Charting Outcomes in the Match

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1 ing Outcomes in the Match Characteristics of Applicants Who to Their Preferred Specialty in the 4 Main Residency Match 5th Edition Prepared by: National Resident Matching Program August 4

2 Questions about the contents of this publication may be directed to Mei Liang, Director of Research, National Resident Matching Program, () 4-33 or Questions about the NRMP should be directed to Mona M. Signer, Executive Director, National Resident Matching Program, () 4-33 or Copyright 4 National Resident Matching Program, K Street, NW, Suite, Washington, DC 37 USA. All rights reserved. Permission to use, copy and/or distribute any documentation and/or related images from this publication shall be expressly obtained from the NRMP National Resident Matching Program, Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4. National Resident Matching Program, Washington, DC 4.

3 4 Table of Contents Introduction... ii Tables and Charts for All Specialties Chart. Active Applicants in the 4 Main Residency Match... Table. and Positions in the 4 Main Residency Match... 3 Chart. Ratio of Applicants Ranking Specialty First / Available Positions... 4 Chart 3. Match Rates... 5 Table. Summary Statistics... 6 Chart 4. Median Number of Contiguous Ranks... 7 Chart 5. Mean Number of Different Specialties Ranked... 8 Chart 6. USMLE Step Scores of Applicants... 9 Chart 7. USMLE Step Scores of Applicants... Chart 8. Mean Number of Research Experiences... Chart 9. Mean Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications... Chart. Mean Number of Work Experiences... 3 Chart. Mean Number of Volunteer Experiences... 4 Chart. Percentage of U.S. Allopathic Seniors Who are Members of AOA... 5 Chart 3. Percentage of U.S. Allopathic Seniors Graduating from One of the 4 Medical Schools with the Highest NIH Funding... 6 Chart 4. Percentage of U.S. Allopathic Seniors Who Have a Graduate Degree... 7 Tables and Charts for Individual Specialties Anesthesiology... 8 Child Neurology... 3 Dermatology Diagnostic Radiology Emergency Medicine... 7 Family Medicine General Surgery Internal Medicine... 9 Internal Medicine/Pediatrics... Neurological Surgery Neurology Obstetrics and Gynecology... 6 Orthopaedic Surgery Otolaryngology Pathology... Pediatrics... 3 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation... 6 Plastic Surgery Psychiatry... 5 Radiation Oncology Vascular Surgery Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the i Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

4 4 Introduction Background The first edition of Charting Outcomes in the Match was published in August 6 to document how applicant qualifications affect success in the Main Residency Match. The report was published biennially between 7 and. Prior to 4, 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 4 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. Data Match success, specialty preference, and ranking information were collected through NRMP Match operations. The 4 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 and Step 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 scores and 7 percent of the Step 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=.967 for Step scores, p=.57 for Step 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). Methods Specialties that offered 5 or more positions in the 4 Main Residency Match are included in these reports. Over the years, new specialties have been added, including Otolaryngology and Neurology in 7, Neurological Surgery in 9, and Child Neurology and Vascular Surgery in 4. Transitional Year programs were excluded from the and 4 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 9 to evaluate the relationship between Match success and contiguous ranks and USMLE Step 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the ii Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

5 4 Introduction (continued) Summary Some 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 and Step 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 Research National Resident Matching Program K Street, NW, Suite Washington, DC 37 Tel: () [email protected] Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the iii Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

6 Tables and Charts for All Specialties Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

7 Active Applicants in the 4 Main Residency Match by Applicant Type Students/Graduates of Osteopathic Medical Schools,738 Students/Graduates of Fifth Pathway Programs 5 Students/Graduates of Canadian Medical Schools 4 Seniors of U.S. Allopathic Medical Schools 7,374 U.S. Citizen Students/Graduates of International Medical Schools 5,33 Non-U.S. Citizen Students/Graduates of International Medical Schools 7,334 Previous Graduates of U.S. Allopathic Medical Schools,66 Chart shows the number of active applicants (applicants who submitted rank order lists of programs) by applicant type in the 4 Main Residency Match. U.S. allopathic medical school seniors constitute 5.7 percent of the applicants in this report. The next largest group is non-u.s. citizen students and graduates of international medical schools (.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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

8 Table and Positions in the 4 Main Residency Match by Preferred Specialty* Preferred Specialty Total Positions Offered Total Number of Applicants Number of Applicants Not Per Position Not Anesthesiology,66,86., Child Neurology Dermatology Diagnostic Radiology,76, Emergency Medicine,786,6., Family Medicine 3,9 4,49.3,37 49,336,337 General Surgery,, Internal Medicine 6,859 9,34.4 3,3 5 3,94,75 Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Neurological Surgery Neurology Obstetrics and Gynecology,4, Orthopaedic Surgery Otolaryngology Pathology Pediatrics,75 3,48., Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Plastic Surgery Psychiatry,374, Radiation Oncology Vascular Surgery * 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- and PGY- positions (including Physician (R) positions), all position types have been combined.. Table provides a summary of the numbers of applicants and positions for selected specialties. Only those specialties offering 5 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 3 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

9 Ratio of Applicants Ranking Specialty First / Available Positions by Preferred Specialty Anesthesiology Child Neurology Dermatology Diagnostic Radiology Emergency Medicine Family Medicine General Surgery Internal Medicine Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Neurological Surgery Neurology Obstetrics and Gynecology Orthopaedic Surgery Otolaryngology Pathology Pediatrics Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Plastic Surgery Psychiatry Radiation Oncology Vascular Surgery Chart 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 4 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

10 3 Match Rates Percent by Preferred Specialty and Applicant Type Anesthesiology Child Neurology Dermatology Diagnostic Radiology Emergency Medicine Family Medicine General Surgery Internal Medicine Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Neurological Surgery Neurology Obstetrics and Gynecology Orthopaedic Surgery Otolaryngology Pathology Pediatrics Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Plastic Surgery Psychiatry Radiation Oncology Vascular Surgery Chart 3 shows the percentages of U.S. seniors and independent applicants who matched to their preferred specialty. Overall, 9.4 percent U.S. seniors matched to their preferred specialty, ranging from a high of 98.5 percent (Diagnostic Radiology) to a low of 7.8 percent (Plastic Surgery). For independent applicants, the overall match rate was 5.9 percent, ranging from a high of 69.9 percent (Anesthesiology) to a low of.3 percent (Neurological Surgery). In general, independent applicants are less successful than U.S. seniors in matching to their preferred specialty. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 5 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

11 Table Summary Statistics All Specialties Combined Unmatched Unmatched Measure (n=5,7) (n=,45) (n=8,633) (n=7,68). Mean number of contiguous ranks Mean number of distinct specialties ranked Mean USMLE Step score Mean USMLE Step score Mean number of research experiences Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications Mean number of work experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a. Percentage who graduated from one of the 4 U.S n/a n/a medical schools with the highest NIH funding. Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a. Percentage 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 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure is from the NIH website ( Note: Measures 3-9 and - 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. Table provides summary statistics by applicant type and Match outcome on the 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. percent of the applicants declined to take part in NRMP research. Of the measures, the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step and Step scores had more missing data than other measures. Overall, there were Step scores for 88. percent of applicants. All of the applicants who did not have Step 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 scores were available for 75.8 percent of the applicants. In addition to missing Step scores for the osteopathic applicants, there were considerable missing Step 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 examination prior to the NRMP's Rank Order List Deadline. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 6 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

12 4 Median Number of Contiguous Ranks by Preferred Specialty, Applicant Type, and Match Status Not Anesthesiology Child Neurology Dermatology Diagnostic Radiology Emergency Medicine Family Medicine General Surgery Internal Medicine Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Neurological Surgery Neurology Obstetrics and Gynecology Orthopaedic Surgery Otolaryngology Pathology Pediatrics Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Plastic Surgery Psychiatry Radiation Oncology 4 Vascular Surgery Not Anesthesiology Child Neurology Dermatology Emergency Medicine Diagnostic Radiology Family Medicine General Surgery Neurological Surgery Internal Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Neurology Orthopaedic Surgery Obstetrics and Gynecology Otolaryngology Pathology Pediatrics Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Plastic Surgery Psychiatry Radiation Oncology Vascular Surgery 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 (5) 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 7 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

13 5 Mean Number of Different Specialties Ranked by Preferred Specialty, Applicant Type, and Match Status Anesthesiology Child Neurology Dermatology Diagnostic Radiology..8.. Emergency Medicine Family Medicine..3 General Surgery Internal Medicine Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Neurological Surgery.3... Neurology Obstetrics and Gynecology Not Orthopaedic Surgery Otolaryngology....3 Pathology Pediatrics.6.7 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Plastic Surgery Psychiatry Radiation Oncology Vascular Surgery Anesthesiology.6.5 Child Neurology.3.3 Dermatology.6.9 Emergency Medicine Diagnostic Radiology Family Medicine..3 General Surgery.3.4 Internal Medicine.8. Neurological Surgery Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Orthopaedic Surgery Neurology Obstetrics and Gynecology Otolaryngology Not.8..4 Pathology..4 Pediatrics.4.5 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.4. Plastic Surgery Psychiatry. Radiation Oncology.8. Vascular Surgery 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 8 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

14 6 USMLE Step Scores of Applicants by Preferred Specialty and Applicant Type Anesthesiology Child Neurology Dermatology Emergency Medicine Diagnostic Radiology Family Medicine General Surgery Neurological Surgery Internal Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Neurology Orthopaedic Surgery Obstetrics and Gynecology Otolaryngology Pathology Pediatrics Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Plastic Surgery Psychiatry Radiation Oncology Vascular Surgery Anesthesiology Child Neurology Dermatology Emergency Medicine Diagnostic Radiology Family Medicine General Surgery Neurological Surgery Internal Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Neurology Orthopaedic Surgery Obstetrics and Gynecology Otolaryngology Pathology Pediatrics Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Plastic Surgery Psychiatry Radiation Oncology Vascular Surgery Note: Step scores are not available for the majority of osteopathic seniors and graduates included within the independent applicant category.. USMLE Step 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 scores of 3. (s.d. = 8.8) and independent applicants have mean scores of 9.3 (s.d. = 9.), both well above the 4 minimum passing score of 9. Step scores were available for 95 percent of U.S. seniors and 8 percent of independent applicants. Chart 6 displays the Step 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 9 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

15 7 USMLE Step Scores of Applicants by Preferred Specialty and Applicant Type Anesthesiology Child Neurology Dermatology Emergency Medicine Diagnostic Radiology Family Medicine General Surgery Internal Medicine Neurological Surgery Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Orthopaedic Surgery Neurology Obstetrics and Gynecology Otolaryngology Pathology Pediatrics Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Plastic Surgery Psychiatry Radiation Oncology Vascular Surgery Anesthesiology Child Neurology Dermatology Emergency Medicine Diagnostic Radiology Family Medicine General Surgery Internal Medicine Neurological Surgery Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Neurology Obstetrics and Gynecology Orthopaedic Surgery Otolaryngology Pathology Pediatrics Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Plastic Surgery Psychiatry Radiation Oncology Vascular Surgery Note: Step scores are not available for the majority of osteopathic seniors and graduates included within the independent applicant category.. USMLE Step 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 scores of 4. (s.d. = 6.6) and independent applicants had mean scores of 7. (s.d. = 8.9), both well above the 4 minimum passing score of 9. Step scores were available for 8 percent of U.S. seniors and 69 percent of independent applicants. Chart 7 shows the Step 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 scores, the more competitive specialties have higher average Step scores. U.S. seniors had higher mean Step scores than independent applicants in all specialties except Neurological Surgery. For some specialties (e.g., Plastic Surgery) the differences in mean Step scores between matched U.S. seniors and independent applicants are quite dramatic; most other specialties show smaller differences. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

16 8 Mean Number of Research Experiences by Preferred Specialty, Applicant Type, and Match Status Anesthesiology Child Neurology Dermatology 3..5 Emergency Medicine Diagnostic Radiology Family Medicine Not 3..6 General Surgery.6.6 Internal Medicine.4.9 Neurological Surgery Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Orthopaedic Surgery Neurology Obstetrics and Gynecology Otolaryngology.8.6 Pathology.. Pediatrics.7. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Plastic Surgery.5.4 Psychiatry Radiation Oncology Vascular Surgery Anesthesiology.4 3. Child Neurology Dermatology.6.7 Emergency Medicine Diagnostic Radiology Family Medicine Not.4.6 General Surgery.8.6 Internal Medicine.4.8 Neurological Surgery Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Neurology.9.9 Orthopaedic Surgery Obstetrics and Gynecology Otolaryngology.3.3 Pathology.6.7 Pediatrics.7.9 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 4..5 Plastic Surgery.9. Psychiatry Radiation Oncology Vascular Surgery 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.8 research experiences with 9.4 percent reporting at least one experience. Independent applicants reported, on average, fewer experiences (.9), and a smaller percentage (7.4%) listed any research experiences. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

17 9 Mean Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications by Preferred Specialty, Applicant Type, and Match Status Anesthesiology Child Neurology Dermatology Diagnostic Radiology Not Emergency Medicine Family Medicine General Surgery Internal Medicine Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Neurological Surgery Neurology Obstetrics and Gynecology Orthopaedic Surgery Otolaryngology Pathology 3.. Pediatrics Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Plastic Surgery Psychiatry Radiation Oncology Vascular Surgery Anesthesiology Child Neurology 6.3. Dermatology Emergency Medicine Diagnostic Radiology Family Medicine Not General Surgery Internal Medicine Neurological Surgery Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Neurology.8 3. Obstetrics and Gynecology Orthopaedic Surgery Otolaryngology Pathology.5 3. Pediatrics.4.6 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Plastic Surgery Psychiatry Radiation Oncology Vascular Surgery 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, 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. publications with 77.3 percent reporting at least one publication. Independent applicants reported, on average, slightly fewer publications (3.9); however, a smaller percentage (6.8%) 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

18 Mean Number of Work Experiences by Preferred Specialty, Applicant Type, and Match Status Anesthesiology Child Neurology.8.9 Dermatology 3..5 Emergency Medicine Diagnostic Radiology Family Medicine Not General Surgery.7.6 Internal Medicine Neurological Surgery Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Orthopaedic Surgery Neurology Obstetrics and Gynecology Otolaryngology Pathology Pediatrics Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Plastic Surgery Psychiatry Radiation Oncology Vascular Surgery Anesthesiology Child Neurology Dermatology Emergency Medicine Diagnostic Radiology Family Medicine Not General Surgery Internal Medicine Neurological Surgery Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Neurology Obstetrics and Gynecology Orthopaedic Surgery 6.7 Otolaryngology Pathology Pediatrics Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Plastic Surgery Psychiatry Radiation Oncology Vascular Surgery Applicants were asked to list the number of work experiences as they reported in their ERAS application. Chart 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.), and a higher proportion of independent applicants (93.8% versus 89.3%) reported at least one work experience. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 3 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

19 Mean Number of Volunteer Experiences by Preferred Specialty, Applicant Type, and Match Status Anesthesiology Child Neurology Dermatology Diagnostic Radiology Not Emergency Medicine Family Medicine General Surgery Internal Medicine Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Neurological Surgery Neurology Obstetrics and Gynecology Orthopaedic Surgery Otolaryngology Pathology Pediatrics Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Plastic Surgery Psychiatry Radiation Oncology Vascular Surgery Anesthesiology Child Neurology Dermatology Diagnostic Radiology Not Emergency Medicine Family Medicine General Surgery Internal Medicine Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Neurological Surgery Neurology Obstetrics and Gynecology Orthopaedic Surgery Otolaryngology Pathology Pediatrics Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Plastic Surgery Psychiatry Radiation Oncology Vascular Surgery Applicants were asked to list the number of volunteer experiences they reported in their ERAS applications. Chart provides the average number of volunteer experiences by applicant type, preferred specialty, and Match outcome. 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. applicants generally had more volunteer experiences when compared to unmatched applicants. Overall, U.S. seniors averaged more volunteer experiences compared to independent applicants (7. versus 4.), and a Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 4 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

20 Percentage of U.S. Allopathic Seniors Who are Members of AOA by Preferred Specialty and Match Status 6 Not Anesthesiology Child Neurology Dermatology 7 Emergency Medicine Diagnostic Radiology 4 8 Family Medicine 5 6 General Surgery Neurological Surgery Internal Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Orthopaedic Surgery Neurology Obstetrics and Gynecology Otolaryngology Pathology 3 Pediatrics Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Plastic Surgery 5 Psychiatry Vascular Surgery Radiation Oncology 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 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, 5.9 percent of U.S. seniors included in this report claimed AOA membership. Among applicants who matched to their preferred specialty, 6.3 percent reported AOA membership, compared to.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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 5 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

21 Anesthesiology Child Neurology Percentage of U.S. Allopathic Seniors Graduating from One of the 4 U.S. Medical Schools with the Highest NIH Funding* by Preferred Specialty and Match Status Dermatology Emergency Medicine Diagnostic Radiology Family Medicine General Surgery Not Internal Medicine 9 7 Neurological Surgery Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Neurology 3 5 Orthopaedic Surgery Obstetrics and Gynecology Otolaryngology Pathology Pediatrics Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 46 5 Plastic Surgery Psychiatry Radiation Oncology 45 5 Vascular Surgery *Source: The 4 medical schools with the highest NIH funding received $ million or more. 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 4 schools with the highest NIH funding ($ million or more). This measure, by definition, is limited to graduates of U.S. medical schools. Overall, 3.8 percent of matched and 7.8 percent of unmatched U.S. seniors were graduates of one of the 4 medical schools with the highest NIH funding. Chart 3 shows the percentage of U.S. seniors who graduated from those schools by specialty and Match outcome. For example, 9 percent of U.S. seniors who matched in Anesthesiology were graduates of one of the 4 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 6 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

22 4 Percentage of U.S. Allopathic Seniors Who Have a Graduate Degree 45 Other Graduate Degree Ph.D Anesthesiology Child Neurology Dermatology Diagnostic Radiology Emergency Medicine 3 3 Family Medicine General Surgery Neurological Surgery Internal Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Neurology Orthopaedic Surgery Obstetrics and Gynecology Otolaryngology Pathology Pediatrics Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Plastic Surgery Psychiatry Radiation Oncology Vascular Surgery Chart 4 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 7 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

23 AN Anesthesiology Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 8 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

24 Table AN- Summary Statistics Anesthesiology Unmatched Unmatched Measure (n=,67) (n=49) (n=496) (n=4) Mean number of contiguous ranks Mean number of distinct specialties ranked Mean USMLE Step score Mean USMLE Step score Mean number of research experiences Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications Mean number of work experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences Percentage who are AOA members.6. n/a n/a. Percentage who graduated from one of the 4 U.S n/a n/a medical schools with the highest NIH funding. Percentage who have Ph.D. degree 3.5. n/a n/a. Percentage 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 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure is from the NIH website ( Note: Measures 3-9 and - 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 9 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

25 AN- Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty Anesthesiology 5 Not or More Contiguous Ranks 5 Not or More Contiguous Ranks Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

26 Graph AN- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks Anesthesiology. Probability of Matching Number of Contiguous Ranks. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

27 AN- Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked Anesthesiology Not or More 9 Distinct Specialties Ranked 8 7 Not or More 8 Distinct Specialties Ranked Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

28 AN-3 USMLE Step Scores Anesthesiology 8 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 3 Between 9 and Between and Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and 5 Between 5 and 6 7 >6 Score Unknown 8 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 6 Between 9 and Between and Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 67 9 Between 4 and 5 7 Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 3 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

29 Graph AN- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step Score Anesthesiology. Probability of Matching Step Score. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 4 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

30 AN-4 USMLE Step Scores Anesthesiology <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and 8 Between and Between and 6 Between and 37 8 Between and Not 94 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Not Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 88 Between 4 and Between 5 and Between 4 and 5 6 Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown 3 64 >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 5 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

31 AN-5 Number of Research Projects Anesthesiology 3 Not None or More Research Projects 3 Not None or More Research Projects Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 6 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

32 AN-6 Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications Anesthesiology 3 Not None or More Publications 3 Not None or More Publications Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 7 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

33 AN-7 Number of Work Experiences Anesthesiology 3 Not None or More Work Experiences 3 Not None or More Work Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 8 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

34 AN-8 Number of Volunteer Experiences Anesthesiology Not None or More Volunteer Experiences Not None or More Volunteer Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 9 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

35 AN-9 Other Characteristics of Anesthesiology, 89 AOA Membership Not 8 Graduate of One of the 4 U.S. Medical Schools with the Highest NIH Funding No 46 6 Yes No Yes 3 Ph.D. Degree Other Graduate Degree, 963, No Yes No 4 Yes 6. Top 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding from NIH: Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 3 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

36 CN Child Neurology Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 3 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

37 Table CN- Summary Statistics Child Neurology Unmatched Unmatched Measure (n=76) (n=8) (n=37) (n=3) Mean number of contiguous ranks Mean number of distinct specialties ranked Mean USMLE Step score Mean USMLE Step score Mean number of research experiences Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications Mean number of work experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences Percentage who are AOA members.. n/a n/a. Percentage who graduated from one of the 4 U.S n/a n/a medical schools with the highest NIH funding. Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a. Percentage who have another graduate degree 8.. 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 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure is from the NIH website ( Note: Measures 3-9 and - 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 3 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

38 CN- Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty Child Neurology Not or More Contiguous Ranks Not or More Contiguous Ranks Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 33 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

39 Graph CN- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks Child Neurology. Probability of Matching Number of Contiguous Ranks. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 34 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

40 CN- Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked Child Neurology Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked 6 Not or More 3 Distinct Specialties Ranked Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 35 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

41 CN-3 USMLE Step Scores Child Neurology 9 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 4 Between 9 and 3 Between and Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 8 Between 4 and 5 Between 5 and 6 >6 Score Unknown Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 5 Between 9 and 7 Between and Between and 4 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 3 7 Between 4 and 5 Between 5 and 6 9 >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 36 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

42 Graph CN- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step Score Child Neurology. Probability of Matching Step Score. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 37 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

43 CN-4 USMLE Step Scores Child Neurology 8 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and 4 Between and 5 Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and 5 8 Between 5 and 6 9 >6 Score Unknown Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and 5 Between and 3 3 Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 5 Between 4 and 5 Between 5 and 6 5 >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 38 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

44 CN-5 Number of Research Projects Child Neurology 5 Not None or More Research Projects 5 Not None or More Research Projects Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 39 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

45 CN-6 Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications Child Neurology 35 Not None or More Publications 35 Not None or More Publications Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 4 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

46 CN-7 Number of Work Experiences Child Neurology Not None or More Work Experiences Not None or More Work Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 4 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

47 CN-8 Number of Volunteer Experiences Child Neurology 3 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences 3 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 4 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

48 CN-9 Other Characteristics of Child Neurology 6 6 AOA Membership Not Graduate of One of the 4 U.S. Medical Schools with the Highest NIH Funding No 8 5 Yes No 5 33 Yes 3 Ph.D. Degree Other Graduate Degree No 7 4 Yes No 8 6 Yes. Top 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding from NIH: Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 43 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

49 DM Dermatology Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 44 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

50 Table DM- Summary Statistics Dermatology Unmatched Unmatched Measure (n=35) (n=) (n=5) (n=79) Mean number of contiguous ranks Mean number of distinct specialties ranked Mean USMLE Step score Mean USMLE Step score Mean number of research experiences Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications Mean number of work experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences Percentage who are AOA members 5.8. n/a n/a. Percentage who graduated from one of the 4 U.S n/a n/a medical schools with the highest NIH funding. Percentage who have Ph.D. degree 5.. n/a n/a. Percentage who have another graduate degree 4..5 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 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure is from the NIH website ( Note: Measures 3-9 and - 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 45 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

51 DM- Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty Dermatology 4 Not or More Contiguous Ranks Not or More Contiguous Ranks 3 Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 46 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

52 Graph DM- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks Dermatology. Probability of Matching Number of Contiguous Ranks. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 47 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

53 DM- Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked Dermatology Not or More 4 Distinct Specialties Ranked Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 48 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

54 DM-3 USMLE Step Scores Dermatology Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and 7 Between and 7 Between and 9 5 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 7 Between 4 and 5 Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Between 9 and Between and Between and 49 7 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 4 Between 4 and Between 5 and 6 >6 Score Unknown Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

55 Graph DM- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step Score Dermatology. Probability of Matching Step Score. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 5 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

56 DM-4 USMLE Step Scores Dermatology Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between and 4 Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 63 Between 4 and 5 3 Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and 5 Between and 3 3 Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and 5 Between 5 and 6 9 >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 5 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

57 DM-5 Number of Research Projects Dermatology 5 Not None or More Research Projects 5 Not None or More Research Projects Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 5 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

58 DM-6 Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications Dermatology 5 Not None or More Publications 5 Not None or More Publications Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 53 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

59 DM-7 Number of Work Experiences Dermatology Not None or More Work Experiences 8 Not None or More Work Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 54 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

60 DM-8 Number of Volunteer Experiences Dermatology 4 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences 4 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 55 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

61 DM-9 Other Characteristics of Dermatology AOA Membership Not No Yes Graduate of One of the 4 U.S. Medical Schools with the Highest NIH Funding No 79 4 Yes 3 Ph.D. Degree Other Graduate Degree No 3 7 Yes No 9 47 Yes 3. Top 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding from NIH: Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 56 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

62 DR Diagnostic Radiology Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 57 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

63 Table DR- Summary Statistics Diagnostic Radiology Unmatched Unmatched Measure (n=768) (n=) (n=3) (n=36) Mean number of contiguous ranks Mean number of distinct specialties ranked Mean USMLE Step score Mean USMLE Step score Mean number of research experiences Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications Mean number of work experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a. Percentage who graduated from one of the 4 U.S n/a n/a medical schools with the highest NIH funding. Percentage who have Ph.D. degree 4.6. n/a n/a. Percentage 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 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure is from the NIH website ( Note: Measures 3-9 and - 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 58 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

64 DR- Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty Diagnostic Radiology 3 Not or More Contiguous Ranks 3 Not or More Contiguous Ranks Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 59 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

65 Graph DR- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks Diagnostic Radiology. Probability of Matching Number of Contiguous Ranks. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 6 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

66 DR- Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked Diagnostic Radiology Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked 6 Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 6 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

67 DR-3 USMLE Step Scores Diagnostic Radiology <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and 3 Between and 4 Between and 93 Not 45 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 97 Between 4 and 5 58 Between 5 and 6 58 >6 Score Unknown <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Between 9 and Between and Between and Not 6 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and 5 38 Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

68 Graph DR- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step Score Diagnostic Radiology. Probability of Matching Step Score. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 63 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

69 DR-4 USMLE Step Scores Diagnostic Radiology <= 8 Between 8 and 9 <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between 9 and Between and Between and 7 Between and 9 4 Between and 4 Not 84 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 3 Not 4 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 5 Between 4 and 5 63 Between 4 and 5 6 Between 5 and Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 64 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

70 DR-5 Number of Research Projects Diagnostic Radiology Not None or More Research Projects Not None or More Research Projects Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 65 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

71 DR-6 Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications Diagnostic Radiology 5 Not None or More Publications 5 Not None or More Publications Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 66 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

72 DR-7 Number of Work Experiences Diagnostic Radiology Not None or More Work Experiences Not None or More Work Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 67 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

73 DR-8 Number of Volunteer Experiences Diagnostic Radiology 5 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences 5 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 68 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

74 DR-9 Other Characteristics of Diagnostic Radiology AOA Membership Not Graduate of One of the 4 U.S. Medical Schools with the Highest NIH Funding No Yes No Yes Ph.D. Degree Other Graduate Degree No 33 Yes 6 No Yes. Top 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding from NIH: Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 69 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

75 EM Emergency Medicine Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 7 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

76 Table EM- Summary Statistics Emergency Medicine Unmatched Unmatched Measure (n=,37) (n=6) (n=37) (n=59) Mean number of contiguous ranks Mean number of distinct specialties ranked Mean USMLE Step score Mean USMLE Step score Mean number of research experiences Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications Mean number of work experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences Percentage who are AOA members. 4. n/a n/a. Percentage who graduated from one of the 4 U.S n/a n/a medical schools with the highest NIH funding. Percentage who have Ph.D. degree.. n/a n/a. Percentage 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 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure is from the NIH website ( Note: Measures 3-9 and - 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 7 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

77 EM- Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty Emergency Medicine 5 Not or More Contiguous Ranks Not or More Contiguous Ranks Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 7 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

78 Graph EM- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks Emergency Medicine. Probability of Matching Number of Contiguous Ranks. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 73 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

79 EM- Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked Emergency Medicine,4,,5 Not, or More Distinct Specialties Ranked,4, Not, or More Distinct Specialties Ranked Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 74 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

80 EM-3 USMLE Step Scores Emergency Medicine Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 44 Between 9 and 3 Between and Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 6 Between 4 and 5 8 Between 5 and 6 38 >6 Score Unknown 3 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 3 3 Between 9 and 4 Between and Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and 5 Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

81 Graph EM- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step Score Emergency Medicine. Probability of Matching Step Score. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 76 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

82 EM-4 USMLE Step Scores Emergency Medicine 3 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and 8 Between and 8 4 Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Not 7 3 Between 4 and 5 Between 5 and 6 6 >6 Score Unknown 4 8 <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and 3 Between and 7 Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 77 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

83 EM-5 Number of Research Projects Emergency Medicine Not None or More Research Projects 4 Not None or More Research Projects Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 78 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

84 EM-6 Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications Emergency Medicine Not None or More Publications 45 Not None or More Publications Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 79 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

85 EM-7 Number of Work Experiences Emergency Medicine 35 Not None or More Work Experiences 35 Not None or More Work Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 8 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

86 EM-8 Number of Volunteer Experiences Emergency Medicine 3 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences 3 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 8 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

87 EM-9 Other Characteristics of Emergency Medicine,, AOA Membership,56 Not, Graduate of One of the 4 U.S. Medical Schools with the Highest NIH Funding No 57 4 Yes No 86 4 Yes Ph.D. Degree Other Graduate Degree,4,98,,,,, No 97 5 Yes No 7 Yes 6. Top 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding from NIH: Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 8 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

88 FM Family Medicine Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 83 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

89 Table FM- Summary Statistics Family Medicine Unmatched Unmatched Measure (n=,37) (n=49) (n=,336) (n=,337) Mean number of contiguous ranks Mean number of distinct specialties ranked Mean USMLE Step score Mean USMLE Step score Mean number of research experiences Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications Mean number of work experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences Percentage who are AOA members 8.. n/a n/a. Percentage who graduated from one of the 4 U.S n/a n/a medical schools with the highest NIH funding. Percentage who have Ph.D. degree.. n/a n/a. Percentage 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 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure is from the NIH website ( Note: Measures 3-9 and - 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 84 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

90 FM- Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty Family Medicine Not or More Contiguous Ranks Not or More Contiguous Ranks Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 85 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

91 Graph FM- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks Family Medicine. Probability of Matching Number of Contiguous Ranks. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 86 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

92 FM- Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked Family Medicine,4,,4 Not, or More Distinct Specialties Ranked,4 Not,, or More Distinct Specialties Ranked 6 Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 87 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

93 FM-3 USMLE Step Scores Family Medicine 4 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 8 Between 9 and 66 Between and 37 Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 96 Between 4 and 5 58 Between 5 and 6 >6 Score Unknown Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between and Between and 7 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 33 Between 4 and 5 5 Between 5 and 6 3 >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 88 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

94 Graph FM- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step Score Family Medicine. Probability of Matching Step Score. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 89 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

95 FM-4 USMLE Step Scores Family Medicine <= 8 Between 8 and <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and 5 67 Between 9 and 8 Between and Between and 69 Between and 6 3 Between and Not 8 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 78 5 Not Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 6 Between 4 and 5 66 Between 4 and 5 36 Between 5 and 6 7 Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 9 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

96 FM-5 Number of Research Projects Family Medicine 5 Not None or More Research Projects Not None or More Research Projects Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 9 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

97 FM-6 Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications Family Medicine 7 Not None or More Publications Not None or More Publications Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 9 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

98 FM-7 Number of Work Experiences Family Medicine 5 Not None or More Work Experiences 5 Not None or More Work Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 93 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

99 FM-8 Number of Volunteer Experiences Family Medicine 35 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences 35 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 94 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

100 FM-9 Other Characteristics of Family Medicine, AOA Membership,6 Not Graduate of One of the 4 U.S. Medical Schools with the Highest NIH Funding,, No Yes No Yes Ph.D. Degree Other Graduate Degree,4,,48,,,59, No 3 Yes No Yes. Top 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding from NIH: Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 95 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

101 GS General Surgery Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 96 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

102 Table GS- Summary Statistics General Surgery Unmatched Unmatched Measure (n=87) (n=58) (n=55) (n=549) Mean number of contiguous ranks Mean number of distinct specialties ranked Mean USMLE Step score Mean USMLE Step score Mean number of research experiences Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications Mean number of work experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences Percentage who are AOA members 5.3. n/a n/a. Percentage who graduated from one of the 4 U.S n/a n/a medical schools with the highest NIH funding. Percentage who have Ph.D. degree. 3.3 n/a n/a. Percentage 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 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure is from the NIH website ( Note: Measures 3-9 and - 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 97 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

103 GS- Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty General Surgery 3 Not or More Contiguous Ranks Not or More Contiguous Ranks Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 98 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

104 Graph GS- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks General Surgery. Probability of Matching Number of Contiguous Ranks. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 99 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

105 GS- Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked General Surgery Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked 9 8 Not or More 4 Distinct Specialties Ranked Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

106 GS-3 USMLE Step Scores General Surgery Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 6 Between 9 and 57 Between and Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and 5 98 Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown Not <= 8 Between 8 and Between 9 and 7 Between and Between and 94 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

107 Graph GS- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step Score General Surgery. Probability of Matching Step Score. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

108 GS-4 USMLE Step Scores General Surgery <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and 7 Between and 35 Between and 8 Not Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 7 Between 4 and 5 84 Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown 4 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and 43 9 Between and 6 Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 5 7 Between 4 and Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 3 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

109 GS-5 Number of Research Projects General Surgery 4 Not None or More Research Projects 4 Not None or More Research Projects Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 4 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

110 GS-6 Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications General Surgery 3 Not None or More Publications 3 Not None or More Publications Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 5 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

111 GS-7 Number of Work Experiences General Surgery Not None or More Work Experiences Not None or More Work Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 6 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

112 GS-8 Number of Volunteer Experiences General Surgery Not None or More Volunteer Experiences Not None or More Volunteer Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 7 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

113 GS-9 Other Characteristics of General Surgery AOA Membership Not 6 Graduate of One of the 4 U.S. Medical Schools with the Highest NIH Funding No 47 9 Yes No Yes 5 Ph.D. Degree Other Graduate Degree, No 7 Yes No 7 Yes 6. Top 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding from NIH: Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 8 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

114 IM Internal Medicine Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 9 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

115 Table IM- Summary Statistics Internal Medicine Unmatched Unmatched Measure (n=3,3) (n=5) (n=3,94) (n=,75) Mean number of contiguous ranks Mean number of distinct specialties ranked Mean USMLE Step score Mean USMLE Step score Mean number of research experiences Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications Mean number of work experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences Percentage who are AOA members 6.4. n/a n/a. Percentage who graduated from one of the 4 U.S n/a n/a medical schools with the highest NIH funding. Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a. Percentage 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 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure is from the NIH website ( Note: Measures 3-9 and - 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

116 IM- Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty Internal Medicine,5 Not, or More Contiguous Ranks,5,46 Not, or More Contiguous Ranks Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

117 Graph IM- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks Internal Medicine. Probability of Matching Number of Contiguous Ranks. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

118 IM- Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked Internal Medicine 3,5 3, 3,4 Not,5,,5, or More 3,5 Distinct Specialties Ranked Not 3,,5,447,,835,5, or More Distinct Specialties Ranked 4 Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 3 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

119 IM-3 USMLE Step Scores Internal Medicine Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 57 Between 9 and 89 Between and 48 Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and 5 36 Between 5 and 6 5 >6 Score Unknown 7 Not <= 8 Between 8 and Between 9 and 4 45 Between and Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 44 9 Between 4 and Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 4 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

120 Graph IM- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step Score Internal Medicine. Probability of Matching Step Score. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 5 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

121 IM-4 USMLE Step Scores Internal Medicine 7 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and 87 Between and Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and 5 Between 5 and 6 8 >6 Score Unknown 7 Not <= 8 Between 8 and Between 9 and Between and 47 4 Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 87 Between 4 and Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 6 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

122 IM-5 Number of Research Projects Internal Medicine Not None or More Research Projects Not None or More Research Projects Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 7 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

123 IM-6 Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications Internal Medicine, Not, None or More Publications,,,75,3 Not None or More Publications Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 8 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

124 IM-7 Number of Work Experiences Internal Medicine, Not, None or More Work Experiences, Not,86,6, None or More Work Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 9 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

125 IM-8 Number of Volunteer Experiences Internal Medicine 7 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences 7 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

126 IM-9 Other Characteristics of Internal Medicine,8,4,,6, 8 4 AOA Membership,6 97 No Not 56 Yes,4,,6, 8 4 Graduate of One of the 4 U.S. Medical Schools with the Highest NIH Funding,4 No 85,86 Yes Ph.D. Degree Other Graduate Degree 3, 3,5,8,636,8,4,4,,6, No 33 Yes 4,,6, No Yes. Top 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding from NIH: Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

127 IP Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

128 Table IP- Summary Statistics Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Unmatched Unmatched Measure (n=8) (n=) (n=66) (n=5) Mean number of contiguous ranks Mean number of distinct specialties ranked Mean USMLE Step score Mean USMLE Step score Mean number of research experiences Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications Mean number of work experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences Percentage who are AOA members. 9. n/a n/a. Percentage who graduated from one of the 4 U.S n/a n/a medical schools with the highest NIH funding. Percentage who have Ph.D. degree.6. n/a n/a. Percentage 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 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure is from the NIH website ( Note: Measures 3-9 and - 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 3 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

129 IP- Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty Internal Medicine/Pediatrics 5 Not or More Contiguous Ranks Not or More Contiguous Ranks Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 4 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

130 Graph IP- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks Internal Medicine/Pediatrics. Probability of Matching Number of Contiguous Ranks. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 5 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

131 IP- Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked Internal Medicine/Pediatrics 4 8 Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked 4 Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 6 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

132 IP-3 USMLE Step Scores Internal Medicine/Pediatrics 6 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between and Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 47 Between 4 and 5 4 Between 5 and 6 8 >6 Score Unknown 6 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Between 9 and Between and Between and 7 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 9 5 Between 4 and 5 Between 5 and 6 8 >6 Score Unknown Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

133 Graph IP- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step Score Internal Medicine/Pediatrics. Probability of Matching Step Score. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 8 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

134 IP-4 USMLE Step Scores Internal Medicine/Pediatrics 6 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and 6 Between and 8 Between and 3 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and 5 Between 5 and 6 >6 Score Unknown 6 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and 4 Between and 6 5 Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and 5 3 Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 9 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

135 IP-5 Number of Research Projects Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Not None or More Research Projects 8 Not None or More Research Projects Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 3 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

136 IP-6 Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications Internal Medicine/Pediatrics 7 66 Not None or More Publications 7 Not None or More Publications Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 3 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

137 IP-7 Number of Work Experiences Internal Medicine/Pediatrics 8 Not None or More Work Experiences 8 Not None or More Work Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 3 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

138 IP-8 Number of Volunteer Experiences Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Not None or More Volunteer Experiences Not None or More Volunteer Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 33 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

139 IP-9 Other Characteristics of Internal Medicine/Pediatrics 4 8 AOA Membership Not Graduate of One of the 4 U.S. Medical Schools with the Highest NIH Funding No 59 Yes No 8 8 Yes 3 Ph.D. Degree Other Graduate Degree No 7 Yes No Yes. Top 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding from NIH: Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 34 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

140 NS Neurological Surgery Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 35 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

141 Table NS- Summary Statistics Neurological Surgery Unmatched Unmatched Measure (n=88) (n=5) (n=7) (n=63) Mean number of contiguous ranks Mean number of distinct specialties ranked Mean USMLE Step score Mean USMLE Step score Mean number of research experiences Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications Mean number of work experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a. Percentage who graduated from one of the 4 U.S n/a n/a medical schools with the highest NIH funding. Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a. Percentage 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 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure is from the NIH website ( Note: Measures 3-9 and - 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 36 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

142 NS- Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty Neurological Surgery Not or More Contiguous Ranks Not or More Contiguous Ranks 5 Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 37 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

143 Graph NS- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks Neurological Surgery. Probability of Matching Number of Contiguous Ranks. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 38 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

144 NS- Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked Neurological Surgery 8 77 Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 39 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

145 NS-3 USMLE Step Scores Neurological Surgery <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between and Between and Not 43 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 4 Between 4 and Between 5 and 6 6 >6 Score Unknown 6 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Between 9 and Between and Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and 5 7 Between 5 and 6 >6 Score Unknown Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

146 Graph NS- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step Score Neurological Surgery. Probability of Matching Step Score. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 4 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

147 NS-4 USMLE Step Scores Neurological Surgery 4 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and 3 Between and 4 Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 8 Between 4 and 5 6 Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown 4 Not 3 4 <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and 5 Between and Between and 8 8 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 5 Between 4 and Between 5 and 6 4 >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 4 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

148 NS-5 Number of Research Projects Neurological Surgery 7 Not None or More Research Projects 7 Not None or More Research Projects Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 43 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

149 NS-6 Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications Neurological Surgery 4 Not None or More Publications 4 Not None or More Publications Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 44 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

150 NS-7 Number of Work Experiences Neurological Surgery 5 Not None or More Work Experiences 5 Not None or More Work Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 45 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

151 NS-8 Number of Volunteer Experiences Neurological Surgery 4 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences 4 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 46 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

152 NS-9 Other Characteristics of Neurological Surgery 4 9 AOA Membership Not Graduate of One of the 4 U.S. Medical Schools with the Highest NIH Funding No 4 Yes No Yes 6 Ph.D. Degree Other Graduate Degree No 44 3 Yes No 38 3 Yes 9. Top 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding from NIH: Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 47 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

153 N Neurology Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 48 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

154 Table N- Summary Statistics Neurology Unmatched Unmatched Measure (n=379) (n=) (n=86) (n=94) Mean number of contiguous ranks Mean number of distinct specialties ranked Mean USMLE Step score Mean USMLE Step score Mean number of research experiences Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications Mean number of work experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences Percentage who are AOA members.8. n/a n/a. Percentage who graduated from one of the 4 U.S n/a n/a medical schools with the highest NIH funding. Percentage who have Ph.D. degree 8.9. n/a n/a. Percentage who have another graduate degree 5.6. 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 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure is from the NIH website ( Note: Measures 3-9 and - 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 49 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

155 N- Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty Neurology Not or More Contiguous Ranks 67 Not or More Contiguous Ranks Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 5 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

156 Graph N- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks Neurology. Probability of Matching Number of Contiguous Ranks. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 5 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

157 N- Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked Neurology Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked 3 8 Not or More 8 Distinct Specialties Ranked Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 5 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

158 N-3 USMLE Step Scores Neurology <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between and 48 Between and 73 Not 6 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 56 Between 4 and 5 47 Between 5 and 6 >6 Score Unknown 8 Not <= 8 Between 8 and Between 9 and 3 6 Between and Between and 4 55 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 5 Between 4 and Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 53 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

159 Graph N- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step Score Neurology. Probability of Matching Step Score. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 54 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

160 N-4 USMLE Step Scores Neurology 8 7 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between and Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Not Between 4 and 5 Between 5 and 6 4 >6 Score Unknown <= 8 Between 8 and 9 3 Between 9 and 6 5 Between and 8 33 Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and 5 6 Between 5 and 6 35 >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 55 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

161 N-5 Number of Research Projects Neurology 9 8 Not None or More Research Projects Not None or More Research Projects Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 56 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

162 N-6 Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications Neurology 4 Not None or More Publications 4 Not None or More Publications Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 57 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

163 N-7 Number of Work Experiences Neurology Not None or More Work Experiences 9 8 Not None or More Work Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 58 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

164 N-8 Number of Volunteer Experiences Neurology Not None or More Volunteer Experiences 6 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 59 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

165 N-9 Other Characteristics of Neurology AOA Membership 34 No Not 46 Yes Graduate of One of the 4 U.S. Medical Schools with the Highest NIH Funding 4 No 9 37 Yes Ph.D. Degree Other Graduate Degree No 9 3 Yes No 9 56 Yes. Top 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding from NIH: Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 6 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

166 OB Obstetrics and Gynecology Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 6 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

167 Table OB- Summary Statistics Obstetrics and Gynecology Unmatched Unmatched Measure (n=949) (n=89) (n=78) (n=33) Mean number of contiguous ranks Mean number of distinct specialties ranked Mean USMLE Step score Mean USMLE Step score Mean number of research experiences Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications Mean number of work experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences Percentage who are AOA members.6.4 n/a n/a. Percentage who graduated from one of the 4 U.S n/a n/a medical schools with the highest NIH funding. Percentage who have Ph.D. degree.7.4 n/a n/a. Percentage 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 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure is from the NIH website ( Note: Measures 3-9 and - 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 6 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

168 OB- Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty Obstetrics and Gynecology 5 Not or More Contiguous Ranks Not or More Contiguous Ranks 7 6 Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 63 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

169 Graph OB- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks Obstetrics and Gynecology. Probability of Matching Number of Contiguous Ranks. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 64 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

170 OB- Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked Obstetrics and Gynecology, Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked, 9 Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 65 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

171 OB-3 USMLE Step Scores Obstetrics and Gynecology Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 49 Between 9 and 8 6 Between and Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 8 Between 4 and Between 5 and 6 >6 Score Unknown Not <= 8 Between 8 and Between 9 and 9 5 Between and Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 4 4 Between 4 and 5 8 Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 66 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

172 Graph OB- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step Score Obstetrics and Gynecology. Probability of Matching Step Score. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 67 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

173 OB-4 USMLE Step Scores Obstetrics and Gynecology 8 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and 7 Between and Between and 9 8 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and Between 5 and 6 3 >6 Score Unknown Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 7 Between 9 and 4 Between and 9 46 Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and 5 7 Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 68 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

174 OB-5 Number of Research Projects Obstetrics and Gynecology 3 Not None or More Research Projects 3 Not None or More Research Projects Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 69 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

175 OB-6 Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications Obstetrics and Gynecology 5 Not None or More Publications 5 Not None or More Publications Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 7 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

176 OB-7 Number of Work Experiences Obstetrics and Gynecology 5 Not None or More Work Experiences 5 Not None or More Work Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 7 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

177 OB-8 Number of Volunteer Experiences Obstetrics and Gynecology 3 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences 3 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 7 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

178 OB-9 Other Characteristics of Obstetrics and Gynecology AOA Membership Not Graduate of One of the 4 U.S. Medical Schools with the Highest NIH Funding No 4 Yes No Yes Ph.D. Degree Other Graduate Degree, No 8 5 Yes No 7 48 Yes. Top 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding from NIH: Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 73 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

179 ORS Orthopaedic Surgery Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 74 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

180 Table ORS- Summary Statistics Orthopaedic Surgery Unmatched Unmatched Measure (n=648) (n=9) (n=44) (n=) Mean number of contiguous ranks Mean number of distinct specialties ranked Mean USMLE Step score Mean USMLE Step score Mean number of research experiences Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications Mean number of work experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a. Percentage who graduated from one of the 4 U.S n/a n/a medical schools with the highest NIH funding. Percentage who have Ph.D. degree.4. n/a n/a. Percentage 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 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure is from the NIH website ( Note: Measures 3-9 and - 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 75 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

181 ORS- Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery 5 Not or More Contiguous Ranks Not or More Contiguous Ranks Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 76 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

182 Graph ORS- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks Orthopaedic Surgery. Probability of Matching Number of Contiguous Ranks. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 77 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

183 ORS- Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked Orthopaedic Surgery Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked 7 Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 78 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

184 ORS-3 USMLE Step Scores Orthopaedic Surgery 5 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between and Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and Between 5 and 6 58 >6 Score Unknown 5 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Between 9 and Between and Between and 79 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and 5 Between 5 and 6 >6 Score Unknown Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

185 Graph ORS- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step Score Orthopaedic Surgery. Probability of Matching Step Score. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 8 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

186 ORS-4 USMLE Step Scores Orthopaedic Surgery 8 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between and 3 Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 3 45 Between 4 and 5 4 Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between and Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 5 Between 4 and Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 8 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

187 ORS-5 Number of Research Projects Orthopaedic Surgery Not None or More Research Projects Not None or More Research Projects Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 8 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

188 ORS-6 Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications Orthopaedic Surgery 3 Not None or More Publications 3 Not None or More Publications Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 83 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

189 ORS-7 Number of Work Experiences Orthopaedic Surgery 5 4 Not None or More Work Experiences 5 Not None or More Work Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 84 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

190 ORS-8 Number of Volunteer Experiences Orthopaedic Surgery 5 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences 5 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 85 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

191 ORS-9 Other Characteristics of Orthopaedic Surgery AOA Membership No Not 3 6 Yes Graduate of One of the 4 U.S. Medical Schools with the Highest NIH Funding 434 No 48 4 Yes 4 Ph.D. Degree Other Graduate Degree No 9 Yes No 89 Yes 33. Top 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding from NIH: Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 86 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

192 OTO Otolaryngology Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 87 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

193 Table OTO- Summary Statistics Otolaryngology Unmatched Unmatched Measure (n=77) (n=9) (n=6) (n=4) Mean number of contiguous ranks Mean number of distinct specialties ranked Mean USMLE Step score Mean USMLE Step score Mean number of research experiences Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications Mean number of work experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a. Percentage who graduated from one of the 4 U.S n/a n/a medical schools with the highest NIH funding. Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a. Percentage 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 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure is from the NIH website ( Note: Measures 3-9 and - 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 88 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

194 OTO- Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty Otolaryngology 7 6 Not or More Contiguous Ranks Not or More Contiguous Ranks Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 89 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

195 Graph OTO- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks Otolaryngology. Probability of Matching Number of Contiguous Ranks. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 9 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

196 OTO- Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked Otolaryngology Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked 8 Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 9 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

197 OTO-3 USMLE Step Scores Otolaryngology Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between and Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 7 Between 4 and Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between and Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and 5 3 Between 5 and 6 >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 9 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

198 Graph OTO- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step Score Otolaryngology. Probability of Matching Step Score. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 93 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

199 OTO-4 USMLE Step Scores Otolaryngology 8 7 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between and 3 Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 53 Between 4 and 5 5 Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown 8 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between and Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and Between 5 and 6 3 >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 94 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

200 OTO-5 Number of Research Projects Otolaryngology 5 Not None or More Research Projects 5 Not None or More Research Projects Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 95 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

201 OTO-6 Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications Otolaryngology 5 Not None or More Publications 5 Not None or More Publications Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 96 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

202 OTO-7 Number of Work Experiences Otolaryngology Not None or More Work Experiences 7 Not None or More Work Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 97 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

203 OTO-8 Number of Volunteer Experiences Otolaryngology 7 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences 7 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 98 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

204 OTO-9 Other Characteristics of Otolaryngology AOA Membership Not 8 6 Graduate of One of the 4 U.S. Medical Schools with the Highest NIH Funding No 6 Yes 4 No Yes Ph.D. Degree Other Graduate Degree No 83 5 Yes No 68 4 Yes 8. Top 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding from NIH: Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 99 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

205 PTH Pathology Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

206 Table PTH- Summary Statistics Pathology Unmatched Unmatched Measure (n=56) (n=5) (n=7) (n=87) Mean number of contiguous ranks Mean number of distinct specialties ranked Mean USMLE Step score Mean USMLE Step score Mean number of research experiences Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications Mean number of work experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences Percentage who are AOA members.. n/a n/a. Percentage who graduated from one of the 4 U.S n/a n/a medical schools with the highest NIH funding. Percentage who have Ph.D. degree.. n/a n/a. Percentage who have another graduate degree.8. 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 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure is from the NIH website ( Note: Measures 3-9 and - 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

207 PTH- Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty Pathology Not or More Contiguous Ranks Not or More Contiguous Ranks 7 8 Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

208 Graph PTH- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks Pathology. Probability of Matching Number of Contiguous Ranks. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 3 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

209 PTH- Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked Pathology 3 5 Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked 3 Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 4 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

210 PTH-3 USMLE Step Scores Pathology 5 43 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 6 Between 9 and 4 Between and 8 Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and 5 3 Between 5 and 6 >6 Score Unknown Not 46 3 <= 8 Between 8 and Between 9 and 5 Between and 6 Between and 9 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 5 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

211 Graph PTH- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step Score Pathology. Probability of Matching Step Score. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 6 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

212 PTH-4 USMLE Step Scores Pathology 7 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between and Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and 5 Between 5 and 6 >6 Score Unknown <= 8 Between 8 and 9 6 Between 9 and 8 Between and Between and Not Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 3 6 Between 4 and Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 7 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

213 PTH-5 Number of Research Projects Pathology 7 6 Not None or More Research Projects 7 63 Not None or More Research Projects Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 8 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

214 PTH-6 Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications Pathology 4 Not None or More Publications 4 Not None or More Publications Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 9 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

215 PTH-7 Number of Work Experiences Pathology 7 Not None or More Work Experiences 7 Not None or More Work Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

216 PTH-8 Number of Volunteer Experiences Pathology 5 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences 5 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

217 PTH-9 Other Characteristics of Pathology 4 8 AOA Membership Not 8 6 Graduate of One of the 4 U.S. Medical Schools with the Highest NIH Funding No 7 5 Yes No 86 4 Yes Ph.D. Degree Other Graduate Degree No 4 Yes No 5 Yes. Top 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding from NIH: Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

218 PD Pediatrics Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 3 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

219 Table PD- Summary Statistics Pediatrics Unmatched Unmatched Measure (n=,87) (n=73) (n=794) (n=564) Mean number of contiguous ranks Mean number of distinct specialties ranked Mean USMLE Step score Mean USMLE Step score Mean number of research experiences Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications Mean number of work experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences Percentage who are AOA members.9.4 n/a n/a. Percentage who graduated from one of the 4 U.S n/a n/a medical schools with the highest NIH funding. Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a. Percentage 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 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure is from the NIH website ( Note: Measures 3-9 and - 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 4 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

220 PD- Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty Pediatrics 3 Not or More Contiguous Ranks Not or More Contiguous Ranks 39 9 Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 5 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

221 Graph PD- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks Pediatrics. Probability of Matching Number of Contiguous Ranks. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 6 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

222 PD- Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked Pediatrics,,8,6,4,, 8 6 4,77 Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked,,8 Not,6,4,, or More Distinct Specialties Ranked Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 7 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

223 PD-3 USMLE Step Scores Pediatrics 4 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between and Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and 5 Between 5 and 6 >6 Score Unknown 4 Not 3 7 <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Between 9 and 9 96 Between and Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 53 Between 4 and Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

224 Graph PD- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step Score Pediatrics. Probability of Matching Step Score. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 9 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

225 PD-4 USMLE Step Scores Pediatrics 4 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between and Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and 5 Between 5 and 6 >6 Score Unknown 4 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 37 Between 9 and 37 Between and Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 5 4 Between 4 and Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

226 PD-5 Number of Research Projects Pediatrics Not None or More Research Projects 5 Not None or More Research Projects Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

227 PD-6 Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications Pediatrics 55 5 Not None or More Publications 55 Not None or More Publications Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

228 PD-7 Number of Work Experiences Pediatrics Not None or More Work Experiences Not None or More Work Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 3 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

229 PD-8 Number of Volunteer Experiences Pediatrics 6 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences 6 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 4 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

230 PD-9 Other Characteristics of Pediatrics,6,4,, AOA Membership,5 7 No Not 3 Yes,4,, Graduate of One of the 4 U.S. Medical Schools with the Highest NIH Funding,47 No 6 57 Yes Ph.D. Degree Other Graduate Degree,8,6,67,6,4,55,4,, No 68 6 Yes 3,, No 6 8 Yes. Top 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding from NIH: Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 5 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

231 PM Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 6 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

232 Table PM- Summary Statistics Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Unmatched Unmatched Measure (n=5) (n=6) (n=8) (n=58) Mean number of contiguous ranks Mean number of distinct specialties ranked Mean USMLE Step score Mean USMLE Step score Mean number of research experiences Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications Mean number of work experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences Percentage who are AOA members 5.5. n/a n/a. Percentage who graduated from one of the 4 U.S n/a n/a medical schools with the highest NIH funding. Percentage who have Ph.D. degree.5. n/a n/a. Percentage 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 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure is from the NIH website ( Note: Measures 3-9 and - 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 7 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

233 PM- Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 6 Not or More Contiguous Ranks Not or More Contiguous Ranks Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 8 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

234 Graph PM- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Probability of Matching Number of Contiguous Ranks. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 9 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

235 PM- Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 5 Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked 5 3 Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked 5 Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 3 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

236 PM-3 USMLE Step Scores Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 8 Not <= 8 Between 8 and Between 9 and Between and Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 8 Between 4 and 5 Between 5 and 6 >6 Score Unknown 8 Not <= 8 Between 8 and Between 9 and 4 Between and 8 Between and 5 8 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 8 Between 4 and 5 3 Between 5 and 6 53 >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 3 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

237 Graph PM- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step Score Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Probability of Matching Step Score. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 3 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

238 PM-4 USMLE Step Scores Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and 4 Between and Between and 43 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 9 Between 4 and 5 Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and 8 Between and 6 7 Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 4 Between 4 and Between 5 and 6 67 >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 33 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

239 PM-5 Number of Research Projects Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 6 Not None or More Research Projects 6 5 Not None or More Research Projects Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 34 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

240 PM-6 Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 7 Not None or More Publications Not None or More Publications Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 35 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

241 PM-7 Number of Work Experiences Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 6 Not None or More Work Experiences 6 Not None or More Work Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 36 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

242 PM-8 Number of Volunteer Experiences Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 5 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences 5 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 37 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

243 PM-9 Other Characteristics of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 88 AOA Membership Not 6 Graduate of One of the 4 U.S. Medical Schools with the Highest NIH Funding No 6 Yes No 9 54 Yes 7 Ph.D. Degree Other Graduate Degree No 6 5 Yes No 3 3 Yes 3. Top 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding from NIH: Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 38 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

244 PS Plastic Surgery Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 39 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

245 Table PS- Summary Statistics Plastic Surgery Unmatched Unmatched Measure (n=6) (n=5) (n=) (n=9) Mean number of contiguous ranks Mean number of distinct specialties ranked Mean USMLE Step score Mean USMLE Step score Mean number of research experiences Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications Mean number of work experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a. Percentage who graduated from one of the 4 U.S n/a n/a medical schools with the highest NIH funding. Percentage who have Ph.D. degree 4.. n/a n/a. Percentage 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 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure is from the NIH website ( Note: Measures 3-9 and - 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 4 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

246 PS- Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty Plastic Surgery or More Contiguous Ranks 5 Not Not or More Contiguous Ranks Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 4 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

247 Graph PS- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks Plastic Surgery. Probability of Matching Number of Contiguous Ranks. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 4 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

248 PS- Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked Plastic Surgery Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 43 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

249 PS-3 USMLE Step Scores Plastic Surgery 4 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between and Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and 5 Between 5 and 6 >6 Score Unknown 4 Not 3 <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and 3 Between and 3 Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 5 Between 4 and 5 3 Between 5 and 6 >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 44 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

250 Graph PS- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step Score Plastic Surgery. Probability of Matching Step Score. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 45 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

251 PS-4 USMLE Step Scores Plastic Surgery 4 Not 3 <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between and 6 Between and 5 6 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 9 9 Between 4 and Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown 4 Not 3 <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between and 3 Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 4 4 Between 4 and 5 Between 5 and 6 >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 46 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

252 PS-5 Number of Research Projects Plastic Surgery 5 Not None or More Research Projects 5 Not None or More Research Projects Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 47 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

253 PS-6 Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications Plastic Surgery Not None or More Publications Not None or More Publications Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 48 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

254 PS-7 Number of Work Experiences Plastic Surgery 5 Not None or More Work Experiences 5 Not None or More Work Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 49 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

255 PS-8 Number of Volunteer Experiences Plastic Surgery 5 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences 5 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 5 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

256 PS-9 Other Characteristics of Plastic Surgery AOA Membership Not 7 Graduate of One of the 4 U.S. Medical Schools with the Highest NIH Funding No Yes 7 No Yes 3 Ph.D. Degree Other Graduate Degree No 47 5 Yes 6 4 No 38 Yes. Top 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding from NIH: Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 5 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

257 P Psychiatry Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 5 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

258 Table P- Summary Statistics Psychiatry Unmatched Unmatched Measure (n=669) (n=6) (n=64) (n=63) Mean number of contiguous ranks Mean number of distinct specialties ranked Mean USMLE Step score Mean USMLE Step score Mean number of research experiences Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications Mean number of work experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences Percentage who are AOA members 4.9. n/a n/a. Percentage who graduated from one of the 4 U.S n/a n/a medical schools with the highest NIH funding. Percentage who have Ph.D. degree 4.5. n/a n/a. Percentage 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 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure is from the NIH website ( Note: Measures 3-9 and - 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 53 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

259 P- Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty Psychiatry 4 Not or More Contiguous Ranks Not or More Contiguous Ranks Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 54 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

260 Graph P- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks Psychiatry. Probability of Matching Number of Contiguous Ranks. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 55 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

261 P- Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked Psychiatry Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked 7 Not or More 4 Distinct Specialties Ranked Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 56 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

262 P-3 USMLE Step Scores Psychiatry 5 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 85 Between 9 and 5 Between and Between and 5 94 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 67 Between 4 and 5 8 Between 5 and 6 >6 Score Unknown 5 5 <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Between 9 and Between and Between and Not Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 9 Between 4 and 5 Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

263 Graph P- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step Score Psychiatry. Probability of Matching Step Score. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 58 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

264 P-4 USMLE Step Scores Psychiatry <= 8 Between 8 and <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and 4 73 Between 9 and 34 Between and Between and 85 Between and Between and 6 Not 6 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Not 34 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and Between 4 and 5 58 Between 5 and 6 4 Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown 7 >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 59 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

265 P-5 Number of Research Projects Psychiatry Not None or More Research Projects Not None or More Research Projects Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 6 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

266 P-6 Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications Psychiatry 5 Not None or More Publications Not None or More Publications Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 6 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

267 P-7 Number of Work Experiences Psychiatry 3 Not None or More Work Experiences 3 5 Not None or More Work Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 6 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

268 P-8 Number of Volunteer Experiences Psychiatry 5 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences 5 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 63 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

269 P-9 Other Characteristics of Psychiatry AOA Membership Not 45 4 Graduate of One of the 4 U.S. Medical Schools with the Highest NIH Funding No 3 Yes No 3 3 Yes 3 Ph.D. Degree Other Graduate Degree No 6 8 Yes 4 3 No 8 Yes 4. Top 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding from NIH: Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 64 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

270 RO Radiation Oncology Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 65 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

271 Table RO- Summary Statistics Radiation Oncology Unmatched Unmatched Measure (n=68) (n=) (n=9) (n=8) Mean number of contiguous ranks Mean number of distinct specialties ranked Mean USMLE Step score Mean USMLE Step score Mean number of research experiences Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications Mean number of work experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a. Percentage who graduated from one of the 4 U.S n/a n/a medical schools with the highest NIH funding. Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a. Percentage 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 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure is from the NIH website ( Note: Measures 3-9 and - 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 66 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

272 RO- Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty Radiation Oncology Not or More Contiguous Ranks Not or More Contiguous Ranks Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 67 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

273 Graph RO- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks Radiation Oncology. Probability of Matching Number of Contiguous Ranks. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 68 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

274 RO- Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked Radiation Oncology Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked 9 Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 69 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

275 RO-3 USMLE Step Scores Radiation Oncology 6 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between and Between and 6 4 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 6 Between 4 and Between 5 and 6 >6 Score Unknown 6 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the Between 9 and Between and Between and 7 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and 5 Between 5 and 6 >6 Score Unknown Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

276 Graph RO- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step Score Radiation Oncology. Probability of Matching Step Score. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 7 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

277 RO-4 USMLE Step Scores Radiation Oncology 4 3 <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between and 3 Between and 6 Not 9 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and 5 6 Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown 4 Not 3 7 <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between and Between and 3 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and 5 Between 5 and 6 >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 7 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

278 RO-5 Number of Research Projects Radiation Oncology 8 Not None or More Research Projects 8 Not None or More Research Projects Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 73 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

279 RO-6 Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications Radiation Oncology 5 Not None or More Publications 5 Not None or More Publications Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 74 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

280 RO-7 Number of Work Experiences Radiation Oncology 4 Not None or More Work Experiences 4 Not None or More Work Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 75 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

281 RO-8 Number of Volunteer Experiences Radiation Oncology 35 3 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences 35 Not None or More Volunteer Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 76 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

282 RO-9 Other Characteristics of Radiation Oncology 4 6 AOA Membership Not 9 8 Graduate of One of the 4 U.S. Medical Schools with the Highest NIH Funding No 39 Yes No 4 Yes 6 Ph.D. Degree Other Graduate Degree No 6 Yes 3 No 6 Yes 3. Top 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding from NIH: Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 77 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

283 VS Vascular Surgery Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 78 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

284 Table VS- Summary Statistics Vascular Surgery Unmatched Unmatched Measure (n=33) (n=4) (n=9) (n=) Mean number of contiguous ranks Mean number of distinct specialties ranked Mean USMLE Step score Mean USMLE Step score Mean number of research experiences Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications Mean number of work experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences Percentage who are AOA members.6. n/a n/a. Percentage who graduated from one of the 4 U.S n/a n/a medical schools with the highest NIH funding. Percentage who have Ph.D. degree 9.7. n/a n/a. Percentage 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 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding in measure is from the NIH website ( Note: Measures 3-9 and - 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. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 79 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

285 VS- Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty Vascular Surgery 5 Not or More Contiguous Ranks 5 3 Not or More Contiguous Ranks Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 8 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

286 Graph VS- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks Vascular Surgery. Probability of Matching Number of Contiguous Ranks. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 8 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

287 VS- Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked Vascular Surgery 3 Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked 3 Not or More Distinct Specialties Ranked Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 8 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

288 VS-3 USMLE Step Scores Vascular Surgery 9 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between and 4 Between and 5 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 7 Between 4 and 5 5 Between 5 and 6 >6 Score Unknown Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between and 7 Between and 5 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores 3 Between 4 and 5 4 Between 5 and 6 >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 83 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

289 Graph VS- Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step Score Vascular Surgery. Probability of Matching Step Score. Note: Probabilities calculated based on 4 applicants only. Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 84 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

290 VS-4 USMLE Step Scores Vascular Surgery 9 Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between and Between and Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and 5 7 Between 5 and >6 Score Unknown Not <= 8 Between 8 and 9 Between 9 and Between and 3 Between and 5 Between Between 3 and 3 and 4 Step Scores Between 4 and 5 Between 5 and 6 >6 Score Unknown Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 85 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

291 VS-5 Number of Research Projects Vascular Surgery 9 Not None or More Research Projects Not None or More Research Projects Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 86 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

292 VS-6 Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications Vascular Surgery Not None or More Publications Not None or More Publications Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 87 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

293 VS-7 Number of Work Experiences Vascular Surgery 5 Not None or More Work Experiences 5 Not None or More Work Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 88 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

294 VS-8 Number of Volunteer Experiences Vascular Surgery Not None or More Volunteer Experiences Not None or More Volunteer Experiences Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 89 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4

295 VS-9 Other Characteristics of Vascular Surgery 4 4 AOA Membership Not 8 6 Graduate of One of the 4 U.S. Medical Schools with the Highest NIH Funding No 4 7 Yes No Yes Ph.D. Degree Other Graduate Degree No 4 3 Yes No 3 6 Yes. Top 4 U.S. medical schools with the highest NIH funding from NIH: Copyright 4 NRMP. Reproduction prohibited without the 9 Charting Outcomes in the Match, 4