nrmp charting outcomes in the match specialties matching service 1st edition published may 2013

Charting Outcomes in the MatchSpecialties Matching Service, Appointment Year 2011Characteristics of Applicants Who Matched to Their Preferred Specialty

1st Edition

Prepared by:National Resident Matching Programand Association of American Medical Colleges

May 2013

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Questions about the contents of this publication may be directed to Mei Liang, Director of Research, National Resident Matching Program, (202) 618-3887 or [email protected].

Questions about the NRMP should be directed to Mona Signer, Executive Director, National Resident Matching Program, (866) 653-6767 or [email protected].

Questions about the AAMC data collections may be directed to Paul Jolly, Ph.D., Senior Director, Association of American Medical Colleges, (202) 828-0257 or [email protected].

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Suggested CitationNational Resident Matching Program, Charting Outcomes in the Match, Specialties Matching

Service, Appointment Year 2011. National Resident Matching Program, Washington, DC 2013.

2011 Table of Contents

Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... ii Summary ......................................................................................................................................................... iii Tables and Charts for All Specialties Chart 1. Active Applicants in the Specialties Matching Service, 2011 Appointment Year ........................ 2

Table 1. Number of Applicants and Positions in the Specialties Matching Service, 2011 Appointment

Year .............................................................................................................................................. 3

Chart 2. Ratio - 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. USMLE Step 3 Scores of Matched Applicants ........................................................................... 11

Chart 9. Mean Number of Research Experiences after Last Degree ........................................................ 12

Chart 10. Mean Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications after Last Degree ....................... 13

Chart 11. Mean Number of Work Experiences after Last Degree ........................................................... 14

Chart 12. Mean Number of Volunteer Experiences after Last Degree ..................................................... 15

Chart 13. Percentage of U.S. Applicants Who are Members of AOA ...................................................... 16

Tables and Charts for Individual Specialties

Cardiovascular Disease................................................................................................................................ 17 Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism .................................................................................................. 33 Gastroenterology ........................................................................................................................................ 49 Hematology and Oncology .......................................................................................................................... 65 Infectious Disease ........................................................................................................................................ 81 Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine ....................................................................................................................... 97 Nephrology ................................................................................................................................................ 113 Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine ........................................................................................ 129 Rheumatology ............................................................................................................................................ 145

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Charting Outcomes in the Match, SMS, 2013i


2011 Introduction

ii Charting Outcomes in the Match, SMS, 2013

The first edition of Charting Outcomes in the Match was published in August 2006 for the Main ResidencyMatch with subsequent editions 2007, 2009, and 2011. This report, modeled after its predecessor, examinesoutcomes for selected fellowship Matches conducted by the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).

NRMP's Specialties Matching Service (SMS) conducts Matches for advanced residency and fellowshippositions. Data in this report are for the 2011 appointment year and include 40 subspecialties participating in 20Matches. All specialties that participated in the Specialties Matching Service are included in the overall tables andcharts, but only specialties that offered 200 or more positions or had 200 or more applicants are reported separately.

This report is a collaboration of the National Resident Matching Program and the Association of American MedicalColleges (AAMC). Combining data from the NRMP, the AAMCs Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) and other AAMC data sources, and USMLE scores from the National Board of Medical Examiners(NBME) and the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), we identified ten applicantcharacteristics that contribute to match success. Probability analysis was used to evaluate the association betweenmatch success and contiguous ranks and USMLE Step scores. For the purposes of this report, success was definedas a match to the specialty of the applicants first-ranked program because that is assumed to be the specialty ofchoice. Lack of success includes matching to another specialty as well as failure to match at all. No distinction wasmade based on whether applicants matched to their first, second, third, or last choice program.

Four applicant groups are included in the report: U.S. allopathic medical school graduates, U.S. citizen international medical school graduates, non-U.S. citizen international medical school graduates, and graduates of osteopathicprograms. Because of the small number of applicants, the report does not include Canadian medical schoolgraduates and graduates of Fifth Pathway programs. Osteopathic applicants were excluded from some charts due tothe small number of observations.

For questions, comments or more information, please contact:

Mei Liang, Director of ResearchNational Resident Matching ProgramTel: (202) 618-3887Email: [email protected]

OrPaul Jolly, Ph.D., Senior Director, Special StudiesAssociation of American Medical CollegesTel: (202) 828-0257Email: [email protected]

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2011 Summary

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

rank more programs within their preferred specialty be U.S. graduates have higher USMLE Step 1, Step 2, and Step 3 scores be members of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (AOA)

Although some other measures seem to be related to match success for some specialties, the relationships were not consistent enough to draw broad conclusions across specialties. In addition, the data sources used for Charting Outcomes did not include other important applicant factors such as program director evaluations, reference letters, and the Medical School Performance Evaluation.

Despite the fairly strong relationship between USMLE Step scores and match success, the distributions of scores show that program directors consider other qualifications, and a high score is not a guarantee of success. Even in the least competitive specialties a few individuals with higher scores are not successful. Neither is a lower score a bar to success.

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 would want to have a fellowship 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, to have the highest USMLE scores, to have publications, or to have participated in research projects to match successfully.

Tables and Charts for All Specialties


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Active Applicants in the Specialties Matching Service, 2011 Appointment Yearby Applicant Type

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Summary StatisticsAll SMS Specialties Combined

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n/a: Not applicable or little/no reliable data were available.

Sources: Measures 1, 2, and match outcome are from the NRMP Data Warehouse; measures 3, 4, and 5 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from the ECFMG, both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG; measures 6-10 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

Note: USMLE Step 1 scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school graduates included in the independent applicant group.


Table 1 provides summary statistics by applicant type and match outcome on the 10 measures presented in this report. This table reports on all 40 fellowship specialties with 2011 appointments. For specialties with 200 or more positions or 200 or more applicants, data on each of these measures will be displayed graphically by preferred specialty on the following pages. Of the 10 measures, only the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) scores had significant missing data. Overall, there were Step 1 scores for 91.5 percent of applicants, Step 2 scores for 91.8 percent and Step 3 scores for 73 percent of the applicants. Almost all U.S. graduates and 95 percent of U.S. IMGs and non-U.S. IMGs reported their Step 1 and Step 2 scores. Only 75 percent of U.S. graduates, 74 percent of U.S. IMGs and 83 percent of the non-U.S. IMGs reported a Step 3 scores. Almost all of the osteopathic applicants did not have any USMLE scores. They either take an alternative examination (the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination, or COMLEX-USA) or they take the USMLE exams but those data are not shared with the AAMC.


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Number of Applicants and Positions in the Specialties Matching Service, 2011 Appointment Yearby Preferred Specialty*

Table 2 provides a summary of the numbers of positions offered and applicants preferred each specialty for selected specialties for the 2011 appointment year. Only those specialties offering 200 or more positions or having 200 or more applicants are included. The numbers of applicants matched by applicant type (U.S. graduates, U.S. IMGs, non-U.S. IMGs, and osteopathic graduates) also are provided in this table.

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729 1,106 1.5 425 71 62 76 201 225 28 15Cardiovascular Disease (CD)

233 341 1.5 102 16 21 28 79 74 11 7Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (END)

383 648 1.7 251 69 26 55 68 129 16 32Gastroenterology (GE)

458 688 1.5 234 47 40 56 132 135 26 15Hematology and Oncology (HO)

314 303 1.0 124 5 31 16 94 13 14 5Infectious Disease (ID)

223 205 0.9 105 6 13 4 52 9 12 4Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (NPM)

380 481 1.3 91 2 42 35 189 96 15 8Nephrology (NEP)

417 570 1.4 190 24 54 40 123 91 27 17Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine (PCC)

184 217 1.2 79 9 19 12 53 22 9 11Rheumatology (RHU)

*Preferred specialty is the specialty ranked first on an applicant's rank order list.Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.



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Median Number of Contiguous Ranks by Preferred Specialty, Applicant Type, and Match Status

In general, applicants are more likely to be successful if they rank more programs in their desired specialty. To quantify this aspect of applicant behavior, we tallied the number of programs ranked in the first-choice specialty before a program in another specialty appeared on the applicant's rank order list. Chart 4 provides the median number of contiguous ranks by preferred specialty for each applicant type who matched and did not match. In general, matched applicants had longer contiguous ranks across the applicant types. The principal message of these graphs is that applicants with longer rank order lists are more successful than those with shorter ones.


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Mean Number of Different Specialties Rankedby Preferred Specialty, Applicant Type, and Match Status


Most of the fellowship applicants were only interested in one specialty. However, some Matches included more than one specialty and applicants were able to apply to multiple specialties. For example, applicants could apply to both Hematology and Hematology/Oncology in the Medical Specialties Matching Program (MSMP). Applicants could also participate in different specialty Matches in the same year. Chart 5 displays the average number of different specialties ranked by applicant type, preferred specialty, and match outcome.

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USMLE Step 1 Scores of Matched Applicantsby Preferred Specialty and Applicant Type

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Chart 6 displays the Step 1 scores for matched applicants 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. Overall, previous U.S. graduates have mean USMLE Step 1 scores of 221.7 (s.d. = 19.7) and U.S. international medical graduates have mean scores of 212.4 (s.d. = 18.5), and non-U.S. international medical graduates have mean scores 223.6 (s.d.=18.8).

Note: Step 1 scores are not available for the majority of Osteopathic graduates.Sources: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.




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Chart 8 shows the Step 3 scores for matched applicants by preferred specialty. The horizontal bars are the median values for successful applicants and the vertical lines show the interquartile ranges. Overall, U.S. graduate applicants had mean USMLE step 3 scores of 216.2 (s.d. = 16) and U.S. international medical graduates and non-U.S. international medical gradutes had mean scores of 204.9 (s.d. = 14) and 204.7 (s.d.= 14) respectively.



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Mean Number of Research Experiences After Last Degreeby Preferred Specialty, Applicant Type, and Match Status

The ERAS application allows applicants to self-report their participation in research projects. These experiences are not verified nor evaluated and may vary greatly. Chart 9 shows the average number of research experiences after they received their most recent degree by applicant type, preferred specialty, and match outcome.U.S. graduates averaged 0.3 research experiences with 72.0 percent reporting at least one experience. U.S. international medical graduates and non-U.S. international medical graduates both reported, on average, more experiences (0.7 and 1.0), and larger percentages (89.3% and 88.3%) listed having any research


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Sources: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse

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Mean Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications After Last Degreeby Preferred Specialty, Applicant Type, and Match Status

The ERAS application also permits applicants to list their publications. This information is self-reported and may include peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, poster sessions, and invited national or regional presentations. 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. Overall, the U.S. graduates reported an average of 2.7 publications, U.S. international medical graduates reported 3.8 and non-U.S. international medical graduates 5.5 publications. Chart 10 shows the average number of publications by applicant type, preferred specialty, and match outcome.


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Mean Number of Work Experiences after Last Degreeby Preferred Specialty, Applicant Type, and Match Status

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Data on AOA membership are self-reported on the ERAS application. Even for U.S. graduates, 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. Overall, 12.3 percent of U.S. graduates included in this report claimed AOA membership on their ERAS application. Among applicants who matched to their preferred specialty, 13.8 percent reported AOA membership, compared to 4.5 percent of unmatched applicants.


Sources: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC ERAS Data Warehouse.


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Sources: Measures 1, 2, and match outcome are from the NRMP Data Warehouse; measures 3, 4, and 5 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from the ECFMG, both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG; and measures 6-10 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse.



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Chart-1 Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred SpecialtyCardiovascular Disease


Source: NRMP Data WarehouseCharting Outcomes in the Match, SMS, 2013

Contiguous Ranks

Matched Not Matched

19

Graph-1 Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous RanksCardiovascular Disease

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

Non-U.S. InternationalMedical Graduates Previous U.S. Graduates

U.S. InternationalMedical Graduates

Probability of Matching


Source: NRMP Data Warehouse. 20 Charting Outcomes in the Match, SMS, 2013

Contiguous Ranks

Chart-2 Number of Distinct Specialties RankedCardiovascular Disease

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

1 2 3 4 or More

424

1 0 070

1 0 0


0

100

200

300

400

500

600

1 2 3 4 or More

620 0 0

713 2 0


0

100

200

300

400

500

600

1 2 3 4 or More

194

6 1 0

211

11 3 0


0

100

200

300

400

500

600

1 2 3 4 or More

27 1 0 015 0 0 0





Distinct Specialties Ranked

Matched Not Matched

Chart-3 USMLE Step 1 ScoresCardiovascular Disease

01020304050607080

260 Score Unknown

0

13

34

52

76

58

79

55

39

136

010

1911 9 13

3 3 1 0 2


01020304050607080

260 Score Unknown

0 3 4 412 12

177

2 0 117

14 1218

10 6 2 1 1 4


01020304050607080

260 Score Unknown

0 47

1526

37 41 38

20

5 80

13 14

2935

50

31 31

17

2 3



Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.22 Charting Outcomes in the Match, SMS, 2013

Step 1 Scores

Matched Not Matched

Graph-2 Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 ScoreCardiovascular Disease

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





Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2009-2011 applicants.


Step 1 Scores


01020304050607080

260 Score Unknown

0

2014

33

69

5767 65

5446

028 11

15 14 121 3 2 2 1


01020304050607080

260 Score Unknown

0 46 7 7 10 10

114 2 10

8 1116 14 12

4 6 1 0 4


01020304050607080

260 Score Unknown

0 411 11

2028

3944

2313

8411

22 26

38 36 38

21 20

6 3




Step 2 Scores

Matched Not Matched


Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 2009-2011 applican

Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 2 ScoreCardiovascular Disease

Graph-3

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




25

Step 2 Scores

26 Charting Outcomes in the Match, SMS, 2013Copyright 2013 NRMP and AAMC. Copies may be made for educational or noncommercial uses only.

Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.Step 3 Scores


020406080

100120140160

260 Score Unknown

0 3

2945

60 5840

19 151

155

1 8 712 5 8 3 2 1 0

24


020406080

100120140160

260 Score Unknown

0 4 510 13 7 3 1 0 0

190

12 13 16 131 2 0 0 0

19


020406080

100120140160

260 Score Unknown

1 10

36 42 3523

10 5 0 0

39

2

34

5945

27 237 0 0 0

28


Matched Not Matched

Graph-4 Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 3 ScoreCardiovascular Disease



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




27

Step 3 Scores

Chart-6 Number of Research ProjectsCardiovascular Disease

050

100150200250

300

None 1 2 3 4 5 or More

298

96

22 3 5 1

559 5 0 0 2


050

100150200250

300


31 15 12 1 1 243

21 3 6 2 1


050

100150

200250300


8154

30 16 6 14

112

5730

9 3 14


050

100150

200250300


19 7 2 0 0 010 3 1 0 0 1



Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse28 Charting Outcomes in the Match, SMS, 2013

Research Projects

Matched Not Matched

Chart-7 Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and PublicationsCardiovascular Disease

020406080

100120140


120

8674

4728

70

31

8 13 6 5 8


020406080

100120140


11 11 10 7 61714 7 8 7 5

35


020406080

100120140


18 14 15 15 12

127

3626 22 23 14

104


020406080

100120140


7 5 5 6 1 46 6 0 1 1 1




Publications

Matched Not Matched

Chart-8 Number of Work ExperiencesCardiovascular Disease

0

20

40

60

80

100


377

34

8 2 1 3

58

7 3 1 0 2


0

20

40

60

80

100


32

156 6 1 2

40

14 8 81 5


0

20

40

60

80

100


5646

30 35

1024

5949 51

21 1926


0

20

40

60

80

100


25

2 0 1 0 013

2 0 0 0 0




Work Experiences

Matched Not Matched

Chart-9 Number of Volunteer ExperiencesCardiovascular Disease

0

80

160

240

320

400 366

5719 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

77

9 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0

None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More


0

80

160

240

320

400

31 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 056

13 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2

None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More


0

80

160

240

320

400

117

42 21 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0

156

6327 11 2 2 0 1 0 0 0

None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More


0

80

160

240

320

400

20 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 022 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More




Volunteer Experiences

Matched Not Matched

Chart-10

Percentage of U.S. Graduates Who are Members of AOACardiovascular Disease

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

No Yes

332

9367

3

Matched Not Matched

AOA Membership




Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism

Table-1 Summary StatisticsEndocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism

Measure (n=102) (n=16) (n=21) (n=28)




UnmatchedMatched











7. 7 4 2 2








020406080

100120

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

20 13 8 12 12 7 6 5 3 4 2 3 1 1 1 45 2 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


020406080

100120

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

3 3 3 5 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 016

7 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


020406080

100120

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

165 9 8 4 5 4 9 6 6 2 1 0 2 0 2

40

176 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1


020406080

100120

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

3 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 04 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Chart-1 Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred SpecialtyEndocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism



Contiguous Ranks

Matched Not Matched

35

Graph-1 Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous RanksEndocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism

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






Contiguous Ranks

Chart-2 Number of Distinct Specialties RankedEndocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

1 2 3 4 or More

102

0 0 015 1 0 0


0

100

200

300

400

500

600

1 2 3 4 or More

21 0 0 026 2 0 0


0

100

200

300

400

500

600

1 2 3 4 or More

781 0 0

731 0 0


0

100

200

300

400

500

600

1 2 3 4 or More

11 0 0 07 0 0 0






Matched Not Matched

Chart-3 USMLE Step 1 ScoresEndocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism

01020304050607080

260 Score Unknown

05

10 12 1425 25

6 4 1 005 2 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 0


01020304050607080

260 Score Unknown

0 1 25 6 4 2 1 0 0 01 4 4

6 5 5 1 1 0 0 1


01020304050607080

260 Score Unknown

0 09 8

15 168

16

2 3 20 411 10 14 12

18

4 0 0 1




Step 1 Scores

Matched Not Matched

Graph-2 Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 ScoreEndocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism

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







Step 1 Scores


01020304050607080

260 Score Unknown

0 26 9

1420

15 1910 7

00 2 4 2 4 1 3 0 0 0 0


01020304050607080

260 Score Unknown

0 0 4 27 3 4 1 0 0 03 2

5 6 38

0 0 0 0 1


01020304050607080

260 Score Unknown

0 15 8

11 14 14 12 7 5 22 5 513 9 12

158

3 1 1




Step 2 Scores

Matched Not Matched



Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 2 ScoreEndocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism

Graph-3

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




41

Step 2 Scores




020406080

100120140160

260 Score Unknown

0 0 310

20 17 10 8 2 0

32

0 1 6 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 2


020406080

100120140160

260 Score Unknown

0 1 8 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 41 3 5 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 9


020406080

100120140160

260 Score Unknown

1 613 13 14 10 5 2 0 0

151

1121 15 11 5 0 0 0 0

10


Matched Not Matched

Graph-4 Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 3 ScoreEndocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism



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




43

Step 3 Scores

Chart-6 Number of Research ProjectsEndocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism

050

100150200250

300


80

20 2 0 0 09 5 0 0 0 2


050

100150200250

300


11 6 3 1 0 020 6 0 1 1 0


050

100150

200250300


39 22 9 4 4 136 24 9 3 2 0


050

100150

200250300


9 1 1 0 0 05 0 2 0 0 0




Research Projects

Matched Not Matched

Chart-7 Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and PublicationsEndocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism

020406080

100120140


4426 18

6 1 77 3 1 2 1 2


020406080

100120140


10 3 2 4 0 210 4 4 3 0 7


020406080

100120140


12 7 5 11 1133

21 153 8 5

22


020406080

100120140


4 2 3 0 0 24 0 1 0 0 2




Publications

Matched Not Matched

Chart-8 Number of Work ExperiencesEndocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism

0

20

40

60

80

100


93

70 2 0 0

91 2 1 1 2


0

20

40

60

80

100


112 3 3 1 1

153 7 0 2 1


0

20

40

60

80

100


21 2112 10 4

1120 18 12 9 5 10


0

20

40

60

80

100


91 1 0 0 06 0 0 0 1 0




Work Experiences

Matched Not Matched

Chart-9 Number of Volunteer ExperiencesEndocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism

0

80

160

240

320

400

83

11 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 013 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3

None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More


0

80

160

240

320

400

15 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 012 6 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More


0

80

160

240

320

400

35 13 12 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 052

21 11 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0

None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More


0

80

160

240

320

400

9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More





Matched Not Matched

Chart-10

Percentage of U.S. Graduates Who are Members of AOAEndocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

No Yes

81

2113 1

Matched Not Matched

AOA Membership




Gastroenterology

Table-1 Summary StatisticsGastroenterology

Measure (n=251) (n=69) (n=26) (n=55)




UnmatchedMatched











7. 9 6 5 4








020406080

100120

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

8 1117 22 21 18 25

2718 16 15 18 9 5 9 12

2512 8 4 7 2 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1


020406080

100120

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

4 6 3 2 2 0 2 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0

3215

5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0


020406080

100120

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

12 10 3 11 5 1 8 4 5 4 0 0 3 0 0 2

75

3211 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1


020406080

100120

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

5 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 013 6 6 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0


Chart-1 Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred SpecialtyGastroenterology



Contiguous Ranks

Matched Not Matched

51

Graph-1 Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous RanksGastroenterology

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






Contiguous Ranks

Chart-2 Number of Distinct Specialties RankedGastroenterology

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

1 2 3 4 or More

251

0 0 067

2 0 0


0

100

200

300

400

500

600

1 2 3 4 or More

26 0 0 048

5 2 0


0

100

200

300

400

500

600

1 2 3 4 or More

680 0 0

123

6 0 0


0

100

200

300

400

500

600

1 2 3 4 or More

15 1 0 032 0 0 0






Matched Not Matched

Chart-3 USMLE Step 1 ScoresGastroenterology

01020304050607080

260 Score Unknown

0

1218

31

4654

39 39

102 00 3

20 1913

4 3 5 2 0 0


01020304050607080

260 Score Unknown

0 1 2 46 4 4 1 0 1 30

8 9 11 11 7 50 0 0 4


01020304050607080

260 Score Unknown

0 2 3 46

12 15 14 92 11 5

1421 18

2721

133 1 5




Step 1 Scores

Matched Not Matched

Graph-2 Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 ScoreGastroenterology

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







Step 1 Scores


01020304050607080

260 Score Unknown

0 3

1627

36 3944 43

31

12

009 8 10

16 136 2 2 3 0


01020304050607080

260 Score Unknown

0 15 1 3 4 5 3 0 1 30 3

12 8 12 7 71 1 0 4


01020304050607080

260 Score Unknown

0 15 4 7

12 9 10 13 614 5

14 17 1525 22

10 111 5




Step 2 Scores

Matched Not Matched



Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 2 ScoreGastroenterology

Graph-3

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




57

Step 2 Scores




020406080

100120140160

260 Score Unknown

0 114 20

45 4628

6 1 0

90

1 5 7 915 6 4 1 0 0

21


020406080

100120140160

260 Score Unknown

0 1 3 4 5 3 1 0 0 0 90 415 11 7 0 0 0 0 0

18


020406080

100120140160

260 Score Unknown

0 614 21 10 2 4 2 0 0 94

1634 37

194 0 0 0 0

15


Matched Not Matched

Graph-4 Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 3 ScoreGastroenterology



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




59

Step 3 Scores

Chart-6 Number of Research ProjectsGastroenterology

050

100150200250

300


183

4915 1 3 0

5610 1 1 1 0


050

100150200250

300


14 8 2 1 0 133

12 5 4 0 1


050

100150

200250300


29 13 12 6 6 2

6038 19 7 1 4


050

100150

200250300


12 3 0 0 0 123 5 2 0 2 0




Research Projects

Matched Not Matched

Chart-7 Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and PublicationsGastroenterology

020406080

100120140


80

4426 32 18

51

20 13 12 9 4 11


020406080

100120140


2 3 2 5 11312 6 6 5 6

20


020406080

100120140


5 6 4 8 6

3917 16 18 14 5

59


020406080

100120140


2 3 2 2 1 69 8 6 1 2 6




Publications

Matched Not Matched

Chart-8 Number of Work ExperiencesGastroenterology

0

20

40

60

80

100


232

134 0 2 0

58

5 3 0 2 1


0

20

40

60

80

100


185 1 1 0 1

30

10 4 3 5 3


0

20

40

60

80

100


22 18 135 4 6

3624 24 19

917


0

20

40

60

80

100


142 0 0 0 0

27

3 0 1 0 1




Work Experiences

Matched Not Matched

Chart-9 Number of Volunteer ExperiencesGastroenterology

0

80

160

240

320

400

204

29 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 060

7 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More


0

80

160

240

320

400

10 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 139

6 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More


0

80

160

240

320

400

40 23 7 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

7328 16 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More


0

80

160

240

320

400

9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 019 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More





Matched Not Matched

Chart-10

Percentage of U.S. Graduates Who are Members of AOAGastroenterology

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

No Yes

213

3865

4

Matched Not Matched

AOA Membership




Hematology and Oncology

Table-1 Summary StatisticsHematology and Oncology

Measure (n=234) (n=47) (n=40) (n=56)




UnmatchedMatched











7. 8 6 2 3








020406080

100120

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

2717

2642

25 22 24 20 163 5 2 1 1 2 1

156 5 8 5 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1


020406080

100120

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

8 8 3 5 3 2 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 3

34

8 8 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0


020406080

100120

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

25 2513 9 13 13 10 4 5 5 4 2 1 1 2 0

69

3016 12

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


020406080

100120

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

7 4 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 14 7 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Chart-1 Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred SpecialtyHematology and Oncology



Contiguous Ranks

Matched Not Matched

67

Graph-1 Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous RanksHematology and Oncology

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






Contiguous Ranks

Chart-2 Number of Distinct Specialties RankedHematology and Oncology

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

1 2 3 4 or More

185

37 12 036 8 3 0


0

100

200

300

400

500

600

1 2 3 4 or More

27 11 2 043 9 4 0


0

100

200

300

400

500

600

1 2 3 4 or More

8622 22 2

10319 11 2


0

100

200

300

400

500

600

1 2 3 4 or More

21 4 1 010 5 0 0






Matched Not Matched

Chart-3 USMLE Step 1 ScoresHematology and Oncology

01020304050607080

260 Score Unknown

0

17 17

32 3444

3326 25

5 10 45

159 5 4 3 2 0 0


01020304050607080

260 Score Unknown

0 2 310 6 6 5 4 2 1 10

814

5 7 810

1 1 0 2


01020304050607080

260 Score Unknown

0 46

16 1828 24

1813

2 308 9 12

27 25 27

149

2 2




Step 1 Scores

Matched Not Matched

Graph-2 Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 ScoreHematology and Oncology

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







Step 1 Scores


01020304050607080

260 Score Unknown

09

1522

3729

3729 28 28

007 5 6

127 5 3 2 0 0


01020304050607080

260 Score Unknown

0 2 1 46

11 7 5 2 1 127 4

14 15

3 5 2 1 1 2


01020304050607080

260 Score Unknown

1 411

514

2918

2315

931

12 1016 15 18

2819

9 5 2




Step 2 Scores

Matched Not Matched



Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 2 ScoreHematology and Oncology

Graph-3

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




73

Step 2 Scores




020406080

100120140160

260 Score Unknown

0 014

27 26 32 3016

3 0

86

0 3 2 8 5 5 3 0 0 021


020406080

100120140160

260 Score Unknown

0 3 6 3 5 4 0 0 0 019

1 514 8 9 2 1 1 0 0

15


020406080

100120140160

260 Score Unknown

3 928 31

17 205 1 0 0

182

26 3036

186 2 1 1 0

13


Matched Not Matched

Graph-4 Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 3 ScoreHematology and Oncology



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




75

Step 3 Scores

Chart-6 Number of Research ProjectsHematology and Oncology

050

100150200250

300


182

438 1 0 0

359 3 0 0 0


050

100150200250

300


19 11 7 0 2 129 18 3 3 3 0


050

100150

200250300


51 4313 15 4 6

51 4821 10 1 4


050

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200250300


21 4 1 0 0 012 2 1 0 0 0




Research Projects

Matched Not Matched

Chart-7 Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and PublicationsHematology and Oncology

020406080

100120140


97

59

2916 10

2316 174 5 1 4


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10 6 7 1 21412 14 6 5 4

15


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12 9 13 15 8

75

24 259 7 16

54


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