16.3 percent reported AOA membership, compared to 12.7 percent of unmatched applicants.
As with several of the other measures, the most competitive specialties are able to attract the greatest proportion of AOA members. All specialties attract some AOA applicants, but for most specialties AOA members account for fewer than one in four successful applicants.
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16 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2014
Chart13
Percentage of U.S. Allopathic Seniors Graduating from One of the 40 U.S. Medical Schools with the Highest NIH Funding*by Preferred Specialty and Match Status
U.S. Seniors
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10
20
30
40
50
Anesth
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Child
Neuro
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Derm
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Otolar
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29
4340
28 29 2832
36
29
41
36
3033
42
3431
26
46
35
4945
6
38
29
0
19
31
1619
27
32
10
2522
2420
16
2725
12
30
50Matched Not Matched
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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 data on the amount of NIH grant awards and identified the 40 schools with the highest NIH funding ($100 million or more). This measure, by definition, is limited to graduates of U.S. medical schools. Overall, 32.8 percent of matched and 27.8 percent of unmatched U.S. seniors were graduates of one of the 40 medical schools with the highest NIH funding.
Chart 13 shows the percentage of U.S. seniors who graduated from those schools by specialty and Match outcome. For example, 29 percent of U.S. seniors who matched in Anesthesiology were graduates of one of the 40 medical schools with the highest NIH funding and 6 percent of seniors who did not match in Anesthesiology were graduates of those schools.
Radiation Oncology had the highest percentage of matched U.S. seniors who were graduates of a medical school with the highest NIH funding. Vascular Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Child Neurology, Otolaryngology, Dermatology, and Neurological Surgery also had higher percentages of matched applicants from those schools compared to the other specialties. For all specialties except Family Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Vascular Surgery, smaller percentages of seniors who did not match to their preferred specialty were graduates of a medical school with the highest NIH funding compared to seniors who matched.
*Source: http://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm. The 40 medical schools with the highest NIH funding received $100 million or more.
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Chart 14 shows by preferred specialty the percentage of matched U.S. allopathic seniors who have a graduate degree. Radiation Oncology, Pathology, Neurological Surgery, and Child Neurology had the highest percentages of matched applicants with Ph.D.s.
Chart14
Percentage of Matched U.S. Allopathic Seniors Who Have a Graduate Degree
U.S. Seniors
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
4
19
5 5
1 1 2
4
3
13
9
2 1 2
22
4
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23
10
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14 1
5
16
16
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Anesth
esiol
ogy
Child
Neuro
logy
Derm
atolo
gy
Diagno
stic R
adiol
ogy
Emer
genc
y Med
icine
Family
Med
icine
Gener
al Sur
gery
Inte
rnal
Med
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Inte
rnal
Med
icine
/Ped
iatric
s
Neuro
logica
l Sur
gery
Neuro
logy
Obste
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and
Gyn
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Orthop
aedic
Sur
gery
Otolar
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logy
Patho
logy
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rics
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Plastic
Sur
gery
Psych
iatry
Radiat
ion O
ncolo
gy
Vascu
lar S
urge
ry
Other Graduate Degree Ph.D.
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Table AN-1
Summary StatisticsAnesthesiology
Measure (n=1,067) (n=49) (n=496) (n=214)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
14.4 3.4 9.1 3.4Mean number of contiguous ranks1.
1.4 1.9 1.5 1.7Mean number of distinct specialties ranked2.
230 208 230 216Mean USMLE Step 1 score3.
241 223 239 222Mean USMLE Step 2 score4.
2.5 1.7 2.0 1.8Mean number of research experiences5.
3.3 2.2 3.8 4.4Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications
6.
2.9 2.6 3.4 3.9Mean number of work experiences7.
6.6 5.6 4.7 4.0Mean number of volunteer experiences8.
10.6 0.0Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a9.
29.3 6.1Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a10.
3.5 2.2Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a11.
13.7 13.0Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a12.
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. NRMP Data Warehouse; Top 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure 10 is from the NIH website (http://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm). Note: Measures 3-9 and 11-12 included only applicants who gave consent to use their information in research. USMLE Step scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school students and graduates included in the independent applicant group.
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0
100
200
300
400
500
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
10 11 18 21 27 33 27 3761
39 54 68 60 62 60
479
14 12 7 5 1 1 3 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
6342 31 34 26 25 21 20 27 27 14 19 20 15 16
968454
23 13 6 5 8 3 3 2 0 1 3 1 0 8
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
Independent Applicants
Chart AN-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred SpecialtyAnesthesiology
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous RanksAnesthesiology
Graph AN-1
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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only
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Chart AN-2
Number of Distinct Specialties RankedAnesthesiology
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
1 2 3 4 or More
753
191
109
1215 25 7 2
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
1 2 3 4 or More
312
11559
8
121
5527 8
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart AN-3
USMLE Step 1 ScoresAnesthesiology
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 5
31
79
167
226 224
153
86
27
00 6 14 10 7 4 2 3 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 316 22
67
91109
67
279
53
1 721
33 36 29 269 2 0
32
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Graph AN-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 ScoreAnesthesiology
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only.
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Chart AN-4
USMLE Step 2 ScoresAnesthesiology
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
220
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 118
62
137
194 188
161
89
148
0 0 010 8 11 5 2 2 1 7
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
220
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 3 6 8
3047
9180
61
25
113
0 5 1122 25 23 23 19
3 1
64
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart AN-5
Number of Research ProjectsAnesthesiology
0
100
200
300
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
99
200
258
213
125103
10 15 11 4 2 4
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
100113
102
66
39 4451 49 4625
13 12
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart AN-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and PublicationsAnesthesiology
0
100
200
300
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
245
183
155
121
70
224
227 4 4 2 7
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
159
6353 50
31
108
71
28 21 12 13
51
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart AN-7
Number of Work ExperiencesAnesthesiology
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
111
189 183 184
133
198
6 9 12 8 3 8
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
33
66
99 97
51
118
1134 41
27 3152
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart AN-8
Number of Volunteer ExperiencesAnesthesiology
0
50
100
150
200
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
11
33
65
107 108
133121
85 88
62
185
3 1 7 6 8 5 2 5 2 07
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
40 34
71
4963
4738 34
2414
50
2532 32 28
18 169 5 6 5
20
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart AN-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. SeniorsAnesthesiology
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
No Yes
892
10646
0
Matched Not Matched
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
AOA Membership
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
No Yes
754
313
463
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. MedicalSchools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
No Yes
963
35451
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Ph.D. Degree
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
No Yes
861
137
406
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Other Graduate Degree
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CN Child Neurology
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Table CN-1
Summary StatisticsChild Neurology
Measure (n=76) (n=8) (n=37) (n=30)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
9.3 5.6 5.0 1.9Mean number of contiguous ranks1.
1.3 1.8 1.6 2.5Mean number of distinct specialties ranked2.
229 228 217 220Mean USMLE Step 1 score3.
240 232 232 222Mean USMLE Step 2 score4.
2.9 3.3 2.4 3.1Mean number of research experiences5.
6.7 5.3 3.9 6.8Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications
6.
3.0 3.3 4.2 5.1Mean number of work experiences7.
7.8 6.6 4.1 4.1Mean number of volunteer experiences8.
20.0 0.0Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a9.
43.4 37.5Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a10.
18.7 12.5Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a11.
8.0 0.0Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a12.
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. NRMP Data Warehouse; Top 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure 10 is from the NIH website (http://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm). Note: Measures 3-9 and 11-12 included only applicants who gave consent to use their information in research. USMLE Step scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school students and graduates included in the independent applicant group.
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0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
4 4
1
3
1
78
56
8
54
54 4
7
3
01
0 01
01
0 0 01 1
0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
15
3
10
43 3
0
21
0 0
21
0
2
1213
3
10
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
Independent Applicants
Chart CN-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred SpecialtyChild Neurology
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous RanksChild Neurology
Graph CN-1
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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only
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Chart CN-2
Number of Distinct Specialties RankedChild Neurology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
1 2 3 4 or More
52
24
0 03 4
1 0
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
1 2 3 4 or More
23
10
1 23
17
63
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart CN-3
USMLE Step 1 ScoresChild Neurology
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0
2
43
16
19
11
8
11
100
1 10
1 1 1 12
0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0
2
5
2
5 5
32
10
9
01
0
76
4
7
2
0 01
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Graph CN-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 ScoreChild Neurology
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only.
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Chart CN-4
USMLE Step 2 ScoresChild Neurology
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 01
45
7
13
18
8
109
0 0 01
0
5
0 01 1
0
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
01
0
23
54
5
12
11
01 1
5
3
5 5
21
0
5
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart CN-5
Number of Research ProjectsChild Neurology
0
5
10
15
20
25
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
7
12
20
11
8
17
20
2 20
2
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
5
10
15
20
25
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
6 6
11
34 4
2
67
1
57
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart CN-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and PublicationsChild Neurology
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
13
9 8 7 7
31
2 1 0 0 0
5
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
8 7
4 4
1
10
2
5
1
5 4
11
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart CN-7
Number of Work ExperiencesChild Neurology
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
6
15 15 15
8
16
1 10
2 2 2
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
2
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10
12
14
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None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
2
6
4
7
3
12
1
3 3
1
5
15
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Number of Volunteer ExperiencesChild Neurology
0
10
20
30
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
12
4
87
97
2
64
25
01 1
0 02
1 10
1 1
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
6 64
5
02
5
0 02
44
1
54
5
13
01
2 2
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart CN-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. SeniorsChild Neurology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
No Yes
60
15
8
0
Matched Not Matched
Nu
mb
er o
f A
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ts
AOA Membership
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
No Yes
43
33
53
Nu
mb
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f A
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lican
ts
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. MedicalSchools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
10
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No Yes
61
14
7
1
Nu
mb
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0
10
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40
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69
68
0
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mb
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f A
pp
lican
ts
Other Graduate Degree
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DM Dermatology
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Table DM-1
Summary StatisticsDermatology
Measure (n=352) (n=111) (n=51) (n=79)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
8.9 3.8 4.7 3.1Mean number of contiguous ranks1.
2.1 2.5 1.3 1.3Mean number of distinct specialties ranked2.
247 239 235 230Mean USMLE Step 1 score3.
255 248 243 240Mean USMLE Step 2 score4.
4.3 4.1 4.4 4.6Mean number of research experiences5.
9.5 6.6 16.3 10.0Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications
6.
2.8 2.9 3.7 4.0Mean number of work experiences7.
8.6 8.7 6.3 7.2Mean number of volunteer experiences8.
50.8 20.2Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a9.
40.3 28.8Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a10.
5.1 1.0Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a11.
14.1 12.5Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a12.
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. NRMP Data Warehouse; Top 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure 10 is from the NIH website (http://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm). Note: Measures 3-9 and 11-12 included only applicants who gave consent to use their information in research. USMLE Step scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school students and graduates included in the independent applicant group.
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0
10
20
30
40
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
6
11
20
2427 27
29 28 2831 31
1815
10
15
32
20
16
23
18
12
8
42
5
0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
11 10
3
9
25
13
1 1 0 02
0 1 2
37
18
4 52 2
42 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
3
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
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Independent Applicants
Chart DM-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred SpecialtyDermatology
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous RanksDermatology
Graph DM-1
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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only
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Chart DM-2
Number of Distinct Specialties RankedDermatology
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
1 2 3 4 or More
80
164
103
48
51 46
4
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
1 2 3 4 or More
41
81 1
64
112 0
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart DM-3
USMLE Step 1 ScoresDermatology
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 04 3
7
20
50
98106
45
00 1 07 10 9
2227
22
60
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 1 1 2 4 3
1710
61 21 1 1
8 8 8 11 146
110
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Graph DM-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 ScoreDermatology
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only.
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Chart DM-4
USMLE Step 2 ScoresDermatology
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 0 1 4 7
24
63
89
115
30
0 0 0 06 7 10
2130
14 16
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 15
0 3 6 8 9 8 70 0 0 3 3
8 10 137 6
19
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart DM-5
Number of Research ProjectsDermatology
0
50
100
150
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
9
25
4857 59
135
411 15 18 20
36
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
4 413
5 714
38
13 164
25
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart DM-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and PublicationsDermatology
0
50
100
150
200
250
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
7 1326 20 28
239
6 9 13 9 9
58
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
3 2 6 3 0
33
2 5 9 3 5
45
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart DM-7
Number of Work ExperiencesDermatology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
51 51
60
71
38
62
1316
2721
8
19
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
1
9 712
4
148 6
10 118
26
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart DM-8
Number of Volunteer ExperiencesDermatology
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
27 9
2026
35 3429 28
21
122
1 3 6 9 7 10 11 94 4
40
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
16 5 3 6 3 1
6 2 311
4 6 5 8 7 6 3 2 3 5
20
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart DM-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. SeniorsDermatology
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
No Yes
164169
83
21
Matched Not Matched
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
AOA Membership
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
220
No Yes
210
142
79
32
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. MedicalSchools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
No Yes
316
17
103
1
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Ph.D. Degree
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
320
No Yes
286
47
91
13
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Other Graduate Degree
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DR Diagnostic Radiology
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Table DR-1
Summary StatisticsDiagnostic Radiology
Measure (n=768) (n=12) (n=311) (n=136)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
13.9 4.8 8.1 3.0Mean number of contiguous ranks1.
1.5 1.8 1.6 1.9Mean number of distinct specialties ranked2.
241 221 235 224Mean USMLE Step 1 score3.
249 236 240 227Mean USMLE Step 2 score4.
3.2 2.5 2.6 2.7Mean number of research experiences5.
4.8 2.6 7.3 8.0Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications
6.
3.0 1.5 3.2 4.2Mean number of work experiences7.
6.3 5.4 4.2 3.2Mean number of volunteer experiences8.
21.8 16.7Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a9.
27.9 0.0Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a10.
4.6 0.0Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a11.
14.6 16.7Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a12.
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. NRMP Data Warehouse; Top 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure 10 is from the NIH website (http://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm). Note: Measures 3-9 and 11-12 included only applicants who gave consent to use their information in research. USMLE Step scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school students and graduates included in the independent applicant group.
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0
100
200
300
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
10 8 8 8 9 11 19 2335 36
4861
75 68 70
279
4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
30 34 25 16 19 1223 19 23 18 13 13 13 6 7
4062
36
9 8 1 6 2 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 4
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
Independent Applicants
Chart DR-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred SpecialtyDiagnostic Radiology
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous RanksDiagnostic Radiology
Graph DR-1
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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only
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Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2014
Chart DR-2
Number of Distinct Specialties RankedDiagnostic Radiology
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
1 2 3 4 or More
497
147112
125 5 2 0
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
1 2 3 4 or More
190
61 4217
6534 26 10
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2014
Chart DR-3
USMLE Step 1 ScoresDiagnostic Radiology
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 2 6
23
42
93
145
197
158
58
10 0 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 113 17 23
39
6175
38
817
0 412 13 17
24 18 146 2
13
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Graph DR-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 ScoreDiagnostic Radiology
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only.
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Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2014
Chart DR-4
USMLE Step 2 ScoresDiagnostic Radiology
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 2 5
2740
84
152162
137
116
0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 5 819
3041
63
3824
64
0 2 7 12 1421
13 10 9 3
32
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2014
Chart DR-5
Number of Research ProjectsDiagnostic Radiology
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
46
92
151
172
118
146
1 5 1 1 2 2
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
4856
68
4533
42
1931 31
14 12 16
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2014
Chart DR-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and PublicationsDiagnostic Radiology
0
50
100
150
200
250
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
121 116103
70 75
240
4 2 2 0 2 2
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
65
44 3823 19
103
3220 12 7 10
42
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2014
Chart DR-7
Number of Work ExperiencesDiagnostic Radiology
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
72
136
156
111101
149
5 2 2 1 1 1
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
23
5462
45 40
68
521 22 25
16
34
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart DR-8
Number of Volunteer ExperiencesDiagnostic Radiology
0
50
100
150
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
14
29
51
73
96 9485
66
52
34
131
0 2 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 2
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
3543
2536 35 37
21 20
7 7
2618 21 24
17 187 7
1 3 16
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2014
Chart DR-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. SeniorsDiagnostic Radiology
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
No Yes
567
158
10 2
Matched Not Matched
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
AOA Membership
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
No Yes
554
214
12 0
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. MedicalSchools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
No Yes
692
3312 0
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Ph.D. Degree
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
No Yes
619
106
10 2
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Other Graduate Degree
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EM Emergency Medicine
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Table EM-1
Summary StatisticsEmergency Medicine
Measure (n=1,371) (n=106) (n=370) (n=259)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
11.9 4.4 6.8 2.6Mean number of contiguous ranks1.
1.1 1.8 1.4 1.7Mean number of distinct specialties ranked2.
230 215 226 217Mean USMLE Step 1 score3.
243 225 237 225Mean USMLE Step 2 score4.
2.2 1.9 1.7 1.8Mean number of research experiences5.
2.9 2.0 2.0 2.5Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications
6.
3.4 3.4 3.7 4.0Mean number of work experiences7.
7.1 5.8 6.1 4.5Mean number of volunteer experiences8.
12.0 4.1Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a9.
29.3 18.9Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a10.
1.1 0.0Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a11.
16.1 26.8Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a12.
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. NRMP Data Warehouse; Top 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure 10 is from the NIH website (http://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm). Note: Measures 3-9 and 11-12 included only applicants who gave consent to use their information in research. USMLE Step scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school students and graduates included in the independent applicant group.
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0
50
100
150
200
250
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
13 1528 20
32 3048
60
85
133146
163
130 122109
237
1627
17 9 7 9 2 3 6 3 2 1 1 0 1 2
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
37 39 38 4023 25 23 22 23 17 19 18 14 9 6
17
135
55
2515 7 3 4 0 3 1 2 0 2 2 0 5
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
Independent Applicants
Chart EM-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred SpecialtyEmergency Medicine
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous RanksEmergency Medicine
Graph EM-1
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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only
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Chart EM-2
Number of Distinct Specialties RankedEmergency Medicine
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1 2 3 4 or More
1,251
10314 344 48 11 2
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1 2 3 4 or More
272
7416 8
114 10729 7
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart EM-3
USMLE Step 1 ScoresEmergency Medicine
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
320
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 9
44
113
194
299282
206
128
38
00 220 20 21 15 9 5 5 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
320
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 320
41 51 5775
26 245
46
113
31 39 37 27 25 16 8 1
36
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Graph EM-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 ScoreEmergency Medicine
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only.
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Chart EM-4
USMLE Step 2 ScoresEmergency Medicine
0
100
200
300
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 118
69
145
253273
244
155 155
0 0 4 11 18 2412 7 2 3
16
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 113
2749
65 62
3317
81
0 4 820
34 29 3415 8 6
76
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart EM-5
Number of Research ProjectsEmergency Medicine
0
100
200
300
400
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
162
316
366
240
129100
1330 28
13 6 7
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
91 9875
4421 19
64 59 4833
10 20
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart EM-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and PublicationsEmergency Medicine
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
399
232
177142
102
261
4025
10 4 117
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
148
63 5431
1141
99
4621 14 10
44
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart EM-7
Number of Work ExperiencesEmergency Medicine
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
83
215
244 239
203
329
12 8 17 19 15 26
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
16
49 6076
47
100
1330
5035 28
78
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart EM-8
Number of Volunteer ExperiencesEmergency Medicine
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
320
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
11
38
73
126
159 160148
125
79 74
320
1 619 13 11 8 5 5 4 3
22
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
320
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
12 14
47 39 4227
4328 22 15
59
1530 37 33 25 25 20 16 6 7
20
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart EM-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. SeniorsEmergency Medicine
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
No Yes
1,156
15793
4
Matched Not Matched
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
AOA Membership
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
No Yes
969
402
8620
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. MedicalSchools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
No Yes
1,298
1597
0
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Ph.D. Degree
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
No Yes
1,102
211
7126
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Other Graduate Degree
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82
FM Family Medicine
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Table FM-1
Summary StatisticsFamily Medicine
Measure (n=1,327) (n=49) (n=1,336) (n=1,337)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
10.0 6.0 5.9 3.2Mean number of contiguous ranks1.
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.5Mean number of distinct specialties ranked2.
218 201 212 203Mean USMLE Step 1 score3.
234 216 221 211Mean USMLE Step 2 score4.
1.7 1.8 1.3 1.4Mean number of research experiences5.
2.3 2.0 2.1 2.5Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications
6.
3.6 3.0 4.1 4.8Mean number of work experiences7.
7.8 8.9 5.3 3.9Mean number of volunteer experiences8.
8.0 0.0Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a9.
28.0 30.6Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a10.
1.0 0.0Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a11.
16.0 24.4Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a12.
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. NRMP Data Warehouse; Top 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure 10 is from the NIH website (http://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm). Note: Measures 3-9 and 11-12 included only applicants who gave consent to use their information in research. USMLE Step scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school students and graduates included in the independent applicant group.
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0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
42 32 38 49 58 68 81133 121 145 138
76 8857 43
158
6 6 4 3 3 6 8 4 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 1
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
274
147113 88 97 98 78 93 71 60 51 41 29 27 25 44
707
231
10850 37 33 23 24 19 23 7 14 3 7 4
47
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
Independent Applicants
Chart FM-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred SpecialtyFamily Medicine
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous RanksFamily Medicine
Graph FM-1
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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only
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Chart FM-2
Number of Distinct Specialties RankedFamily Medicine
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1 2 3 4 or More
1,241
833 040 7 1 1
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1 2 3 4 or More
989
295
43 6
869
347
9816
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart FM-3
USMLE Step 1 ScoresFamily Medicine
0
100
200
300
400
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0
34
182
266237
216
163
96
58
7 20 621 8 8 1 0 1 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
3
74
202223 218
123
86
3315 3
264
10
166
355
250
167
75
2711 0 0
146
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Graph FM-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 ScoreFamily Medicine
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only.
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Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2014
Chart FM-4
USMLE Step 2 ScoresFamily Medicine
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 1 9
80
169
218 220 206
136
68
154
0 0 1 9 15 6 1 0 1 0 12
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 5
50
154
216
178
9966
276
443
541
167
257230
105
5421
4 0
323
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart FM-5
Number of Research ProjectsFamily Medicine
0
100
200
300
400
500
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
287
395
280
155
67 77
10 14 9 5 4 3
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
472
348
229
105
5535
463
303
227
104
49 61
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart FM-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and PublicationsFamily Medicine
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
486
263
152113
70
177
21 10 3 6 1 4
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
641
185
12691
51
150
588
203
10577 55
179
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart FM-7
Number of Work ExperiencesFamily Medicine
0
100
200
300
400
500
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
82
215 227 232
184
321
6 3 13 7 6 10
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
102
186219
244
139
354
88
144173 189
128
485Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart FM-8
Number of Volunteer ExperiencesFamily Medicine
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
834
61
102118
151
120133
99 88
347
0 2 5 5 3 3 6 4 4 3 10
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
66
106
155 146159
135117
8266
44
168
112
197212 204
131115
6654
21 23
72
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2014
Chart FM-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. SeniorsFamily Medicine
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
No Yes
1,160
10145
0
Matched Not Matched
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
AOA Membership
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
No Yes
956
371
34 15
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. MedicalSchools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
No Yes
1,248
13450
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Ph.D. Degree
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
No Yes
1,059
202
34 11
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Other Graduate Degree
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95
GS General Surgery
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Table GS-1
Summary StatisticsGeneral Surgery
Measure (n=871) (n=158) (n=255) (n=549)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
12.4 5.8 5.2 2.7Mean number of contiguous ranks1.
1.0 1.3 1.1 1.3Mean number of distinct specialties ranked2.
232 213 232 222Mean USMLE Step 1 score3.
245 226 241 229Mean USMLE Step 2 score4.
3.1 2.6 2.4 2.6Mean number of research experiences5.
4.4 2.7 4.9 6.1Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications
6.
3.0 3.3 3.5 4.1Mean number of work experiences7.
6.7 6.5 5.0 4.3Mean number of volunteer experiences8.
15.3 2.0Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a9.
32.5 15.8Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a10.
2.0 3.3Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a11.
15.1 17.3Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a12.
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. NRMP Data Warehouse; Top 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure 10 is from the NIH website (http://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm). Note: Measures 3-9 and 11-12 included only applicants who gave consent to use their information in research. USMLE Step scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school students and graduates included in the independent applicant group.
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0
100
200
300
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
17 9 13 15 23 1830 30
54 64 7197
7586
65
204
2918 10 20 14 10 5 10 9 10 8 3 4 2 2 4
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
66
31 2816 19 19 12 9 14 8 6 4 5 3 4 11
260
115
5441
24 186 10 4 2 1 4 1 0 1 8
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
Independent Applicants
Chart GS-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred SpecialtyGeneral Surgery
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous RanksGeneral Surgery
Graph GS-1
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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only
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Chart GS-2
Number of Distinct Specialties RankedGeneral Surgery
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1 2 3 4 or More
840
301 0
126
24 7 1
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1 2 3 4 or More
222
28 5 0
404
107
334
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart GS-3
USMLE Step 1 ScoresGeneral Surgery
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0
20
57
129
168
186
157
98
27
10 6
31 33 31 29
124 3 1 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
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U.S. Seniors
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Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 2 817
38 41 4554
238 43
15
48
70 70
111
94
53
195
30
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Graph GS-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 ScoreGeneral Surgery
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only.
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Chart GS-4
USMLE Step 2 ScoresGeneral Surgery
0
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90
120
150
180
210
240
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 0 7
35
81
139
207
184
10288
1 1 112
32 30 32
10 4 2
25
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
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lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
30
60
90
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180
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<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 111 9
3241
5241
2231
2 620
4361
75
95
71
34
8
103
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart GS-5
Number of Research ProjectsGeneral Surgery
0
30
60
90
120
150
180
210
240
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
47
122
179192
145158
2332
24 2719 25
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
30
60
90
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180
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None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
39
6345
30 3726
85
142
110
74
36
71
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart GS-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and PublicationsGeneral Surgery
0
100
200
300
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
158135
10791
74
278
4824 20 13 16
29
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
6041
28 27 20
64
133
7659
39 31
180
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart GS-7
Number of Work ExperiencesGeneral Surgery
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None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
84
139
182
160
114
164
2518 22 25 19
41
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
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of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
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None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
1326
5646 40
59
27
8475
91
73
168
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart GS-8
Number of Volunteer ExperiencesGeneral Surgery
0
50
100
150
200
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
9
30
65 60
112102 98
73 70
42
182
3 714 20
12 17 1811 10 7
31
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
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200
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
1827 32
2432
23 199 15 11
30
54
90
69 6954
61
3424
9 6
48
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart GS-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. SeniorsGeneral Surgery
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
No Yes
714
129147
3
Matched Not Matched
Nu
mb
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AOA Membership
0
100
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500
600
No Yes
588
283
133
25
Nu
mb
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ts
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. MedicalSchools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
200
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1,000
No Yes
826
17
145
5
Nu
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Ph.D. Degree
0
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No Yes
716
127124
26
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Other Graduate Degree
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IM Internal Medicine
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Table IM-1
Summary StatisticsInternal Medicine
Measure (n=3,300) (n=105) (n=3,194) (n=2,715)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
11.2 4.0 7.0 2.4Mean number of contiguous ranks1.
1.1 1.4 1.3 1.4Mean number of distinct specialties ranked2.
231 210 229 214Mean USMLE Step 1 score3.
243 219 237 221Mean USMLE Step 2 score4.
2.6 2.6 1.8 1.6Mean number of research experiences5.
3.9 2.8 3.2 3.2Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications
6.
2.7 2.6 4.3 4.8Mean number of work experiences7.
6.7 5.9 3.8 3.2Mean number of volunteer experiences8.
16.4 0.0Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a9.
35.9 19.0Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a10.
4.2 4.1Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a11.
16.0 19.6Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a12.
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. NRMP Data Warehouse; Top 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure 10 is from the NIH website (http://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm). Note: Measures 3-9 and 11-12 included only applicants who gave consent to use their information in research. USMLE Step scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school students and graduates included in the independent applicant group.
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110
0
500
1,000
1,500
12
34
56
78
910
1112
1314
1516 or More
76 57 43 76 94 118173 210
302 308 358 308249 223
165
540
34 20 8 13 8 5 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 4
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
500
1,000
1,500
12
34
56
78
910
1112
1314
1516 or More
421333
270 233 266 216 186 184 157 145 141 126 105 91 66
254
1,416
573
269156
10346 33 27 20 13 10 7 6 4 3 29
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
Independent Applicants
Chart IM-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred SpecialtyInternal Medicine
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous RanksInternal Medicine
Graph IM-1
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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only
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Chart IM-2
Number of Distinct Specialties RankedInternal Medicine
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
1 2 3 4 or More
3,140
14415 070 28 6 1
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
1 2 3 4 or More
2,447
610
117 17
1,835
680
143 42
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart IM-3
USMLE Step 1 ScoresInternal Medicine
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
029
157
289
428
566
627
555
360
125
20 11 17 32 13 10 8 4 2 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
230
144
224
414
594 582
441
277
64
253
7
160
400425
483
394
237
129
435
193
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Graph IM-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 ScoreInternal Medicine
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only.
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Chart IM-4
USMLE Step 2 ScoresInternal Medicine
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 10
87
186
342
500
630
560
444
379
0 2 3 21 17 13 2 7 4 028
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
2 631
107
247
462
530555
358
157
570
252
166
367410
434
324
187
6013
461
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart IM-5
Number of Research ProjectsInternal Medicine
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
272
582
780
658
409 437
10 29 10 20 15 13
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
820877
606
358
162202
832
665
464
241
112162
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart IM-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and PublicationsInternal Medicine
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
667
507448
343
235
938
30 21 7 8 8 23
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
1,175
484
314225
181
646
1,013
383288
194111
487
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart IM-7
Number of Work ExperiencesInternal Medicine
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
402
616702
543
368
507
18 23 16 9 12 19
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
183
374472
512
398
1,086
113
264352 383
303
1,061
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart IM-8
Number of Volunteer ExperiencesInternal Medicine
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
36
130
211
305
378 396
335
276236
183
652
3 9 10 14 13 6 12 4 7 4 15
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
319
402
503 485
378
261205
13195 81
165
328
470439
367
285
197
13581
58 3977
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart IM-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. SeniorsInternal Medicine
0
400
800
1,200
1,600
2,000
2,400
2,800
No Yes
2,622
516
970
Matched Not Matched
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
AOA Membership
0
400
800
1,200
1,600
2,000
2,400
No Yes
2,114
1,186
85 20
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. MedicalSchools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
400
800
1,200
1,600
2,000
2,400
2,800
3,200
No Yes
3,005
13393 4
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Ph.D. Degree
0
400
800
1,200
1,600
2,000
2,400
2,800
No Yes
2,636
502
78 19
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Other Graduate Degree
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IP Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
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Table IP-1
Summary StatisticsInternal Medicine/Pediatrics
Measure (n=280) (n=11) (n=66) (n=52)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
9.6 2.8 6.9 1.7Mean number of contiguous ranks1.
1.3 2.3 1.8 2.0Mean number of distinct specialties ranked2.
233 223 225 216Mean USMLE Step 1 score3.
245 234 234 224Mean USMLE Step 2 score4.
2.4 1.9 1.4 1.8Mean number of research experiences5.
3.2 4.1 1.8 4.6Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications
6.
3.4 2.8 4.3 5.2Mean number of work experiences7.
8.8 7.0 6.7 3.8Mean number of volunteer experiences8.
22.1 9.1Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a9.
28.6 27.3Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a10.
2.6 0.0Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a11.
16.5 27.3Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a12.
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. NRMP Data Warehouse; Top 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure 10 is from the NIH website (http://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm). Note: Measures 3-9 and 11-12 included only applicants who gave consent to use their information in research. USMLE Step scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school students and graduates included in the independent applicant group.
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0
10
20
30
40
50
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
14
812
75
1317
21
30
36
2825
1518 18
13
53
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
13
4 37
37
25
15 4
2 2 30
5
40
7
0 1 1 02
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
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ts
Independent Applicants
Chart IP-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred SpecialtyInternal Medicine/Pediatrics
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous RanksInternal Medicine/Pediatrics
Graph IP-1
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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only
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Chart IP-2
Number of Distinct Specialties RankedInternal Medicine/Pediatrics
0
30
60
90
120
150
180
210
240
1 2 3 4 or More
208
62
911 6 4 0
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
30
60
90
120
150
180
210
240
1 2 3 4 or More
2533
7 114
2414
0
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart IP-3
USMLE Step 1 ScoresInternal Medicine/Pediatrics
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 1
11
20
42 43
53
47
42
8
00 0 1 14
2 1 1 1 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 02 3
1411
9
2 2 1
22
13 4
7 610
51 2
0
8
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Graph IP-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 ScoreInternal Medicine/Pediatrics
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only.
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Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2014
Chart IP-4
USMLE Step 2 ScoresInternal Medicine/Pediatrics
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 1 0
68
31
48
40
45 4642
0 0 0 02 2 2 3
1 0 1
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
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10
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9 9 9
3 2
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0 0 1
6 5
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4 42
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Step 2 Scores
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None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
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2420
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Independent Applicants
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Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and PublicationsInternal Medicine/Pediatrics
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None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
66
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Publications
Nu
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33
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Publications
Nu
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Independent Applicants
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20
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14 1611
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Matched Not Matched
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Independent Applicants
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None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
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Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Other Characteristics of U.S. SeniorsInternal Medicine/Pediatrics
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No Yes
208
59
101
Matched Not Matched
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Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. MedicalSchools with the Highest NIH Funding
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NS Neurological Surgery
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Table NS-1
Summary StatisticsNeurological Surgery
Measure (n=188) (n=50) (n=17) (n=63)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
14.9 9.5 6.1 5.0Mean number of contiguous ranks1.
1.1 1.3 1.4 1.5Mean number of distinct specialties ranked2.
244 232 240 230Mean USMLE Step 1 score3.
247 236 251 230Mean USMLE Step 2 score4.
4.4 3.7 4.1 3.7Mean number of research experiences5.
11.7 8.4 13.6 13.8Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications
6.
2.8 2.8 4.9 4.1Mean number of work experiences7.
6.2 5.1 5.4 3.9Mean number of volunteer experiences8.
28.3 8.5Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a9.
41.0 32.0Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a10.
12.8 6.4Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a11.
17.8 19.1Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a12.
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. NRMP Data Warehouse; Top 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure 10 is from the NIH website (http://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm). Note: Measures 3-9 and 11-12 included only applicants who gave consent to use their information in research. USMLE Step scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school students and graduates included in the independent applicant group.
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90
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
0 1 0 0 3 2 5 5 510 12
21
1116 15
82
2 2 4 7 4 1 3 3 1 3 40
51 2
8
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
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Ap
plic
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U.S. Seniors
0
10
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90
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
3 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0
1915
5 3 50 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 5
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
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Independent Applicants
Chart NS-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred SpecialtyNeurological Surgery
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous RanksNeurological Surgery
Graph NS-1
0.00
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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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
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Number of Distinct Specialties RankedNeurological Surgery
0
20
40
60
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100
120
140
160
180
200
1 2 3 4 or More
177
101 0
38
100 2
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
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pp
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ts
U.S. Seniors
0
20
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60
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140
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180
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1 2 3 4 or More
124 1 0
3524
2 2
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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USMLE Step 1 ScoresNeurological Surgery
0
10
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30
40
50
60
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 1 26
20
4341
51
16
00 0
5 5 4 4
11 106
20
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
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ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
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30
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60
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 1 1 03
03 4
200
4 35
7 79
17
7
1 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 ScoreNeurological Surgery
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only.
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Chart NS-4
USMLE Step 2 ScoresNeurological Surgery
0
10
20
30
40
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 0 14
14
26
3633
27
39
0 0 03
5 5
108
6
2
8
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
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ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 0 0 1 1 2 13 4
20 1
4 58 8
5
11
6
2
10
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart NS-5
Number of Research ProjectsNeurological Surgery
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
0
7
22
4144
66
2 4 4
1015
12
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
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50
60
70
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
0 03 3 4 42
913
1611 9
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart NS-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and PublicationsNeurological Surgery
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
11 9 1318
8
121
1 4 5 4 4
29
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
1 2 2 0 09
310
27 5
33
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart NS-7
Number of Work ExperiencesNeurological Surgery
0
10
20
30
40
50
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
24
36 37
2824
31
5
128
11
3
8
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
03
02 1
84 5
129
7
23
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart NS-8
Number of Volunteer ExperiencesNeurological Surgery
0
10
20
30
40
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
7
12 11
19 19 19 2017
15
8
33
13 2
14
4
8
2 1
5
1
6
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
02 1 2 1 1 2
0 13
1
710
3
14
7 7
1 2 31
5
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart NS-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. SeniorsNeurological Surgery
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
No Yes
129
5143
4
Matched Not Matched
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
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AOA Membership
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
No Yes
111
77
34
16
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. MedicalSchools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
No Yes
157
23
44
3
Nu
mb
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f A
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Ph.D. Degree
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
No Yes
148
3238
9
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Other Graduate Degree
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N Neurology
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Table N-1
Summary StatisticsNeurology
Measure (n=379) (n=10) (n=286) (n=194)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
11.3 5.6 6.2 2.1Mean number of contiguous ranks1.
1.3 1.2 1.8 1.8Mean number of distinct specialties ranked2.
230 208 226 216Mean USMLE Step 1 score3.
241 236 232 219Mean USMLE Step 2 score4.
2.9 2.3 2.3 2.5Mean number of research experiences5.
4.9 3.2 5.9 5.5Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications
6.
2.8 2.6 4.1 5.1Mean number of work experiences7.
6.1 5.4 4.0 3.3Mean number of volunteer experiences8.
12.8 0.0Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a9.
36.1 10.0Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a10.
8.9 10.0Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a11.
15.6 10.0Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a12.
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. NRMP Data Warehouse; Top 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure 10 is from the NIH website (http://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm). Note: Measures 3-9 and 11-12 included only applicants who gave consent to use their information in research. USMLE Step scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school students and graduates included in the independent applicant group.
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0
20
40
60
80
100
120
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
3 7 6 2
1319 20 18
39 4233 32
3728
13
67
2 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
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ts
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
63
3124
17 18 14 16 13 16 1910 6
126 5
16
110
42
147 7 4 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
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ts
Independent Applicants
Chart N-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred SpecialtyNeurology
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous RanksNeurology
Graph N-1
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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only
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Number of Distinct Specialties RankedNeurology
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
320
1 2 3 4 or More
295
72
11 18 2 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
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ts
U.S. Seniors
0
40
80
120
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200
240
280
320
1 2 3 4 or More
126111
37
10
9267
218
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart N-3
USMLE Step 1 ScoresNeurology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
03
22
37
48
73
6256
47
12
00 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
05
16
31
40 40
55
25
18
4
31
1
14
2126
34
24 22
7 7
0
18
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Graph N-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 ScoreNeurology
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only.
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Chart N-4
USMLE Step 2 ScoresNeurology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 0
15
24
38
7571
57
34
46
0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 14
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
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30
40
50
60
70
80
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 1
1016
28
3539 39
22
11
64
15
13
25
3328
1612
60
35
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart N-5
Number of Research ProjectsNeurology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
27
51
86 87
46
63
3 1 2 3 0 1
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
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50
60
70
80
90
100
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
39
74
57
43
27 25
3843
36
1711
29
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart N-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and PublicationsNeurology
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
73
47 51
3631
122
5 1 1 0 1 2
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
80
2734 33
18
73
48
20 2013 13
60
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
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ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart N-7
Number of Work ExperiencesNeurology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
49
62
78
62
42
67
2 2 2 0 1 3
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
14
30
51 51
36
83
1118
2326
19
77
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Number of Volunteer ExperiencesNeurology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
7
20
27
47
30
54
45
32
2622
50
1 02 1 0
2 20 0 1 1
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
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U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
22
34
4743
3028
19
10
5 4
23
2932
34
20
14 1512
53 3
7
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart N-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. SeniorsNeurology
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
No Yes
314
46
10 0
Matched Not Matched
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
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ts
AOA Membership
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
No Yes
242
137
9 1
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
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ts
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. MedicalSchools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
No Yes
328
329 1
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
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Ph.D. Degree
0
40
80
120
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240
280
320
No Yes
304
56
9 1
Nu
mb
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ts
Other Graduate Degree
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160
OB Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Table OB-1
Summary StatisticsObstetrics and Gynecology
Measure (n=949) (n=89) (n=278) (n=303)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
11.7 6.9 7.6 3.4Mean number of contiguous ranks1.
1.0 1.2 1.2 1.5Mean number of distinct specialties ranked2.
226 209 223 213Mean USMLE Step 1 score3.
242 225 236 222Mean USMLE Step 2 score4.
2.7 2.4 1.9 1.9Mean number of research experiences5.
3.3 3.3 2.8 3.1Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications
6.
3.1 2.9 3.4 5.8Mean number of work experiences7.
8.3 8.1 6.6 4.2Mean number of volunteer experiences8.
12.6 2.4Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a9.
29.8 24.7Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a10.
1.7 2.4Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a11.
16.4 13.3Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a12.
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. NRMP Data Warehouse; Top 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure 10 is from the NIH website (http://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm). Note: Measures 3-9 and 11-12 included only applicants who gave consent to use their information in research. USMLE Step scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school students and graduates included in the independent applicant group.
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0
50
100
150
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
4 7 9 10
25 2335
62
76
10695 98
9298
69
140
7 8 10 5 9 9 5 7 4 7 5 2 4 2 1 4
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
31
1119 18
32
1225
1426 24
10 12 12 8 717
137
58
2822
11 12 9 6 4 3 3 0 1 1 2 6
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
Independent Applicants
Chart OB-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred SpecialtyObstetrics and Gynecology
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous RanksObstetrics and Gynecology
Graph OB-1
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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only
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Chart OB-2
Number of Distinct Specialties RankedObstetrics and Gynecology
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1,000
1 2 3 4 or More
913
31 5 074
12 1 2
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1,000
1 2 3 4 or More
230
425 1
191
7922 9
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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USMLE Step 1 ScoresObstetrics and Gynecology
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
011
49
118
164
194
171
128
62
5 0010 16 20 22
102 3 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 512
29
49 50
3124
81
55
2
24
4552
44 3925
145 1
32
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Graph OB-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 ScoreObstetrics and Gynecology
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only.
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Chart OB-4
USMLE Step 2 ScoresObstetrics and Gynecology
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 0
17
51
117
184192
183
8474
0 0 012
19 18 12 6 3 013
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 4 1019
34 3445
27
8
83
0 417
41 4653
24 2312
1
62
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart OB-5
Number of Research ProjectsObstetrics and Gynecology
0
100
200
300
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
83
136
250
179
135119
14 13 22 13 15 6
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
6175
58
3313
24
6482 74
3016 17
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart OB-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and PublicationsObstetrics and Gynecology
0
50
100
150
200
250
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
210
151
130
102
73
236
2611 11 5 9
21
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
99
5031
22 18
44
100
54
27 24 22
56
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart OB-7
Number of Work ExperiencesObstetrics and Gynecology
0
50
100
150
200
250
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
85
148
191
152
124
202
11 15 19 12 620
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
2040 44
56
34
70
17
42 41 4535
103
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart OB-8
Number of Volunteer ExperiencesObstetrics and Gynecology
0
100
200
300
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
0 926
50
81 77
10695 92
76
290
2 0 7 4 8 9 11 7 5 624
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
516 21
31 30 29 26 18 2313
52
2241 46 42 40
2514 7 14 7
25
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart OB-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. SeniorsObstetrics and Gynecology
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
No Yes
788
11481
2
Matched Not Matched
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
AOA Membership
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
No Yes
666
283
6722
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. MedicalSchools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
No Yes
887
1581
2
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Ph.D. Degree
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
No Yes
754
148
7211
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Other Graduate Degree
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173
ORS Orthopaedic Surgery
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Table ORS-1
Summary StatisticsOrthopaedic Surgery
Measure (n=648) (n=190) (n=44) (n=112)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
12.1 5.8 5.1 3.4Mean number of contiguous ranks1.
1.1 1.4 1.5 1.5Mean number of distinct specialties ranked2.
245 231 233 228Mean USMLE Step 1 score3.
251 238 243 239Mean USMLE Step 2 score4.
3.7 3.3 4.6 3.2Mean number of research experiences5.
6.7 3.9 15.9 8.5Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications
6.
3.0 2.8 4.0 3.9Mean number of work experiences7.
7.1 9.2 5.8 5.1Mean number of volunteer experiences8.
32.2 3.3Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a9.
33.0 22.1Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a10.
1.4 1.1Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a11.
14.1 18.0Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a12.
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. NRMP Data Warehouse; Top 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure 10 is from the NIH website (http://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm). Note: Measures 3-9 and 11-12 included only applicants who gave consent to use their information in research. USMLE Step scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school students and graduates included in the independent applicant group.
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175
0
50
100
150
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
2 39
19 1929
4735
43 46 51 5241
5548
149
1220
2620 18 20 21
13 11 126 3 1 2 3 2
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
143 3 4 4 5 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
44
2315
9 5 4 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 3
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
Independent Applicants
Chart ORS-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred SpecialtyOrthopaedic Surgery
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous RanksOrthopaedic Surgery
Graph ORS-1
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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only
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Chart ORS-2
Number of Distinct Specialties RankedOrthopaedic Surgery
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
1 2 3 4 or More
598
463 1
123
569 2
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
1 2 3 4 or More
24 19 1 0
7131
8 2
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart ORS-3
USMLE Step 1 ScoresOrthopaedic Surgery
0
50
100
150
200
250
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 2 9 14
47
136
206
158
58
00 1 314 22
43 44 42
131 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 0 4 6 7 8 9 5 2 00 3 4 619 18 20 17 9 2 5
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Graph ORS-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 ScoreOrthopaedic Surgery
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only.
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Chart ORS-4
USMLE Step 2 ScoresOrthopaedic Surgery
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 0 3 4
22
64
132
186
118
101
0 0 0 313
32 3445
24
5
27
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 1 1 2 3 715
3 7 20 0 2 2 515 15 21
12 7
24
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2014
Chart ORS-5
Number of Research ProjectsOrthopaedic Surgery
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
5
51
122
157
131
164
5
2942 40
2740
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
1 210 9 8 11
5
21 21 2214
20
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2014
Chart ORS-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and PublicationsOrthopaedic Surgery
0
100
200
300
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
6073
8361 60
293
36 30 25 19 16
57
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
5 1 4 3 42415 16 9 9 5
49
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart ORS-7
Number of Work ExperiencesOrthopaedic Surgery
0
50
100
150
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
55
100
140
127
83
125
22
3540
31
17
38
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
2 5 8 111
148 7
20 18 14
36
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart ORS-8
Number of Volunteer ExperiencesOrthopaedic Surgery
0
50
100
150
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
415
27
6268 69 67 65 62
41
150
39 11
20 24 21 2317 17
9
29
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
1 2 3 5 4 6 4 16 4 58 12 14 12 8
147 8 5 5
10
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2014
Chart ORS-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. SeniorsOrthopaedic Surgery
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
No Yes
427
203177
6
Matched Not Matched
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
AOA Membership
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
No Yes
434
214
148
42
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. MedicalSchools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
No Yes
621
9
181
2
Nu
mb
er o
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pp
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Ph.D. Degree
0
100
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OTO Otolaryngology
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Table OTO-1
Summary StatisticsOtolaryngology
Measure (n=277) (n=91) (n=16) (n=41)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
11.6 5.4 5.6 3.7Mean number of contiguous ranks1.
1.1 1.5 1.4 1.8Mean number of distinct specialties ranked2.
248 239 236 233Mean USMLE Step 1 score3.
252 245 246 238Mean USMLE Step 2 score4.
4.7 4.1 4.0 3.7Mean number of research experiences5.
6.1 5.9 15.2 8.7Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications
6.
2.9 3.1 3.9 4.3Mean number of work experiences7.
7.1 7.5 6.2 6.6Mean number of volunteer experiences8.
38.9 18.6Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a9.
41.9 24.2Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a10.
1.9 3.5Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a11.
14.8 20.9Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a12.
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. NRMP Data Warehouse; Top 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure 10 is from the NIH website (http://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm). Note: Measures 3-9 and 11-12 included only applicants who gave consent to use their information in research. USMLE Step scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school students and graduates included in the independent applicant group.
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0
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60
70
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
2 3 49
148
15 15 17
29
21
30
16 1814
62
8 912 14
11 12
5 4 4 4 2 30 1 0 2
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
U.S. Seniors
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
3 1 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
11 12
47
1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
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Independent Applicants
Chart OTO-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred SpecialtyOtolaryngology
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous RanksOtolaryngology
Graph OTO-1
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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only
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Chart OTO-2
Number of Distinct Specialties RankedOtolaryngology
0
40
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120
160
200
240
280
1 2 3 4 or More
243
33
0 1
5236
3 0
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
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pp
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ts
U.S. Seniors
0
40
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280
1 2 3 4 or More
10 6 0 014 21
6 0
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
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pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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USMLE Step 1 ScoresOtolaryngology
0
20
40
60
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120
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 1 0 17
11
39
103
76
32
00 0 1 4 4
16 17
27
134
0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
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lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
20
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60
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100
120
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 1 0 1 05
06
2 1 00 0 2 2 4 7 9 103 0 1
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Graph OTO-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 ScoreOtolaryngology
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only.
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Chart OTO-4
USMLE Step 2 ScoresOtolaryngology
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50
60
70
80
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 0 03
8
28
53
73
56
49
0 0 0 2 4 3
13
2015
8
21
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
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lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
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60
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<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 0 1 0 2 1 25
2 30 0 0 2 2 3
85 5
2
11
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart OTO-5
Number of Research ProjectsOtolaryngology
0
50
100
150
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
310
3139
63
124
06 7
19 2331
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
0 2 2 4 4 419
4 4 713
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart OTO-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and PublicationsOtolaryngology
0
50
100
150
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
1219
28
41
24
146
8 714 11 7
39
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
0 0 1 2 0
134 4 2 3 4
21
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart OTO-7
Number of Work ExperiencesOtolaryngology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
16
55 5762
30
50
4
16 1520
15 16
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
1 2 4 2 16
2 37 5 3
18
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart OTO-8
Number of Volunteer ExperiencesOtolaryngology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
1 3
11
19
3338
2631
22
16
70
1 1 27
10 10 11
5
15
6
18
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
1 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 14
1 3 5 5 3 40
3 2 2
10
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart OTO-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. SeniorsOtolaryngology
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
No Yes
165
105
70
16
Matched Not Matched
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
AOA Membership
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
No Yes
161
116
69
22
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. MedicalSchools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
40
80
120
160
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240
280
No Yes
265
5
83
3
Nu
mb
er o
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ts
Ph.D. Degree
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
No Yes
230
40
68
18
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
lican
ts
Other Graduate Degree
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PTH Pathology
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Table PTH-1
Summary StatisticsPathology
Measure (n=256) (n=5) (n=270) (n=187)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
9.7 3.4 6.7 3.3Mean number of contiguous ranks1.
1.0 1.0 1.2 1.4Mean number of distinct specialties ranked2.
231 217 224 212Mean USMLE Step 1 score3.
241 230 228 216Mean USMLE Step 2 score4.
2.8 1.6 2.3 2.3Mean number of research experiences5.
5.6 3.0 8.4 7.7Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications
6.
2.7 3.4 3.3 4.3Mean number of work experiences7.
4.8 2.2 3.5 2.9Mean number of volunteer experiences8.
11.0 0.0Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a9.
33.6 20.0Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a10.
22.0 20.0Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a11.
11.8 0.0Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a12.
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. NRMP Data Warehouse; Top 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure 10 is from the NIH website (http://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm). Note: Measures 3-9 and 11-12 included only applicants who gave consent to use their information in research. USMLE Step scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school students and graduates included in the independent applicant group.
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201
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
95 2
712 13
2330
2229
37
1710 11 9
20
1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
40
2216
2619
23 2116 18 17
9 124 5 5
17
94
32
1510 8
27 4
0 2 2 1 0 0 28
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
Independent Applicants
Chart PTH-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred SpecialtyPathology
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous RanksPathology
Graph PTH-1
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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only
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Chart PTH-2
Number of Distinct Specialties RankedPathology
0
100
200
300
1 2 3 4 or More
250
5 0 15 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
1 2 3 4 or More
221
38
7 4
140
3311
1
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart PTH-3
USMLE Step 1 ScoresPathology
0
10
20
30
40
50
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
03
16
2428
4345 44
30
12
00 0 1 1 0 1 20 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
1
7
19
25
4042
46
2218
5
29
0
13
23
37
26
19
11 10
30
28
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Graph PTH-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 ScorePathology
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only.
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Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2014
Chart PTH-4
USMLE Step 2 ScoresPathology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 04
26
19
48
3843
24
43
0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 2
11
18
3437 38
30
18
5
61
0
8
16
24 23 23
16
63 1
50
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart PTH-5
Number of Research ProjectsPathology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
16
46
62
46
3936
1 1 2 1 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
44
63
53
46
24 24
37
4340
20
10
20
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2014
Chart PTH-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and PublicationsPathology
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
4737
2820
13
100
1 1 1 0 1 1
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
57
3222
12 10
121
43
24 209 6
68
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2014
Chart PTH-7
Number of Work ExperiencesPathology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
31
52
41
55
29
37
0 1 1 1 0 2
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
18
4246 48
34
66
6
17
3128 28
60
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2014
Chart PTH-8
Number of Volunteer ExperiencesPathology
0
10
20
30
40
50
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
15
21
3134
27
21
39
19
118
19
1 1 1 02
0 0 0 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
35
4340
36
21
30
12 117
3
16
26
38
2730
1512
6 62 2
6
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2014
Chart PTH-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. SeniorsPathology
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
No Yes
218
27
5 0
Matched Not Matched
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
AOA Membership
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
No Yes
170
86
4 1
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. MedicalSchools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
40
80
120
160
200
No Yes
191
54
4 1
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Ph.D. Degree
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
No Yes
216
29
5 0
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Other Graduate Degree
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PD Pediatrics
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Table PD-1
Summary StatisticsPediatrics
Measure (n=1,817) (n=73) (n=794) (n=564)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
11.0 5.0 7.4 3.0Mean number of contiguous ranks1.
1.0 1.3 1.2 1.4Mean number of distinct specialties ranked2.
226 206 222 210Mean USMLE Step 1 score3.
241 219 233 217Mean USMLE Step 2 score4.
2.2 2.0 1.6 1.7Mean number of research experiences5.
3.0 2.2 2.5 3.0Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications
6.
2.9 3.3 3.6 5.7Mean number of work experiences7.
8.2 7.1 5.5 3.8Mean number of volunteer experiences8.
12.9 1.4Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a9.
31.4 16.4Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a10.
3.5 4.2Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a11.
12.6 15.5Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a12.
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. NRMP Data Warehouse; Top 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure 10 is from the NIH website (http://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm). Note: Measures 3-9 and 11-12 included only applicants who gave consent to use their information in research. USMLE Step scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school students and graduates included in the independent applicant group.
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214
0
100
200
300
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
18 25 22 2944
61
96
142
201215
193173
140
112 120
226
16 6 7 10 9 7 2 3 2 5 2 1 1 0 0 2
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
8561 61
3660 61 56
7049 58
44 4529 28
12
39
294
110
62
288 8 11 7 6 2 2 2 1 3 1
19
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
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Independent Applicants
Chart PD-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred SpecialtyPediatrics
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous RanksPediatrics
Graph PD-1
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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only
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Number of Distinct Specialties RankedPediatrics
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
2,000
1 2 3 4 or More
1,772
43 2 055 16 2 0
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
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U.S. Seniors
0
200
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1,000
1,200
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2,000
1 2 3 4 or More
693
8114 6
389
12046 6
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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USMLE Step 1 ScoresPediatrics
0
100
200
300
400
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
119
141
230
305333
315
236
119
3220 9
23 17 9 8 3 0 2 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
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pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
117
52
91111 122
105
5328
5
165
4
42
100 101 96
5537
10 3 1
73
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 ScorePediatrics
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only.
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USMLE Step 2 ScoresPediatrics
0
100
200
300
400
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 2
54
123
223
294
359
308
168
202
0 1 3 13 18 16 6 3 2 0 9
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
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ts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
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<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 2 637
6997
115 105
34 26
259
2 737
96 9572
3924
6 3
141
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Number of Research ProjectsPediatrics
0
100
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300
400
500
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
221
410439
305
204
154
13 16 19 9 10 4
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
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500
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
204 216
156
8450 40
177142
8948
2442
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and PublicationsPediatrics
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
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450
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550
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
520
316
227
180
113
377
3410 7 3 4 13
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
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None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
315
13187 70
30
117
236
8343 35 21
104
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Number of Work ExperiencesPediatrics
0
40
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120
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200
240
280
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360
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
200
318335 332
208
340
10 11 10 13 11 16
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
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of
Ap
pli
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nts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
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360
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
60
122 125 130117
196
3457
78 8465
204
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Number of Volunteer ExperiencesPediatrics
0
100
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300
400
500
600
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
8 1960
106154
190 188 170 161123
554
2 2 5 10 7 6 7 4 6 2 20
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
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600
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
44 6183 74
10281 68
36 5529
117
6084 94
57 57 4727 28 26 10
32
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Other Characteristics of U.S. SeniorsPediatrics
0
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800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
No Yes
1,510
223
701
Matched Not Matched
Nu
mb
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AOA Membership
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1,400
No Yes
1,247
570
6112
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Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. MedicalSchools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
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No Yes
1,672
61683
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Ph.D. Degree
0
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1,600
No Yes
1,515
218
60 11
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mb
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Other Graduate Degree
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PM Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Table PM-1
Summary StatisticsPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Measure (n=205) (n=26) (n=180) (n=158)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
12.7 8.0 8.7 3.7Mean number of contiguous ranks1.
1.6 1.7 1.4 1.5Mean number of distinct specialties ranked2.
220 211 222 213Mean USMLE Step 1 score3.
234 220 230 218Mean USMLE Step 2 score4.
2.7 2.1 1.7 1.9Mean number of research experiences5.
3.3 1.8 2.4 2.6Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications
6.
2.9 2.8 3.3 6.7Mean number of work experiences7.
7.1 7.4 5.9 4.7Mean number of volunteer experiences8.
5.5 0.0Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a9.
26.3 26.9Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a10.
2.5 0.0Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a11.
15.6 11.5Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a12.
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. NRMP Data Warehouse; Top 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure 10 is from the NIH website (http://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm). Note: Measures 3-9 and 11-12 included only applicants who gave consent to use their information in research. USMLE Step scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school students and graduates included in the independent applicant group.
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0
10
20
30
40
50
60
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
1 2 2 47
118 8 9
17 16 16 17 18
9
60
3 25
1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 30
30
3
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
12 118
16
7
1410
1419
14
4
10 106 6
19
53
30
18 18
26 6 7 6
2 2 40 2 0 2
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
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ts
Independent Applicants
Chart PM-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred SpecialtyPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous RanksPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Graph PM-1
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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only
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Number of Distinct Specialties RankedPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation
0
50
100
150
1 2 3 4 or More
120
50
30
414
6 5 1
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
1 2 3 4 or More
131
34
123
102
37
135
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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USMLE Step 1 ScoresPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 2
27
37 3740
28
18
10
0 00 25 7 5 5
2 0 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 27
1418
25
18
83
0
76
05
1621 21
12 10
2 1 0
53
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Graph PM-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 ScorePhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only.
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Chart PM-4
USMLE Step 2 ScoresPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 0
14
27 29
43
2921
4
32
0 0 16 5 4 2 3 0 0
5
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 08
12 1219
146
0
100
05 7
16 17
814
3 3 1
67
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart PM-5
Number of Research ProjectsPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
20
36
41
47
28 27
37 7
4 41
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
46
52
21
27
15
10
43
35
25
19
7
12
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart PM-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and PublicationsPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
53
36
25 24
9
52
11
4 30
4 4
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
63
32
22 21
7
26
61
25
16
10 8
21
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart PM-7
Number of Work ExperiencesPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
2830
3741
22
41
35
35
73
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
14
29
39
19 20
50
10
2622
25
13
45
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart PM-8
Number of Volunteer ExperiencesPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation
0
10
20
30
40
50
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
2 1
1518
1620
24 25 26
12
40
1 1 2 2 35
2 1 1 26
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
8
20
8
1814
18
24
14
5
12
30
14 1517
23
1612
10 119
3
11
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart PM-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. SeniorsPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation
0
40
80
120
160
200
No Yes
188
1126
0
Matched Not Matched
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
AOA Membership
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
No Yes
151
54
197
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. MedicalSchools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
40
80
120
160
200
No Yes
194
5
26
0
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Ph.D. Degree
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
No Yes
168
3123
3
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Other Graduate Degree
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PS Plastic Surgery
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Table PS-1
Summary StatisticsPlastic Surgery
Measure (n=126) (n=52) (n=10) (n=19)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
8.6 4.1 3.1 2.1Mean number of contiguous ranks1.
1.9 1.9 1.4 2.1Mean number of distinct specialties ranked2.
245 236 224 232Mean USMLE Step 1 score3.
252 241 235 239Mean USMLE Step 2 score4.
4.8 4.3 4.2 2.5Mean number of research experiences5.
12.5 6.4 25.8 17.4Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications
6.
3.2 3.4 4.4 3.0Mean number of work experiences7.
7.8 7.4 5.3 5.9Mean number of volunteer experiences8.
39.0 14.6Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a9.
46.0 25.0Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a10.
4.2 2.1Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a11.
18.6 20.8Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a12.
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. NRMP Data Warehouse; Top 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure 10 is from the NIH website (http://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm). Note: Measures 3-9 and 11-12 included only applicants who gave consent to use their information in research. USMLE Step scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school students and graduates included in the independent applicant group.
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240
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
18
6
3
6
9
11
89
5
7 7
4
7
2
7
1718
5 5 56
3 3
0 0
23
10 0
10
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
4
1 12
0 0
2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10
43
01
0 01
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
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ts
Independent Applicants
Chart PS-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred SpecialtyPlastic Surgery
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous RanksPlastic Surgery
Graph PS-1
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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only
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Chart PS-2
Number of Distinct Specialties RankedPlastic Surgery
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
1 2 3 4 or More
34
75
16
1
11
35
51
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
1 2 3 4 or More
72 1 0
411
3 1
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart PS-3
USMLE Step 1 ScoresPlastic Surgery
0
10
20
30
40
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 0 0
4
16 16
33
39
10
00 0 0
5 4
8 9
13
9
0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
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pp
lican
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U.S. Seniors
0
10
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30
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<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 1 1 03
02
0 1 1 00 0 13
1 2 25
30 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Graph PS-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 ScorePlastic Surgery
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only.
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Chart PS-4
USMLE Step 2 ScoresPlastic Surgery
0
10
20
30
40
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 0 0 0
5
1619
3027
21
0 0 0 1
6
2
911
9
3
7
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
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pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 02 1 1 2 1 1 1 00 0 0 1
31 2
4 41 1
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart PS-5
Number of Research ProjectsPlastic Surgery
0
10
20
30
40
50
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
1
7
19
27
18
46
03
7
128
18
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
0 1 2 2 132
4 52 3
1
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart PS-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and PublicationsPlastic Surgery
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
5 410 8 6
85
5 5 5 4 3
26
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
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80
90
100
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
0 0 0 1 08
4 2 2 2 07
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart PS-7
Number of Work ExperiencesPlastic Surgery
0
10
20
30
40
50
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
12
17
24 23
9
33
1
9 10
5
11 12
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
02 2
0 14
2 3 4 41
3
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart PS-8
Number of Volunteer ExperiencesPlastic Surgery
0
10
20
30
40
50
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
04
710 11 11
9 9 9 8
40
02
4 3 4 46
4 53
13
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
1 03
1 1 0 0 0 0 03
1 0
51 1 2 1 2
0 04
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart PS-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. SeniorsPlastic Surgery
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
No Yes
72
4641
7
Matched Not Matched
Nu
mb
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f A
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lican
ts
AOA Membership
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
No Yes
68
58
39
13
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
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ts
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. MedicalSchools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
No Yes
113
5
47
1
Nu
mb
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f A
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Ph.D. Degree
0
20
40
60
80
100
No Yes
96
22
38
10
Nu
mb
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ts
Other Graduate Degree
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P Psychiatry
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Table P-1
Summary StatisticsPsychiatry
Measure (n=669) (n=26) (n=604) (n=630)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
9.6 4.5 6.2 2.5Mean number of contiguous ranks1.
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3Mean number of distinct specialties ranked2.
220 205 214 204Mean USMLE Step 1 score3.
233 216 222 211Mean USMLE Step 2 score4.
2.5 1.4 1.9 2.0Mean number of research experiences5.
3.8 1.1 3.5 3.5Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications
6.
2.9 3.4 4.0 5.2Mean number of work experiences7.
6.6 5.6 5.0 3.9Mean number of volunteer experiences8.
4.9 0.0Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a9.
34.5 11.5Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a10.
4.5 0.0Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a11.
17.2 15.4Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a12.
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. NRMP Data Warehouse; Top 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure 10 is from the NIH website (http://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm). Note: Measures 3-9 and 11-12 included only applicants who gave consent to use their information in research. USMLE Step scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school students and graduates included in the independent applicant group.
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0
100
200
300
400
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
20 22 13 24 30 39 48 60 67 71 7552 43 34 21
50
9 2 2 3 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
9476
54 49 38 37 43 37 37 3719 26 13 16 6
22
368
10066
3113 7 8 6 4 7 4 2 0 1 3 10
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
Independent Applicants
Chart P-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred SpecialtyPsychiatry
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Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous RanksPsychiatry
Graph P-1
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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
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Chart P-2
Number of Distinct Specialties RankedPsychiatry
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
1 2 3 4 or More
622
405 123 2 0 1
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
1 2 3 4 or More
480
97
18 8
479
103
404
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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USMLE Step 1 ScoresPsychiatry
0
50
100
150
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0
18
85
115104
115
94
67
28
2 10 310
4 6 2 0 1 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0
25
86 86 83 80
29 26
101
126
4
86
132
110
58
3525
90 0
98
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Graph P-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 ScorePsychiatry
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only.
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Chart P-4
USMLE Step 2 ScoresPsychiatry
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
220
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 5
34
85
116126
86
58
21
98
0 0 0 5 102 1 1 0 0 7
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
220
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
08
24
64 68 64 59
37
142
212
5
24
73
110
74
55
34
90 2
171
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart P-5
Number of Research ProjectsPsychiatry
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
82
128
155
116
6880
8 6 91 1 1
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
147 148
107
70
3644
145153
122
53
3549
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart P-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and PublicationsPsychiatry
0
50
100
150
200
250
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
168
108
73 73
52
155
12 7 3 2 1 1
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
225
84
49 4432
118
238
97
4833 25
116
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart P-7
Number of Work ExperiencesPsychiatry
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
8296
122133
74
122
1 3 3 7 8 4
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
40
86 94 100
65
167
24
6177
5980
256
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart P-8
Number of Volunteer ExperiencesPsychiatry
0
50
100
150
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
1522
39
55
76 72 7159
4641
133
0 2 5 2 5 4 2 0 3 1 2
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
34
6472
6675
59
36 34 34
13
65
41
71
111
96
75
56
2618 17
11
35
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Chart P-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. SeniorsPsychiatry
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
No Yes
598
31260
Matched Not Matched
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
AOA Membership
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
No Yes
438
231
233
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. MedicalSchools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
No Yes
601
28260
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Ph.D. Degree
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
No Yes
521
108
22 4
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Other Graduate Degree
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Table RO-1
Summary StatisticsRadiation Oncology
Measure (n=168) (n=20) (n=9) (n=18)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
11.2 4.4 4.9 3.8Mean number of contiguous ranks1.
1.8 2.0 1.3 2.2Mean number of distinct specialties ranked2.
241 237 234 238Mean USMLE Step 1 score3.
248 240 240 239Mean USMLE Step 2 score4.
4.6 3.2 6.4 3.4Mean number of research experiences5.
12.2 5.5 11.3 8.5Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications
6.
2.9 2.4 3.9 3.8Mean number of work experiences7.
6.3 4.9 7.4 4.5Mean number of volunteer experiences8.
23.6 5.3Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a9.
48.8 30.0Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a10.
23.0 15.8Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a11.
21.8 15.8Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a12.
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. NRMP Data Warehouse; Top 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure 10 is from the NIH website (http://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm). Note: Measures 3-9 and 11-12 included only applicants who gave consent to use their information in research. USMLE Step scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school students and graduates included in the independent applicant group.
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0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
21 1
2
6 6
1211
14
1617 17
11
18
15
19
5
21
43
1 10
1 10
10 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
1 1
3
0 0
21
0 0 0 0 01
0 0 0
4
6
32
0 0 0 0 0
2
0 0 0 01
0
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
Independent Applicants
Chart RO-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred SpecialtyRadiation Oncology
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Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous RanksRadiation Oncology
Graph RO-1
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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only
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Chart RO-2
Number of Distinct Specialties RankedRadiation Oncology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
1 2 3 4 or More
78
51
33
5511
3 1
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
1 2 3 4 or More
71 1 0
82 5 2
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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USMLE Step 1 ScoresRadiation Oncology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 15
7
16
44
53
27
12
00 0 1 0 14
62
41 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 1 0 02 3
02
0 00 0 0 1 1 2 3 40
2 2
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Graph RO-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 ScoreRadiation Oncology
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2014 applicants only.
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Chart RO-4
USMLE Step 2 ScoresRadiation Oncology
0
10
20
30
40
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 0 13
16
29
35
26
32
23
0 0 0 0 1 13 4
1 1
8
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 0 0 1 03
0 1 1 20 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 1
7
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse
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Number of Research ProjectsRadiation Oncology
0
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20
30
40
50
60
70
80
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
2 4
11
31
40
77
1 05
82 3
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
0 0 0 2 3 32 06
2 14
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
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Independent Applicants
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Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and PublicationsRadiation Oncology
0
50
100
150
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
3 4 7 9 10
132
1 2 4 2 28
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
0 0 2 0 06
1 2 0 2 3 7
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
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f A
pp
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ts
Independent Applicants
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Number of Work ExperiencesRadiation Oncology
0
10
20
30
40
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
2831
28
33
23 22
24 5 4
13
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
0 1 13
03
1 24
2 24
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
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Independent Applicants
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Number of Volunteer ExperiencesRadiation Oncology
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
4
810
18 17 16
2123
10
7
31
1 1 0
35
0
4 4
0 0 1
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
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pp
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U.S. Seniors
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
0 0 1 0 0 1 13
0 021 2 3 2
0 1 1 20 1 2
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
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pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
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Other Characteristics of U.S. SeniorsRadiation Oncology
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
No Yes
126
39
18
1
Matched Not Matched
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
AOA Membership
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
No Yes
8682
14
6
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. MedicalSchools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
No Yes
127
38
16
3
Nu
mb
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pp
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Ph.D. Degree
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
No Yes
129
36
16
3
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Other Graduate Degree
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Table VS-1
Summary StatisticsVascular Surgery
Measure (n=33) (n=4) (n=9) (n=22)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
12.3 2.8 4.2 2.6Mean number of contiguous ranks1.
1.6 2.0 1.8 2.2Mean number of distinct specialties ranked2.
237 221 242 224Mean USMLE Step 1 score3.
250 235 245 231Mean USMLE Step 2 score4.
3.7 3.0 3.7 3.9Mean number of research experiences5.
7.0 2.3 8.6 12.7Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications
6.
3.7 3.5 3.0 5.2Mean number of work experiences7.
5.9 3.0 3.2 2.2Mean number of volunteer experiences8.
22.6 0.0Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a9.
45.5 50.0Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a10.
9.7 0.0Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a11.
19.4 25.0Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a12.
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. NRMP Data Warehouse; Top 40 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure 10 is from the NIH website (http://report.nih.gov/award/index.cfm). Note: Measures 3-9 and 11-12 included only applicants who gave consent to use their information in research. USMLE Step scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school students and graduates included in the independent applicant group.
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0
5
10
15
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
10 0
21
2 2 2 21 1 1
32 2
11
1 10
2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
5
10
15
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 orMore
21
21
0 0
2
0 01
0 0 0 0 0 0
13
3 3
01
0 0 0 0 0 01 1
0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
plic
an
ts
Independent Applicants
Chart VS-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred SpecialtyVascular Surgery
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Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous RanksVascular Surgery
Graph VS-1
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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
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Number of Distinct Specialties RankedVascular Surgery
0
10
20
30
1 2 3 4 or More
12
21
0 00
4
0 0
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
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pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
1 2 3 4 or More
35
10
86
5
1
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
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USMLE Step 1 ScoresVascular Surgery
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0
1
0
4
5
7
9
5
0 00 0 0 0
2 2
0 0 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 0 0
1 1 1
0
4
0
2
0
1
0
1
7
5
3
2
1
0
2
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
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pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
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Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 ScoreVascular Surgery
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
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USMLE Step 2 ScoresVascular Surgery
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0 0 0 0
2 2
9
7
6
5
0 0 0 0
1 1
0
2
0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
<= 180 Between 181and 190
Between 191and 200
Between 201and 210
Between 211and 220
Between 221and 230
Between 231and 240
Between 241and 250
Between 251and 260
>260 ScoreUnknown
0 0
1
0 0 0
2
1 1
2 2
0 0 0
1
3
5
8
0
2
1
2
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
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Number of Research ProjectsVascular Surgery
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
2
1
5
7 7
9
0
1 1 1
0
1
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
1
3
0
1 1
3
4
3
7
3
1
4
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
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Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and PublicationsVascular Surgery
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
2
5
2 2
6
14
1 10
10
1
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
2 21 1 1
23
01
21
15
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
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Number of Work ExperiencesVascular Surgery
0
5
10
15
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
4
6
3
1
5
12
10
10
1 1
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
U.S. Seniors
0
5
10
15
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
10
4
10
3
10
7
1
4
9
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Nu
mb
er
of
Ap
pli
ca
nts
Independent Applicants
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Number of Volunteer ExperiencesVascular Surgery
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
1 1
4
0
1
6 6
5
3
2 2
0
1 1 1
0 0
1
0 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
U.S. Seniors
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
1 1
2
1
2
0
1 1
0 0 0
5 5
6
2
0
2
1
0 0 0
1
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Independent Applicants
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Other Characteristics of U.S. SeniorsVascular Surgery
0
4
8
12
16
20
24
No Yes
24
7
4
0
Matched Not Matched
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
AOA Membership
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
No Yes
18
15
2 2
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. MedicalSchools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
4
8
12
16
20
24
28
No Yes
28
34
0
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Ph.D. Degree
0
4
8
12
16
20
24
28
No Yes
25
6
31
Nu
mb
er o
f A
pp
lican
ts
Other Graduate Degree
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