Included in this post is a table summarizing the USMLE Step 2 averages for each specialty in the 2011 Residency Match. The information was reported by specialty in the NRMP publication, Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011. Continue reading
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Average Step 1 Score to Match in PM&R
The average minimum Step 1 score, according to the Program Directors Survey, by which interviews are typically not offered is 198. However, they also reported that students are, on average across programs, almost always offered an interview with a Step 1 score of 209. Those scores are very close, so those numbers are at first glance questionable.
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Figuring Out the Transitional, Preliminary, and Categorical Year for Residency Application
The first year of post-graduate training following medical school is called "internship." Medical school graduates in the first year of post-graduate training are called an "interns" regardless of what that first year of training consists. Your initial year could be one of the following: a Categorical Year, Transitional Year, or Preliminary Year.
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All-In or All-Out? Residency Pre-Matches a Thing of the Past: New Changes Coming to the NRMP Residency Match in 2013
In a nutshell: Under the All-in Model, independent applicants, Canadian, Caribbean, and international medical student applicants will no longer be able to secure residency positions in the U.S. prior to the formal residency match that takes place in March. Independent applicants, such as osteopathic students and graduate applicants and past allopathic medical graduate applicants, will not be privy to pre-match practices after the 2012 match year.
The NRMP (National Residency Matching Program) has announced that starting in 2013, participating residency institutions will not be able to offer a portion of their positions to students prior to the match. The NRMP Board of Directors decided unanimously in favor of the All-in Policy which states that U.S. residency programs must place all positions in the NRMP match or none. This greatly changes the landscape for both international medical graduates and U.S. medical graduates competing for very valuable residency positions. (Read NRMP announcement here: http://www.nrmp.org/ )
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How Many Residency Applications to Submit by Specialty
Knowing how many applications to submit for a successful residency match is always a question students ponder when it is time to apply for that next phase of medical training. The number of applications to submit will change as...
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Rank Order Lists Need to be Longer for a Successful Match
It is February and it is time for you to make your rank order list (ROL) for the Residency Match. There have been some critical trends in the past few years that students should be aware of to make wise decisions about their ROL...
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Med Student Q&A - Take a Year to Improve Record
This question comes from a class of 2012 med student:
I failed my USMLE Step 1 but passed my COMLEX in the 33rd percentile. I am interested in pursuing GI, Anesthesia, or Ophthalmology. I know for...
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Traveling Interview Checklist
During Residency Interview season, it can become quite hectic. It is exciting and thrilling traveling and visiting so many programs. However, interviewing at multiple programs back to back, while also doing rotations and studying for Step 2 presents challenges. To help you keep up with some with your packing, we are sharing a Travel Checklist for your use. We will post additional useful tips and lists for your use on the website, so keep looking.
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Med Student Q&A - Interview Scheduling
This question comes from Andy, a med student from SGU's class of 2011: Is there any particular method to scheduling interviews? For example, is it more beneficial to ...
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