Charting Outcomes in the Match

Characteristics of Applicants Who Matched to Their Preferred

Specialty in the 2011 Main Residency Match
4th Edition
Prepared by:
National Resident Matching Program
and Association of American Medical Colleges
August 2011
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Questions about the contents of this publication may be directed to Mei Liang, Director of Research,
National Resident Matching Program, (202) 778-4773 or mliang@aamc.org.
Questions about the NRMP should be directed to Mona Signer, Executive Director, National
Resident Matching Program, (866) 617-5834 or msigner@aamc.org.
Questions about the AAMC data collections may be directed to Paul Jolly, Ph.D., Senior Director,
Association of American Medical Colleges, (202) 828-0257 or pjolly@aamc.org.
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Matching Program, Washington, DC 2011.
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Table of Contents

Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... ii
Tables and Charts for All Specialties
Chart 1. Active Applicants in the 2011 Main Residency Match ................................................................. 2
Table 1. Number of Applicants and Positions in the 2011 Main Residency Match .................................... 3
Chart 2. Ratio - Applicants Ranking Specialty First / Available Positions ................................................. 4
Chart 3. Match Rates ................................................................................................................................... 5
Table 2. Summary Statistics ........................................................................................................................ 6
Chart 4. Median Number of Contiguous Ranks .......................................................................................... 7
Chart 5. Mean Number of Different Specialties Ranked ............................................................................. 8
Chart 6. USMLE Step 1 Scores of Matched Applicants ............................................................................. 9
Chart 7. USMLE Step 2 Scores of Matched Applicants ........................................................................... 10
Chart 8. Mean Number of Research Experiences ...................................................................................... 11
Chart 9. Mean Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications ...................................................... 12
Chart 10. Mean Number of Work Experiences ......................................................................................... 13
Chart 11. Mean Number of Volunteer Experiences .................................................................................. 14
Chart 12. Percentage of U.S. Allopathic Seniors Who are Members of AOA .......................................... 15
Chart 13. Percentage of U.S. Allopathic Seniors Graduating from One of the 40 Medical Schools
with the Highest NIH Funding .................................................................................................. 16
Chart 14. Percentage of Matched U.S. Allopathic Seniors Who Have a Graduate Degree ...................... 17

Tables and Charts for Individual Specialties
Anesthesiology ............................................................................................................... ........................... 18
Dermatology .............................................................................................................................................. 31
Diagnostic Radiology ......................................................................................................... ....................... 44
Emergency Medicine ................................................................................................................................. 57
Family Medicine ........................................................................................................................................ 70
General Surgery ......................................................................................................................................... 83
Internal Medicine....................................................................................................................................... 96
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics .................................................................................................................... 109
Neurological Surgery.......................................................................................................... ..................... 122
Neurology ............................................................................................................................................... 135
Obstetrics and Gynecology ..................................................................................................................... 148
Orthopaedic Surgery ................................................................................................................................ 161
Otolaryngology ............................................................................................................... ......................... 174
Pathology ................................................................................................................................................. 187
Pediatrics ................................................................................................................................................. 200
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ..................................................................................................... 213
Plastic Surgery ......................................................................................................................................... 226
Psychiatry ................................................................................................................... ............................. 239
Radiation Oncology ................................................................................................................................. 252


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Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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Introduction
The first edition of Charting Outcomes in the Match was
published in August 2006 using data from the 2005 Main
Residency Match. Starting with the 2007 edition, Charting
Outcomes in the Match was published biennially, based on the
Main Match of the same year.
Specialties that offered 50 or more positions in a given year are
included in these reports. New specialties were added, including
Otolaryngology and Neurology in 2007, and Neurological
Surgery in 2009. No new specialties were added to the 2011
report; however, Transitional Year was excluded this year
because it is not a specialty choice.
Twelve measures are incorporated in the reports. Probability
analysis was introduced in 2009 to evaluate the relationship
between match success and contiguous ranks and USMLE Step
1 scores.
For the purposes of this report, match success is defined as a
match to the specialty of the applicants first-ranked program,
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 their first, second, third, or last choice.
Combining data from the NRMP, the database of AAMCs
Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS), USMLE
scores made available by the National Board of Medical
Examiners (NBME) and the Educational Commission for
Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), and other AAMC data
sources, we identified twelve applicant characteristics. NBME
and ECFMG have granted permission to use USMLE scores,
and the National Resident Matching Program and the
Association of American Medical Colleges have collaborated to
produce this report.
Because graduating seniors from U.S. allopathic medical schools
match at higher rates 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.
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It should be noted,
however, 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.
Summary
Some general observations apply to all of the specialties in this
report. Applicants who are successful in matching to their
preferred specialty are more likely to:
Rank more programs within their preferred specialty
Be U.S. seniors
Have higher USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 scores
Be members of AOA
Although some other measures seem to be related to match
success for some specialties, the relationships were not consistent
enough to draw broad conclusions across specialties. In addition,

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Independent applicants are defined on page 2.
the data sources used for Charting Outcomes do not include other
important applicant factors such as course evaluations, reference
letters, and the Medical School Performance Evaluation.
Despite the fairly strong relationship between USMLE Step
scores and match success, the distributions of scores show that
program directors consider other qualifications, and a high score
is not a guarantee of success. Even in the most competitive
specialties a few individuals with higher scores are not
successful. Neither is a lower score a bar to success. 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 would
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, to have the highest
USMLE scores, to have publications, or to 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
Tel: (202) 778-4773
Email: mliang@aamc.org
Or
Paul Jolly, Ph.D., Senior Director, Special Studies
Association of American Medical Colleges
Tel: (202) 828-0257
Email: pjolly@aamc.org

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Tables and Charts for All Specialties
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Chart
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Active Applicants in the 2011 Main Residency Match
by Applicant Type
2,178
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of Osteopathic
Medical Schools
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International Medical
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Chart 1 shows the number of active applicants (applicants who submitted rank order lists of programs) by
applicant type. U.S. allopathic medical school seniors constitute 54.1 percent of the applicants in this report. The
next largest group is non-U.S. citizen students and graduates of international medical schools (21.8%). For the
remainder of this report, all applicants who are not U.S. allopathic seniors will be grouped into the "independent
applicants" category.
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Table
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Number of Applicants and Positions in the 2011 Main Residency Match
by Preferred Specialty*
Table 1 provides a summary of the numbers of applicants and positions for selected specialties. Only those
specialties offering 50 or more positions are included. The numbers of applicants matched by applicant type (U.S.
senior and independent applicants) also are provided in this table.
Total
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Anesthesiology 1,404 1,612 1.1 1,095 41 242 234
Dermatology 372 519 1.4 307 80 56 76
Diagnostic Radiology 1,124 1,255 1.1 883 36 191 145
Emergency Medicine 1,626 2,025 1.2 1,259 137 330 299
Family Medicine 2,708 3,551 1.3 1,265 40 1,000 1,246
General Surgery 1,108 1,756 1.6 830 205 192 529
Internal Medicine 5,407 7,874 1.5 2,947 171 1,952 2,804
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics 365 434 1.2 302 43 44 45
Neurological Surgery 195 268 1.4 174 28 17 49
Neurology 605 755 1.2 360 15 210 170
Obstetrics and Gynecology 1,205 1,509 1.3 890 57 291 271
Orthopaedic Surgery 670 974 1.5 621 186 47 120
Otolaryngology 283 364 1.3 267 45 11 41
Pathology 518 658 1.3 267 10 192 189
Pediatrics 2,601 2,988 1.1 1,734 78 595 581
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 373 484 1.3 178 19 174 113
Plastic Surgery 108 197 1.8 74 94 7 22
Psychiatry 1,097 1,597 1.5 630 28 402 537
Radiation Oncology 171 211 1.2 154 27 10 20
*Preferred specialty is the specialty ranked first on an applicant's rank order list, excluding preliminary programs in specialties except Transitional Year.
Note: For those specialties where both exist, PGY-1 and PGY-2 positions have been combined.
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse.
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Ratio - Applicants Ranking Specialty First / Available Positions
by Preferred Specialty
Chart 2 shows the ratios of U.S. seniors and independent applicants to available positions in each specialty. All specialties
except Dermatology, Neurological Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery, and Radiation
Oncology have enough positions to accommodate all U.S. seniors who prefer that specialty. As the number of applicants
has increased in recent years, fewer specialties have offered enough positions for all applicants who prefer that specialty.
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91.4 percent U.S. seniors matched to their preferred specialty, ranging from a high of 96.9 percent (Family Medicine) to a
low of 44.0 percent (Plastic Surgery). For independent applicants, the overall match rate was 44.2 percent, ranging from a
high of 60.6 percent (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) to a low of 21.2 percent (Otolaryngology). In general,
independent applicants are less successful in matching to their preferred specialty than are U.S. seniors.
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Table
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Summary Statistics
All Specialties Combined
Table 2 provides summary statistics by applicant type and match outcome on the 12 measures presented in this report.
Data on each of these measures will be displayed graphically by preferred specialty on the following pages. Of the 12
measures, only the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 and Step 2 scores had significant
missing data. Overall, there were Step 1 scores for 92.6 percent of applicants. Almost all of the applicants who did not
have Step 1 scores were osteopathic medical school seniors and graduates who either take an alternative examination
(the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination, or COMLEX-USA) or who take the USMLE exams
but whose data are not shared with the AAMC. Step 2 scores were available for 83.4 percent of the applicants. In
addition to missing Step 2 scores for the osteopathic applicants, only 83.0 percent of U.S. seniors had Step 2 scores.
The missing data for U.S. seniors can be attributed to the fact that few medical schools require students to take and/or
pass the Step 2 examination prior to the NRMP's rank order list deadline.
Measure (n=14,237) (n=1,340) (n=5,963) (n=7,491)
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2. 1.2 1.5 1.3 1.5 Mean number of distinct specialties ranked
3. 226 214 219 209 Mean USMLE Step 1 score
4. 235 221 223 212 Mean USMLE Step 2 score
5. 2.3 2.3 1.5 1.3 Mean number of research experiences
6. 3.2 3.0 2.7 3.0 Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and
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7. 2.7 2.7 3.3 4.0 Mean number of work experiences
8. 6.4 5.8 4.0 2.8 Mean number of volunteer experiences
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10. 34.4 28.8 Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S.
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12. 11.0 15.7 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.
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Sources. Measures 1, 2, and match outcome are from the NRMP Data Warehouse; measures 3 and 4 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from
the ECFMG, both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG; measures 5-9 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse; measure 10 is from the NIH website
(http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/AggregateDate.cfm Medical Schools Only.xls); and measures 11 and 12 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

Note: USMLE Step 1 scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school graduates included in the independent applicant group.
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In general, applicants are more likely to be successful if they rank more programs in their desired specialty. To quantify this
aspect of applicant behavior, we tallied the number of programs ranked in the first-choice specialty before a program in another
specialty appeared on the applicant's rank order list.
Chart 4 provides the median number of contiguous ranks by preferred specialty for U.S. seniors and independent applicants
who matched and did not match. The top panel shows significant variation across the specialties for U.S. seniors. Neurological
Surgery had the longest average contiguous rank list for matched U.S. seniors (16) and Transitional Year (2) had the shortest.
In general, U.S. senior applicants who preferred the more competitive specialties submitted longer contiguous lists. For all
specialties U.S. seniors who matched to their preferred specialty had median contiguous rank lists that were longer than U.S.
seniors who did not match.
A similar pattern can be found for independent applicants, although their lists are shorter than the lists submitted by U.S.
seniors. Independent applicants who matched had longer contiguous lists compared with independent applicants who did not
match to their preferred specialty.
The principal message of these graphs is that applicants with longer rank order lists are more successful than those with shorter
ones. The NRMP has been recommending longer 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.
Plastic Surgery (r): Revised
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Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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USMLE Step 1 scores are a measure of a students 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 NRMPs ranking deadline. Overall, U.S. senior applicants have mean
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Note: Step 1 scores are not available for the majority of Osteopathic seniors and graduates included within the independent applicant category.
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.
Copyright 2011 NRMP and AAMC. Copies may be made
for educational or noncommercial uses only.
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clinical science essential for providing patient care. Overall, U.S. senior applicants had mean USMLE step 2 scores of 234.3
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Chart 7 shows the Step 2 scores for matched U.S. seniors (top panel) and independent applicants (bottom panel) who
matched by preferred specialty. The horizontal bars are the median values for successful applicants and the vertical lines
show the interquartile ranges. As was the case for the Step 1 scores, the more competitive specialties have higher average
Step 2 scores.
For some specialties (e.g., Plastic Surgery, Family Medicine) the differences in median Step 2 scores between matched U.S.
seniors and independent applicants are quite dramatic; other specialties (e.g., Otolaryngology, Radiation Oncology) show
only minor differences.
Note: Approximately 20 percent of U.S. seniors did not take the Step 2 examination in time to be included in this report. Step 2 scores are not
available for the majority of Osteopathic seniors and graduates included within the independent applicant category.
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse. USMLE scores by permission of the NBME and ECFMG.
Copyright 2011 NRMP and AAMC. Copies may be made
for educational or noncommercial uses only.
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The ERAS application allows applicants to self-report their participation in research projects. These experiences are not
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preferred specialty, and match outcome.
U.S. seniors averaged 2.3 research experiences with 85.0 percent reporting at least one experience. Independent applicants
reported, on average, fewer experiences (1.4), and a smaller percentage (62.6%) listed having any research experiences.
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Chart
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Mean Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications
by Preferred Specialty, Applicant Type, and Match Status
The ERAS application also permits applicants to list their publications. This information is self-reported and may include
peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, poster sessions, and invited national or regional presentations. Some residency programs
may independently verify and even review publications for applicants in whom they have an interest, but most probably do
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Chart 10 shows the average number of work experiences reported on the ERAS application 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 (3.7 versus 2.7), and a higher proportion of independent applicants (89.0% versus
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preferred specialty, and match outcome. U.S. seniors who matched to Internal Medicine/Pediatrics averaged significantly
more volunteer experiences than did unmatched seniors who preferred that specialty (7.8 versus 5.3). Matched U.S. seniors
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and a higher percentage of U.S. seniors (96.6% versus 80.8%) reported at least one volunteer experience.
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Membership in Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), the national medical honor society, is an honor reserved for students with
high academic achievement. AOA membership is limited to students in medical schools that sponsor an AOA chapter.
Most, but not all, allopathic schools in the U.S. and Canada participate, and there is one foreign chapter in Beirut. Among
the independent applicants, only graduate U.S. physicians, Canadians, and a small number of others could legitimately
claim membership. For that reason, AOA status for each specialty in Chart 9 is reported only for U.S. seniors.
Data on AOA membership are self-reported on the ERAS application. Even for U.S. seniors, however, an analysis of its
relationship with success in the Match is limited by the relatively small number of applicants who are members, by the
fact that some schools do not have AOA chapters, and by the fact that other schools elect AOA members too late in the
academic year for it to be considered in the application process. Overall, 14.5 percent of U.S. seniors included in this
report claimed AOA membership on their ERAS application. Among applicants who matched to their preferred specialty,
15.4 percent reported AOA membership, compared to 6.6 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 five successful applicants.
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Some program directors may give preference to applicants with research experience or who graduated from a
research-intensive medical school. To test this assumption, we obtained data on the amount of NIH grant awards and
identified the 40 schools with the highest NIH funding ($100 million or more). This measure, by definition, is limited to
graduates of U.S. medical schools. Overall, 34.6 percent of matched and 30.1 percent of unmatched U.S. seniors were
graduates of one of the 40 medical schools with the highest NIH funding.
Chart 13 shows the percentage of U.S. seniors who graduated from those schools by specialty and match outcome. For
example, 31 percent of U.S. seniors who matched in Anesthesiology were graduates of one of the 40 medical schools with
the highest NIH funding and 29 percent of seniors who did not match in Anesthesiology were graduates of those schools.
Plastic Surgery had the highest percentage of matched U.S. seniors who were graduates of a medical school with the
highest NIH funding. Dermatology, Neurological Surgery, Pathology, and Radiation Oncology also had higher
percentages of matched applicants from those schools compared to the other specialties. For all specialties except
Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics and Transitional Year, smaller percentages of
seniors who did not match to their preferred specialty were graduates of a medical school with the highest NIH funding
compared to seniors who matched.
*Source: http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/AggregateData.cfm Medical Schools Only.xls. Total awards include both direct and indirect costs.
Awards to the 127 U.S. allopathic medical schools ranged from $1.08 to $459 million. The 40 medical schools with the highest NIH funding
received $100 million or more.
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Chart 14 shows by preferred specialty the percentage of matched U.S. allopathic seniors who have a graduate degree.
Radiation Oncology, Pathology, Neurological Surgery, and Neurology had the highest percentages of matched applicants
with Ph.D.s, while Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Neurological Surgery, Psychiatry, General Surgery, and
Emergency Medicine had the highest percentages with other graduate degrees.
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AN Anesthesiology
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Table
AN-1
Summary Statistics
Anesthesiology
Measure (n=1,095) (n=41) (n=242) (n=234)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
13.2 3.5 7.7 2.8 Mean number of contiguous ranks 1.
1.4 2.0 1.4 1.6 Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 2.
226 203 229 213 Mean USMLE Step 1 score 3.
235 209 231 216 Mean USMLE Step 2 score 4.
2.2 1.7 1.4 1.3 Mean number of research experiences 5.
2.5 2.8 2.6 3.3 Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and
publications
6.
2.6 2.8 2.8 3.1 Mean number of work experiences 7.
6.1 5.1 4.1 2.7 Mean number of volunteer experiences 8.
8.9 0.0 Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a 9.
31.4 29.3 Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S.
medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a 10.
3.5 7.3 Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a 11.
10.8 14.6 Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a 12.
n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants.
Sources: Measures 1, 2, and match outcome are from the NRMP Data Warehouse; measures 3 and 4 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from
the ECFMG, both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG; measures 5-9 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse; measure 10 is from the NIH website
(http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/AggregateDate.cfm Medical Schools Only.xls); and measures 11 and 12 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

Note: USMLE Step 1 scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school graduates included in the independent applicant group.
Approximately 20 percent of U.S. allopathic medical school seniors do not take the USMLE Step 2 prior to the Match.
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0
100
200
300
400
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
9
19 16
26
32 31
49
38
53
78
63
86
81
73
70
371
7
12
8
4 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
24 24
21 21
17 19 18
10 12
9 9
14
8 6
2
28
111
54
26
16
2 4 4 2 2 3
0 0 0 1 2
7
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Independent Applicants
Chart
AN-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty
Anesthesiology
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AN-1
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks
Anesthesiology
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors
Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
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AN-2
Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked
Anesthesiology
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1 2 3 4 or More
804
185
93
13 13 15 11
2
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1 2 3 4 or More
175
43
18
3
133
65
25
9
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Independent Applicants
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AN-3
USMLE Step 1 Scores
Anesthesiology
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
2
14
50
121
233
247
210
119
76
22
1 1
8
16
8
2 2 2 2
0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
0
5
3
9
15
32 31
20
8
2
117
0
23
35
37
20
33
22
10
4
0
50
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Independent Applicants
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Graph
AN-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 Score
Anesthesiology
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
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Chart
AN-4
USMLE Step 2 Scores
Anesthesiology
0
40
80
120
160
200
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
1
3
24
52
101
172
198
189
130
56
169
1 2
8 9
7
1
4
1 0 0
8
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
40
80
120
160
200
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
0
2
5 6
17
29
25 25
12
4
117
3
18
23
33
37
24
27
6
8
4
51
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Independent Applicants
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AN-5
Number of Research Projects
Anesthesiology
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
147
266
287
211
102
82
8
12 11
7
1 2
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
72 73
55
22
14
6
80
71
41
22
9 11
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Independent Applicants
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AN-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications
Anesthesiology
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
410
194
150
94
60
187
14
9 7
3 3 5
Matched Not Matched
Publications
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
109
33 32
18
9
41
95
28 27
18
13
53
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Independent Applicants
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AN-7
Number of Work Experiences
Anesthesiology
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
158
225
220
197
128
167
3
8
11
8
1
10
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
41
51
38 40
20
52
34
40 40
35
23
62
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Independent Applicants
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AN-8
Number of Volunteer Experiences
Anesthesiology
0
50
100
150
200
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
36
49
82
134
120
140
107 108
72
62
185
4 5 4
2
4 3
6
3 2 2
6
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
36
27
35
22
32
23 24
12
5
8
18
72
36
28
26
22
16
13
4
6
1
10
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Independent Applicants
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AN-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. Seniors
Anesthesiology
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
No Yes
997
98
41
0
Matched Not Matched
AOA Membership
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
No Yes
751
344
29
12
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. Medical
Schools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
No Yes
1,057
38 38
3
Ph.D. Degree
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
No Yes
977
118
35
6
Other Graduate Degree
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DM Dermatology
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Summary Statistics
Dermatology
Measure (n=307) (n=80) (n=56) (n=76)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
9.0 3.1 3.9 3.4 Mean number of contiguous ranks 1.
2.1 2.3 1.3 1.4 Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 2.
244 227 230 225 Mean USMLE Step 1 score 3.
253 234 235 228 Mean USMLE Step 2 score 4.
3.7 2.9 5.4 3.3 Mean number of research experiences 5.
7.5 4.2 11.2 7.1 Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and
publications
6.
2.6 2.8 2.8 3.4 Mean number of work experiences 7.
7.5 7.1 6.1 6.3 Mean number of volunteer experiences 8.
50.8 13.8 Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a 9.
43.6 25.0 Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S.
medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a 10.
9.1 6.3 Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a 11.
8.1 13.8 Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a 12.
n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants.
Sources: Measures 1, 2, and match outcome are from the NRMP Data Warehouse; measures 3 and 4 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from
the ECFMG, both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG; measures 5-9 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse; measure 10 is from the NIH website
(http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/AggregateDate.cfm Medical Schools Only.xls); and measures 11 and 12 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

Note: USMLE Step 1 scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school graduates included in the independent applicant group.
Approximately 20 percent of U.S. allopathic medical school seniors do not take the USMLE Step 2 prior to the Match.
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0
10
20
30
40
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
13
11
14
21
26
15
25
24
22
30
22
14
13
11
15
31
22
20
13
9
5
4
2 2
1
0
1 1
0 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
18
8
9
5
3
2 2
1 1
3
2
1 1
0 0 0
28
19
7
5
6
2
0
1
3
1
2
0 0 0 0
2
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Independent Applicants
Chart
DM-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty
Dermatology
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Graph
DM-1
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks
Dermatology
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors
Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
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DM-2
Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked
Dermatology
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
1 2 3 4 or More
63
150
83
11
9
45
23
3
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
1 2 3 4 or More
46
5 5
0
58
11
5
2
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Independent Applicants
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DM-3
USMLE Step 1 Scores
Dermatology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
0
2
1
9 9
28
65
76
84
31
2
1
4
5
10
7
14
12
19
8
0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
0
1
0
9
2
13
16
11
3
0
1
0 0
8 8
12
13
11
9
5
2
8
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Independent Applicants
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Graph
DM-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 Score
Dermatology
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
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Chart
DM-4
USMLE Step 2 Scores
Dermatology
0
20
40
60
80
100
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
0 0 0
1
5
13
23
43
59
73
90
0
1
4
5
6
12 12
8
16
3
13
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
0 0
3
4
9 9
6
9
6
9
1
0
6
3
6
8
14
9
11
6
5
8
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Independent Applicants
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DM-5
Number of Research Projects
Dermatology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
15
33
46
64
57
92
6
17
14 14
17
12
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
4
5
7
12
9
19
13
11
10
14
11
17
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Independent Applicants
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DM-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications
Dermatology
0
50
100
150
200
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
17
25 25 26
33
181
16
10 10
6
8
30
Matched Not Matched
Publications
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
2
0
9
2
0
43
11
6 7 6 5
41
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Independent Applicants
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Chart
DM-7
Number of Work Experiences
Dermatology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
47
64
58
47
43
48
8
16
21
9
12
14
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
10
9
13
5
8
11 11
10
14
17
5
19
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Independent Applicants
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Chart
DM-8
Number of Volunteer Experiences
Dermatology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
2
6
10
24
26
43
29
28
29
19
91
2 2
10
5
8
6
9
4
7
6
21
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
6
1
7
4
6
3
8
2
3
8 8
7
9
6
7
5 5
6
7
4 4
16
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Independent Applicants
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DM-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. Seniors
Dermatology
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
320
No Yes
151
156
69
11
Matched Not Matched
AOA Membership
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
320
No Yes
173
134
60
20
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. Medical
Schools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
320
No Yes
279
28
75
5
Ph.D. Degree
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
320
No Yes
282
25
69
11
Other Graduate Degree
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degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse
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DR Diagnostic Radiology
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DR-1
Summary Statistics
Diagnostic Radiology
Measure (n=883) (n=36) (n=191) (n=145)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
13.3 3.4 6.3 2.3 Mean number of contiguous ranks 1.
1.7 2.3 1.6 1.7 Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 2.
240 211 235 222 Mean USMLE Step 1 score 3.
245 214 234 222 Mean USMLE Step 2 score 4.
2.8 2.0 2.3 1.9 Mean number of research experiences 5.
3.9 4.1 4.7 5.8 Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and
publications
6.
2.5 3.1 3.1 3.1 Mean number of work experiences 7.
5.7 6.1 3.9 2.9 Mean number of volunteer experiences 8.
26.4 5.6 Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a 9.
36.7 27.8 Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S.
medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a 10.
4.3 2.8 Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a 11.
9.4 19.4 Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a 12.
n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants.
Sources: Measures 1, 2, and match outcome are from the NRMP Data Warehouse; measures 3 and 4 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from
the ECFMG, both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG; measures 5-9 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse; measure 10 is from the NIH website
(http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/AggregateDate.cfm Medical Schools Only.xls); and measures 11 and 12 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

Note: USMLE Step 1 scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school graduates included in the independent applicant group.
Approximately 20 percent of U.S. allopathic medical school seniors do not take the USMLE Step 2 prior to the Match.
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0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
320
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
16
11 10
15
12
26
35
31
45
68
65
56
71 71 70
281
20
5
1 1 3
0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
U.S. Seniors
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
320
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
28
16 18 20
23
14
19
7 7 5 4
8
5
2 2
13
78
24
21
12
5
0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Independent Applicants
Chart
DR-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty
Diagnostic Radiology
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DR-1
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks
Diagnostic Radiology
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors
Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
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Chart
DR-2
Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked
Diagnostic Radiology
0
100
200
300
400
500
1 2 3 4 or More
493
208
164
17
8
15
9
4
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
1 2 3 4 or More
118
40
24
8
90
27
17
5
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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Chart
DR-3
USMLE Step 1 Scores
Diagnostic Radiology
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
0
3
10
24
56
115
209
240
160
66
0
3 3
5 6 5 7
3
1 2
0 1
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
0
4 3 4
16
22
24
28
21
6
63
0
8
16
19 18
13
23
17
10
1
20
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Independent Applicants
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Graph
DR-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 Score
Diagnostic Radiology
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
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Chart
DR-4
USMLE Step 2 Scores
Diagnostic Radiology
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
0 1
5
13
31
69
110
170
139
119
226
1 2
6 5 6
4 4 3
1 0
4
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
0
5
7 6
12
17
23
27
21
10
63
1
12
10
16
24
13
18
22
7
2
20
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Independent Applicants
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Chart
DR-5
Number of Research Projects
Diagnostic Radiology
0
50
100
150
200
250
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
61
145
235
188
116
138
6 6
13
6
3 2
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
34
42 43
34
17
21
41
30 30
18
14
12
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Independent Applicants
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Chart
DR-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications
Diagnostic Radiology
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
185
147
124
109
62
256
10
5 5 4
2
10
Matched Not Matched
Publications
U.S. Seniors
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
50
29
22
15 16
59
43
15 14
6
13
54
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Independent Applicants
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Chart
DR-7
Number of Work Experiences
Diagnostic Radiology
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
121
201
179
159
100
123
7 6 7
4 3
9
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
23
38
33 33
23
41
21
25 24
22
19
34
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Independent Applicants
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Chart
DR-8
Number of Volunteer Experiences
Diagnostic Radiology
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
29
43
76
100
118
114
111
72
48
50
122
2
1
4
3
8
2
1
3
4
1
7
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
28
31
22
29
19
13
17
6
9
2
15
34
30
29
10 10
8
6
2
3
6
7
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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Chart
DR-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. Seniors
Diagnostic Radiology
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
No Yes
650
233
34
2
Matched Not Matched
AOA Membership
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
No Yes
559
324
26
10
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. Medical
Schools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
No Yes
845
38 35
1
Ph.D. Degree
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
No Yes
800
83
29
7
Other Graduate Degree
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse
56
EM Emergency Medicine
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EM-1
Summary Statistics
Emergency Medicine
Measure (n=1,259) (n=137) (n=330) (n=299)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
10.8 4.9 6.7 3.2 Mean number of contiguous ranks 1.
1.1 1.5 1.3 1.6 Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 2.
223 207 218 210 Mean USMLE Step 1 score 3.
234 214 223 212 Mean USMLE Step 2 score 4.
1.8 1.8 1.2 1.1 Mean number of research experiences 5.
2.1 1.8 1.6 1.8 Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and
publications
6.
3.0 2.9 3.1 3.8 Mean number of work experiences 7.
6.2 5.8 5.3 3.9 Mean number of volunteer experiences 8.
9.1 0.7 Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a 9.
30.9 32.8 Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S.
medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a 10.
1.7 2.2 Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a 11.
11.9 20.4 Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a 12.
n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants.
Sources: Measures 1, 2, and match outcome are from the NRMP Data Warehouse; measures 3 and 4 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from
the ECFMG, both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG; measures 5-9 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse; measure 10 is from the NIH website
(http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/AggregateDate.cfm Medical Schools Only.xls); and measures 11 and 12 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

Note: USMLE Step 1 scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school graduates included in the independent applicant group.
Approximately 20 percent of U.S. allopathic medical school seniors do not take the USMLE Step 2 prior to the Match.
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0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
14
17
11
27
31
46
69
83
114
167
145
136
122
102
66
109
27
17
19
10 11
8
13
5
11
5 5
3
1 2
0 0
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
36
26
24
26
36
20
30
22
27
17
25
13
8
10
3
7
128
55
34
24
10
7
13
5 6 6
3
1 1 1 0
5
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Independent Applicants
Chart
EM-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty
Emergency Medicine
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Graph
EM-1
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks
Emergency Medicine
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors
Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
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Chart
EM-2
Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked
Emergency Medicine
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,177
69
11
2
77
50
9 1
1 2 3 4 or More
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
U.S. Seniors
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1 2 3 4 or More
261
45
17
7
176
84
31
6
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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Chart
EM-3
USMLE Step 1 Scores
Emergency Medicine
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
7
40
118
154
212
262
219
158
76
12
1
6
16
28
34
27
8 7 6
3 1 1
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
2
14
19 17
23
36
20
11
6
1
181
2
31
36
44
37
32
19
6 4
1
87
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Independent Applicants
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Graph
EM-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 Score
Emergency Medicine
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
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Chart
EM-4
USMLE Step 2 Scores
Emergency Medicine
0
50
100
150
200
250
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
3 4
40
71
102
203
240
218
142
72
164
1
6
21 20
23
17
10
8
3
0
28
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
0
12
18 17
21
18
26
15
18
4
181
2
24
33
51
38
25
19
12
8
0
87
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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Chart
EM-5
Number of Research Projects
Emergency Medicine
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
270
337
305
195
84
68
34 34 32
19
10 8
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
120
108
66
17
11
8
137
77
41
23
13
8
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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Chart
EM-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications
Emergency Medicine
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
508
217
164
114
73
183
58
34
14
7
3
21
Matched Not Matched
Publications
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
167
55
35
23
16
34
163
49
29
16
11
31
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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Chart
EM-7
Number of Work Experiences
Emergency Medicine
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
320
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
132
228
247
214
155
283
16
27
22
28
17
27
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
320
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
41
50
63
59
42
75
30
46
61
42
27
93
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Independent Applicants
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Chart
EM-8
Number of Volunteer Experiences
Emergency Medicine
0
50
100
150
200
250
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
33
57
98
129
150
132
138
126
95
91
210
9 8
13 14 13
16
14
6
10 10
24
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
37
24
29
44
46
31
22
20 19
11
47
61
43
32 32 32
20 20
18
10 9
22
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Independent Applicants
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Chart
EM-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. Seniors
Emergency Medicine
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
No Yes
1,144
115
136
1
Matched Not Matched
AOA Membership
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
No Yes
870
389
92
45
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. Medical
Schools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
No Yes
1,237
22
134
3
Ph.D. Degree
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
No Yes
1,109
150
109
28
Other Graduate Degree
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degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse
69
FM Family Medicine
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Table
FM-1
Summary Statistics
Family Medicine
Measure (n=1,265) (n=40) (n=1,000) (n=1,246)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
8.0 4.7 5.2 2.6 Mean number of contiguous ranks 1.
1.1 1.4 1.3 1.5 Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 2.
213 201 204 198 Mean USMLE Step 1 score 3.
225 205 208 202 Mean USMLE Step 2 score 4.
1.4 1.2 1.0 1.0 Mean number of research experiences 5.
1.6 1.4 1.3 1.9 Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and
publications
6.
2.9 3.7 3.7 4.5 Mean number of work experiences 7.
6.7 5.0 4.2 2.7 Mean number of volunteer experiences 8.
6.5 0.0 Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a 9.
30.4 35.0 Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S.
medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a 10.
0.9 0.0 Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a 11.
11.1 35.0 Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a 12.
n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants.
Sources: Measures 1, 2, and match outcome are from the NRMP Data Warehouse; measures 3 and 4 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from
the ECFMG, both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG; measures 5-9 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse; measure 10 is from the NIH website
(http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/AggregateDate.cfm Medical Schools Only.xls); and measures 11 and 12 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

Note: USMLE Step 1 scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school graduates included in the independent applicant group.
Approximately 20 percent of U.S. allopathic medical school seniors do not take the USMLE Step 2 prior to the Match.
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0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
64
38
59
68
116
138 136
126
106
118
90
52
45
27
18
64
13
6 1 1 3 4 3 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
209
128
103
92
73 71 69
54
43 48
25 22
15 14 11
23
736
209
82
47
36
20 21
13 19 13
5 7 4 3 4
27
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Independent Applicants
Chart
FM-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty
Family Medicine
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FM-1
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks
Family Medicine
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors
Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
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FM-2
Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked
Family Medicine
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1 2 3 4 or More
1,180
82
3 0
29
6 4 1
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
U.S. Seniors
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1 2 3 4 or More
767
201
25
7
775
343
93
23
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Independent Applicants
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Chart
FM-3
USMLE Step 1 Scores
Family Medicine
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
23
113
217
268
210
169
150
77
25
11
2 2
9 10 9
5
1 4
0 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
5
122
219
181
93
67
33
10
3 0
267
16
392
360
222
131
54
21
3 0 0
47
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Independent Applicants
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FM-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 Score
Family Medicine
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
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FM-4
USMLE Step 2 Scores
Family Medicine
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
11
35
93
140
174
221
182
143
85
42
139
6
3 5 4 4 5
2 2 0 0
9
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
2
100
177 176
118
89
42
21
4 4
267
25
269
360
256
158
64
42
18
4
1
49
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Independent Applicants
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FM-5
Number of Research Projects
Family Medicine
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
383
359
283
139
63
38
18
10
6 3 0 3
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
465
268
156
62
26 23
572
372
160
79
38
25
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Independent Applicants
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Chart
FM-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications
Family Medicine
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
614
227
149
87
67
121
23
5 2 4 2 4
Matched Not Matched
Publications
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
632
137
86
42
15
88
669
201
104
70
41
161
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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FM-7
Number of Work Experiences
Family Medicine
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
550
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
152
225
250
211
164
263
6 4
8 5 5
12
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
550
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
101
151
183
162
113
290
113
145
168
175
129
516
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Independent Applicants
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FM-8
Number of Volunteer Experiences
Family Medicine
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
50
36
96
104
138
149
110
116
85
97
284
3 2
8
3 4 5
2
6
2
0
5
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
120
123
135
132
107
90
74
67
37 36
79
280
238
203
164
111
75
54
39
29
18
35
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Independent Applicants
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Chart
FM-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. Seniors
Family Medicine
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
No Yes
1,183
82
40
0
Matched Not Matched
AOA Membership
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
No Yes
880
385
26
14
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. Medical
Schools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
No Yes
1,253
12
40
0
Ph.D. Degree
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
No Yes
1,124
141
26
14
Other Graduate Degree
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degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse
82
GS General Surgery
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GS-1
Summary Statistics
General Surgery
Measure (n=830) (n=205) (n=192) (n=529)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
11.2 5.9 6.1 2.7 Mean number of contiguous ranks 1.
1.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 2.
227 207 227 219 Mean USMLE Step 1 score 3.
238 216 232 222 Mean USMLE Step 2 score 4.
2.6 2.3 2.1 1.7 Mean number of research experiences 5.
3.3 2.5 4.1 3.9 Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and
publications
6.
2.7 2.8 2.8 3.2 Mean number of work experiences 7.
6.2 6.1 4.3 3.6 Mean number of volunteer experiences 8.
13.1 1.0 Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a 9.
32.0 24.4 Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S.
medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a 10.
2.2 2.4 Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a 11.
13.1 15.6 Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a 12.
n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants.
Sources: Measures 1, 2, and match outcome are from the NRMP Data Warehouse; measures 3 and 4 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from
the ECFMG, both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG; measures 5-9 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse; measure 10 is from the NIH website
(http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/AggregateDate.cfm Medical Schools Only.xls); and measures 11 and 12 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

Note: USMLE Step 1 scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school graduates included in the independent applicant group.
Approximately 20 percent of U.S. allopathic medical school seniors do not take the USMLE Step 2 prior to the Match.
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0
50
100
150
200
250
300
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
22
7
11
14
19
30
39
43
68
78
95 97
71
67 66
103
33
20 21
25
11
18 16
9
12 11
4
7 5 5
1
7
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
37
18
23
15
19
7 8 6
9 7
14
9
4 6
2
8
264
95
58
35
23
15
6 8
4 3
8
0
3 1 0
6
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Independent Applicants
Chart
GS-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty
General Surgery
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Graph
GS-1
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks
General Surgery
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors
Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
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GS-2
Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked
General Surgery
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1 2 3 4 or More
804
25
1 0
179
23
3 0
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1 2 3 4 or More
171
17
4 0
407
92
21
7
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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Chart
GS-3
USMLE Step 1 Scores
General Surgery
0
30
60
90
120
150
180
210
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
0
7
51
82
149
198
133
126
59
22
3 3
20
46
60
39
23
10
4
0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
30
60
90
120
150
180
210
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
0
6
16 16
28
24
27 27
16
5
27
2
28
61
82
84 83
74
32
21
8
54
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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Graph
GS-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 Score
General Surgery
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
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Chart
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USMLE Step 2 Scores
General Surgery
0
40
80
120
160
200
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
0 1
9
28
66
119
160
170
113
65
99
3
8
26
32
44
29
21
16
3
0
23
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
40
80
120
160
200
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
0
4 5
11
23
35
30 31
18
8
27
1
29
54
57
94
74
72
51
33
10
54
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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GS-5
Number of Research Projects
General Surgery
0
50
100
150
200
250
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
83
157
190
159
134
107
24
52
48
42
19 20
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
46
36
42
32
18 18
156
143
90
61
40 39
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Independent Applicants
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Chart
GS-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications
General Surgery
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
221
129
119
80
76
205
68
37
25
22
11
42
Matched Not Matched
Publications
U.S. Seniors
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
55
34
19
12 12
60
179
88
56
37
29
140
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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Chart
GS-7
Number of Work Experiences
General Surgery
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
125
152
161
132
103
157
39
37
30
35
22
42
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
33
36
33
29
23
38
68
107
92
68
52
142
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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GS-8
Number of Volunteer Experiences
General Surgery
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
28
35
74
90
94
101
70
88
53
48
149
7
13
16 15
21
26 27
20
16
10
34
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
25
23
18
26
21
22
14
18
4
8
13
106
86
68
50 49
47
37
24
19
13
30
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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GS-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. Seniors
General Surgery
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
No Yes
721
109
203
2
Matched Not Matched
AOA Membership
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
No Yes
564
266
155
50
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. Medical
Schools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
No Yes
812
18
200
5
Ph.D. Degree
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
No Yes
721
109
173
32
Other Graduate Degree
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degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse
95
IM Internal Medicine
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Table
IM-1
Summary Statistics
Internal Medicine
Measure (n=2,947) (n=171) (n=1,952) (n=2,804)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
9.6 8.2 6.5 2.7 Mean number of contiguous ranks 1.
1.0 1.2 1.3 1.5 Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 2.
226 210 225 211 Mean USMLE Step 1 score 3.
237 220 228 214 Mean USMLE Step 2 score 4.
2.3 2.0 1.4 1.1 Mean number of research experiences 5.
3.2 2.7 2.5 2.6 Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and
publications
6.
2.4 2.4 3.5 4.2 Mean number of work experiences 7.
6.1 5.3 3.3 2.4 Mean number of volunteer experiences 8.
15.5 4.7 Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a 9.
37.1 32.7 Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S.
medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a 10.
5.7 4.1 Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a 11.
10.6 12.3 Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a 12.
n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants.
Sources: Measures 1, 2, and match outcome are from the NRMP Data Warehouse; measures 3 and 4 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from
the ECFMG, both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG; measures 5-9 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse; measure 10 is from the NIH website
(http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/AggregateDate.cfm Medical Schools Only.xls); and measures 11 and 12 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

Note: USMLE Step 1 scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school graduates included in the independent applicant group.
Approximately 20 percent of U.S. allopathic medical school seniors do not take the USMLE Step 2 prior to the Match.
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0
300
600
900
1,200
1,500
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
61 71 67
103
148
209
233
259
322 332
268
232
172
137
89
244
31
10 16 5 8 8 6 10 8 7 11 9 7 7 1
27
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
U.S. Seniors
0
300
600
900
1,200
1,500
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
291
205
173 172
152
124
138
117
94 100
58
75 69
49 37
98
1,390
547
296
151
103
65 73
28 21
35
13 20
5 6 4
47
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Independent Applicants
Chart
IM-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty
Internal Medicine
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Graph
IM-1
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks
Internal Medicine
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors
Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
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IM-2
Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked
Internal Medicine
0
400
800
1,200
1,600
2,000
2,400
2,800
3,200
1 2 3 4 or More
2,835
101
11 0
145
24
2 0
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
U.S. Seniors
0
400
800
1,200
1,600
2,000
2,400
2,800
3,200
1 2 3 4 or More
1,506
355
76
13
1,817
738
191
49
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Independent Applicants
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IM-3
USMLE Step 1 Scores
Internal Medicine
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
23
88
257
369
425
526
502
396
258
100
3
13
21
34
24 23
18 18
12
7
0 1
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
4
62
121
193
279
334
323
201
102
36
297
25
351
524
512
448
387
287
128
45
4
93
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Independent Applicants
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IM-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 Score
Internal Medicine
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
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IM-4
USMLE Step 2 Scores
Internal Medicine
0
100
200
300
400
500
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
9
16
89
172
256
380
486
470
363
299
407
9 9 9
19 21 18 17 18
8 6
37
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
1
50
104
161
245
318
289
258
154
73
299
30
265
445
481 481
439
301
174
77
16
95
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Independent Applicants
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IM-5
Number of Research Projects
Internal Medicine
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
449
636
734
501
328
299
42 40 32
23 16 18
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
U.S. Seniors
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
698
564
338
196
70
86
1,232
751
407
224
91 99
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Independent Applicants
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IM-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications
Internal Medicine
0
300
600
900
1,200
1,500
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
915
474
373
271
200
714
73
28
10 12 15
33
Matched Not Matched
Publications
U.S. Seniors
0
300
600
900
1,200
1,500
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
914
282
188
144
86
338
1,353
394
253
174
128
502
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Independent Applicants
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IM-7
Number of Work Experiences
Internal Medicine
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1,000
1,100
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
514
629
617
472
307
408
35 35 33
25
14
29
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1,000
1,100
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
223
278
310 313
263
565
234
352
413
384
356
1,065
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Independent Applicants
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IM-8
Number of Volunteer Experiences
Internal Medicine
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
99
131
237
327
391
334
287
274
215
163
489
10 12 13
25
17
24
19
14
8 8
21
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
348
292
320
259
216
150
122
79
51
21
94
653
567
472
379
271
160
113
73
37
32
47
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Independent Applicants
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Other Characteristics of U.S. Seniors
Internal Medicine
0
400
800
1,200
1,600
2,000
2,400
2,800
No Yes
2,491
456
163
8
Matched Not Matched
AOA Membership
0
400
800
1,200
1,600
2,000
2,400
2,800
No Yes
1,855
1,092
115
56
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. Medical
Schools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
400
800
1,200
1,600
2,000
2,400
2,800
No Yes
2,780
167 164
7
Ph.D. Degree
0
400
800
1,200
1,600
2,000
2,400
2,800
No Yes
2,634
313
150
21
Other Graduate Degree
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degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse
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IP Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
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IP-1
Summary Statistics
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Measure (n=302) (n=43) (n=44) (n=45)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
8.6 3.7 5.6 1.6 Mean number of contiguous ranks 1.
1.2 2.0 1.8 2.2 Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 2.
230 219 217 218 Mean USMLE Step 1 score 3.
242 224 221 217 Mean USMLE Step 2 score 4.
1.9 2.0 1.5 1.3 Mean number of research experiences 5.
2.3 2.4 1.7 2.2 Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and
publications
6.
2.9 2.6 3.1 5.1 Mean number of work experiences 7.
7.8 7.4 5.3 3.7 Mean number of volunteer experiences 8.
24.2 7.0 Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a 9.
34.1 39.5 Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S.
medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a 10.
3.3 0.0 Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a 11.
8.3 11.6 Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a 12.
n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants.
Sources: Measures 1, 2, and match outcome are from the NRMP Data Warehouse; measures 3 and 4 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from
the ECFMG, both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG; measures 5-9 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse; measure 10 is from the NIH website
(http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/AggregateDate.cfm Medical Schools Only.xls); and measures 11 and 12 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

Note: USMLE Step 1 scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school graduates included in the independent applicant group.
Approximately 20 percent of U.S. allopathic medical school seniors do not take the USMLE Step 2 prior to the Match.
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0
10
20
30
40
50
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
23
9 9
5
11
26
23
35
25
36
32
26
12
9
11
10
11
7
9
3
2 2
3
2
3
1
0 0 0 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
11
5
3
1
4
1
2
5
3 3
2
1
2
0
1
0
38
2
0
3
0 0
1
0 0
1
0 0 0 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Independent Applicants
Chart
IP-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
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IP-1
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors
Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
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IP-2
Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
0
50
100
150
200
250
1 2 3 4 or More
236
60
6
0
10
26
6
1
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
1 2 3 4 or More
18 19
5
2
16 15
7
5
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Independent Applicants
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IP-3
USMLE Step 1 Scores
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
2
1
13
33
44
64
47
56
30
12
0 0
5 5
8
5
8
6
0
3 3
0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
0
3 3
4 4 4
5
2
0 0
19
0
3
5
8
2
7
10
2
1
0
7
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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Graph
IP-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 Score
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
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IP-4
USMLE Step 2 Scores
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
0 0
8
9
22
35
44
46
52
46
40
0
1
5
7
4
2
0
8
4
1
11
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
0
2
3
2
6
4 4
3
0
1
19
0
2
4
9 9
4
7
2
1
0
7
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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Chart
IP-5
Number of Research Projects
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
58
73
86
40
22
23
10
8
10
8
4
3
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
16
13
5
1
8
1
22
7
11
1 1
3
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Independent Applicants
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IP-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
0
25
50
75
100
125
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
118
50
41
29
17
47
20
7
3
4
1
8
Matched Not Matched
Publications
U.S. Seniors
0
25
50
75
100
125
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
20
5
7
6
1
5
21
5
6
3
1
9
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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Chart
IP-7
Number of Work Experiences
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
31
50
69
61
33
58
9 9
7
4
5
9
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
6
7
6
8
5
12
3 3
7
8
5
19
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Independent Applicants
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Chart
IP-8
Number of Volunteer Experiences
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
7
8
13
20
26
29
35
22
28
23
91
1 1
4
2
4
7
1
2
3
5
13
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
3 3
4 4
3
7 7
2
4
3
4
8
5 5
4
5
8
2 2
4
0
2
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Independent Applicants
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IP-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. Seniors
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
No Yes
229
73
40
3
Matched Not Matched
AOA Membership
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
No Yes
199
103
26
17
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. Medical
Schools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
No Yes
292
10
43
0
Ph.D. Degree
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
No Yes
277
25
38
5
Other Graduate Degree
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degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse
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NS Neurological Surgery
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NS-1
Summary Statistics
Neurological Surgery
Measure (n=174) (n=28) (n=17) (n=49)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
15.2 7.5 6.3 3.3 Mean number of contiguous ranks 1.
1.1 1.4 1.4 1.7 Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 2.
239 218 232 226 Mean USMLE Step 1 score 3.
241 221 229 222 Mean USMLE Step 2 score 4.
3.4 3.0 3.4 2.5 Mean number of research experiences 5.
7.4 4.0 11.1 9.6 Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and
publications
6.
2.5 3.1 3.5 2.8 Mean number of work experiences 7.
5.8 3.8 3.2 2.1 Mean number of volunteer experiences 8.
25.3 0.0 Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a 9.
44.8 35.7 Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S.
medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a 10.
10.3 14.3 Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a 11.
14.4 3.6 Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a 12.
n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants.
Sources: Measures 1, 2, and match outcome are from the NRMP Data Warehouse; measures 3 and 4 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from
the ECFMG, both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG; measures 5-9 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse; measure 10 is from the NIH website
(http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/AggregateDate.cfm Medical Schools Only.xls); and measures 11 and 12 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

Note: USMLE Step 1 scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school graduates included in the independent applicant group.
Approximately 20 percent of U.S. allopathic medical school seniors do not take the USMLE Step 2 prior to the Match.
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20
40
60
80
100
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
2
0
2 2
0 0
5
4
9
4
14
11
9
10
14
88
1
3
1
3
5
3
2
1
0 0
1
4
0
1
0
3
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
4
2 2
0 0
2 2 2
0 0 0 0
1
0 0
2
19
9
7
2
4
1
0
3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0
1
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Independent Applicants
Chart
NS-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty
Neurological Surgery
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Graph
NS-1
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks
Neurological Surgery
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors
Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
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NS-2
Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked
Neurological Surgery
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
1 2 3 4 or More
164
10
0 0
19
8
1 0
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
1 2 3 4 or More
12
4
1 0
28
13
7
0
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Independent Applicants
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NS-3
USMLE Step 1 Scores
Neurological Surgery
0
10
20
30
40
50
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
1
0
3
8
7
32
35
37
34
16
1
2
1
2
3
6
7
5
2
0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
0
1 1 1
2 2
3
4
2
1
0 0
2
1
8 8
6
9
7
3
1
4
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Independent Applicants
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NS-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 Score
Neurological Surgery
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
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NS-4
USMLE Step 2 Scores
Neurological Surgery
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
0
1 1
7
9
8
16
26
19
15
72
1 1
2
3 3
2
5 5
0 0
6
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
0 0
1
3
2
3
5
1
0
2
0 0
4
5
4
8 8
7
6
2
1
4
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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NS-5
Number of Research Projects
Neurological Surgery
0
20
40
60
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
6
17
42
37
31
41
3 3
7
5
4
6
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
3
1
3
4
2
4
8
11
10
8
5
7
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Independent Applicants
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Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications
Neurological Surgery
0
20
40
60
80
100
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
14
17 17
18
13
95
2
6
2
6
2
10
Matched Not Matched
Publications
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
2
0
1 1
0
13
4
3
5
4
3
30
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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NS-7
Number of Work Experiences
Neurological Surgery
0
10
20
30
40
50
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
31
28
44
27
21
23
5
2
4
6
4
7
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
3
2 2
0
4
6
9 9
12
6
2
11
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Independent Applicants
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NS-8
Number of Volunteer Experiences
Neurological Surgery
0
10
20
30
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
7
9
20
23 23
14
13
14
16
9
26
3 3
5
3 3
5
1
2
1
0
2
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
3
4 4
1 1
2
1
0 0 0
1
18
8
4
5
6
2
3
2
1
0 0
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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Other Characteristics of U.S. Seniors
Neurological Surgery
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
No Yes
130
44
28
0
Matched Not Matched
AOA Membership
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
No Yes
96
78
18
10
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. Medical
Schools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
No Yes
156
18
24
4
Ph.D. Degree
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
No Yes
149
25
27
1
Other Graduate Degree
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degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse
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N Neurology
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N-1
Summary Statistics
Neurology
Measure (n=360) (n=15) (n=210) (n=170)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
10.2 5.1 6.3 2.1 Mean number of contiguous ranks 1.
1.2 2.0 1.6 1.9 Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 2.
225 212 224 216 Mean USMLE Step 1 score 3.
233 209 227 216 Mean USMLE Step 2 score 4.
2.9 2.2 1.9 1.9 Mean number of research experiences 5.
4.2 1.7 4.9 5.9 Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and
publications
6.
2.4 4.0 3.4 3.9 Mean number of work experiences 7.
5.6 5.2 3.1 2.4 Mean number of volunteer experiences 8.
11.9 0.0 Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a 9.
32.5 26.7 Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S.
medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a 10.
11.9 6.7 Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a 11.
15.3 26.7 Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a 12.
n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants.
Sources: Measures 1, 2, and match outcome are from the NRMP Data Warehouse; measures 3 and 4 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from
the ECFMG, both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG; measures 5-9 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse; measure 10 is from the NIH website
(http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/AggregateDate.cfm Medical Schools Only.xls); and measures 11 and 12 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

Note: USMLE Step 1 scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school graduates included in the independent applicant group.
Approximately 20 percent of U.S. allopathic medical school seniors do not take the USMLE Step 2 prior to the Match.
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0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
4
8 8
9
14
17
30
36 36
46
34
26
18
22
14
38
4
3
2
1
0 0
1
0 0
1
2
0 0 0 0
1
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
28
21
15
21
15
19
18
17
9
11
7
8 8
3
4
6
91
41
15
7 7
1 1
0
4
2
0
1
0 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Independent Applicants
Chart
N-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty
Neurology
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N-1
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks
Neurology
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors
Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
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N-2
Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked
Neurology
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
1 2 3 4 or More
284
66
8
1
6 5
2 2
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
1 2 3 4 or More
112
68
24
5
66 66
28
9
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Independent Applicants
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USMLE Step 1 Scores
Neurology
0
20
40
60
80
100
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
1
16
20
49
56
62
71
50
25
10
0 0
2
4
2
1
4
0
1 1
0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
0
9
11 11
32 32
40
13
8
2
52
0
14
26
23 23
34
19
12
4
0
15
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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N-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 Score
Neurology
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
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USMLE Step 2 Scores
Neurology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
1
6
11
32
31
51
57
46
34
28
63
1
2
1 1
3
2
0 0
1
0
4
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
0
2
11
17
32
30
28
23
10
5
52
2
16
21
26
27 27
22
10
2 2
15
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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N-5
Number of Research Projects
Neurology
0
20
40
60
80
100
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
32
60
77
78
48
65
3
2
4
3
2
1
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
57
54
37
25
16
21
50
36
30 30
7
17
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Independent Applicants
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Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications
Neurology
0
50
100
150
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
83
51
46
40
27
113
9
3
0 0 0
3
Matched Not Matched
Publications
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
74
26
19
12
13
66
55
15
18
17
3
62
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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Number of Work Experiences
Neurology
0
20
40
60
80
100
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
67
82
63
61
36
51
2 2 2
3
1
5
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
22
29
38
35
28
58
19
25
21
24
22
59
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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Number of Volunteer Experiences
Neurology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
19
24
28
36
51
46
38
30
21
17
50
2
1
0
2 2 2 2
0 0
2 2
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
38
36
30 30 30
12 12
8
3
4
7
40
24
34
26
21
12
7
1
2 2
1
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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Other Characteristics of U.S. Seniors
Neurology
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
No Yes
317
43
15
0
Matched Not Matched
AOA Membership
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
No Yes
243
117
11
4
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. Medical
Schools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
No Yes
317
43
14
1
Ph.D. Degree
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
No Yes
305
55
11
4
Other Graduate Degree
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degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse
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OB Obstetrics and Gynecology
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OB-1
Summary Statistics
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Measure (n=890) (n=57) (n=291) (n=271)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
11.0 5.4 8.2 2.8 Mean number of contiguous ranks 1.
1.0 1.2 1.2 1.5 Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 2.
220 202 218 206 Mean USMLE Step 1 score 3.
233 210 223 212 Mean USMLE Step 2 score 4.
2.2 2.2 1.5 1.2 Mean number of research experiences 5.
2.4 2.2 2.1 2.9 Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and
publications
6.
2.9 2.3 3.0 3.8 Mean number of work experiences 7.
7.5 6.3 5.1 3.2 Mean number of volunteer experiences 8.
10.8 3.5 Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a 9.
30.6 24.6 Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S.
medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a 10.
1.3 7.0 Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a 11.
14.9 12.3 Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a 12.
n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants.
Sources: Measures 1, 2, and match outcome are from the NRMP Data Warehouse; measures 3 and 4 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from
the ECFMG, both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG; measures 5-9 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse; measure 10 is from the NIH website
(http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/AggregateDate.cfm Medical Schools Only.xls); and measures 11 and 12 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

Note: USMLE Step 1 scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school graduates included in the independent applicant group.
Approximately 20 percent of U.S. allopathic medical school seniors do not take the USMLE Step 2 prior to the Match.
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0
50
100
150
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
6
10
6
14
29 29
50
54
88
126
100 100
82
68
36
92
11
5 4
7
5 5 4
6
3 3 2
0 0 1 0 1
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
31
16
14
22
15
21
25
18 17
19
22
17
11
13
5
25
126
57
31
12 12
8
10
4
1 1 2 1 0 1 2 3
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Independent Applicants
Chart
OB-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty
Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Graph
OB-1
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks
Obstetrics and Gynecology
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors
Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
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OB-2
Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked
Obstetrics and Gynecology
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1 2 3 4 or More
866
22
2 0
47
9
1 0
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
U.S. Seniors
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1 2 3 4 or More
238
44
6 3
181
61
19
8
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Independent Applicants
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OB-3
USMLE Step 1 Scores
Obstetrics and Gynecology
0
50
100
150
200
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
9
38
97
141
168
178
137
77
40
4
1
6
9
17
12
4 4
2 1 0
2
0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
0
7
21
28
35
39
20
14
5
0
122
4
38
56 56
29
23
14
8
3
0
40
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Independent Applicants
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OB-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 Score
Obstetrics and Gynecology
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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OB-4
USMLE Step 2 Scores
Obstetrics and Gynecology
0
40
80
120
160
200
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
0
7
33
64
99
135
190
140
97
51
74
4 3
12
7 6
9
3 2 1 2
8
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
40
80
120
160
200
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
0
3
15
37
23
29
27
21
11
3
122
1
31
44
46
36
29
22
19
3
0
40
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Independent Applicants
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OB-5
Number of Research Projects
Obstetrics and Gynecology
0
50
100
150
200
250
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
120
221
225
145
91
88
14
10
14
6
4
9
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
98
71
57
34
19
12
116
70
44
17
10
14
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Independent Applicants
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OB-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications
Obstetrics and Gynecology
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
324
147
117
91
52
159
24
7 6
10
0
10
Matched Not Matched
Publications
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
135
56
30
20
13
37
119
40
27
20
16
49
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Independent Applicants
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OB-7
Number of Work Experiences
Obstetrics and Gynecology
0
50
100
150
200
250
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
112
150
207
140
100
181
12 12
10 11
4
8
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
35
52
50 50
44
60
27
33
47 46
36
82
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Independent Applicants
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OB-8
Number of Volunteer Experiences
Obstetrics and Gynecology
0
50
100
150
200
250
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
13
17
52
63
82
96
84
103
71
59
250
3 2
7 6
1
9
7
3 2
6
11
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
26
21
34
47
33
26
23
14 15
13
39
56
54
36
26 25
22
14
9
7
5
17
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Independent Applicants
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OB-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. Seniors
Obstetrics and Gynecology
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
No Yes
794
96
55
2
Matched Not Matched
AOA Membership
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
No Yes
618
272
43
14
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. Medical
Schools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
No Yes
878
12
53
4
Ph.D. Degree
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
No Yes
757
133
50
7
Other Graduate Degree
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degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse
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ORS Orthopaedic Surgery
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ORS-1
Summary Statistics
Orthopaedic Surgery
Measure (n=621) (n=186) (n=47) (n=120)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
11.5 5.7 5.1 2.9 Mean number of contiguous ranks 1.
1.1 1.3 1.3 1.6 Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 2.
240 225 230 220 Mean USMLE Step 1 score 3.
245 231 232 223 Mean USMLE Step 2 score 4.
2.9 2.8 3.5 2.5 Mean number of research experiences 5.
4.5 3.0 5.0 6.0 Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and
publications
6.
2.7 2.7 3.1 2.6 Mean number of work experiences 7.
6.3 5.5 5.2 4.4 Mean number of volunteer experiences 8.
27.1 5.9 Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a 9.
37.4 25.8 Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S.
medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a 10.
2.4 1.6 Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a 11.
10.3 18.3 Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a 12.
n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants.
Sources: Measures 1, 2, and match outcome are from the NRMP Data Warehouse; measures 3 and 4 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from
the ECFMG, both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG; measures 5-9 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse; measure 10 is from the NIH website
(http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/AggregateDate.cfm Medical Schools Only.xls); and measures 11 and 12 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

Note: USMLE Step 1 scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school graduates included in the independent applicant group.
Approximately 20 percent of U.S. allopathic medical school seniors do not take the USMLE Step 2 prior to the Match.
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0
25
50
75
100
125
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
6 6
10
18
22
37
28
46
36
47
49
41
58
50 50
117
13
25
27
23
19
11
13
11
9
14
8
3
4
3
0
3
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
U.S. Seniors
0
25
50
75
100
125
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
11
5
3
6
3
4 4 4
1 1 1 1 1
0 0
2
61
20
12
6 6
1
3
4
1
2
0
1
0 0 0
3
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Independent Applicants
Chart
ORS-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty
Orthopaedic Surgery
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Graph
ORS-1
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks
Orthopaedic Surgery
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors
Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
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ORS-2
Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked
Orthopaedic Surgery
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
1 2 3 4 or More
577
39
5
0
136
43
6
0
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
1 2 3 4 or More
33
14
0 0
69
36
12
1
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Independent Applicants
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ORS-3
USMLE Step 1 Scores
Orthopaedic Surgery
0
30
60
90
120
150
180
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
0
2
5
12
42
85
154
164
111
43
3 3 4
10
23
33 34 35
28
10
3 3
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
30
60
90
120
150
180
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
0 0 0
6
4
18
5 6 5
1 2
0
8
15
17 16
18
15 14
8
0
9
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Independent Applicants
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Graph
ORS-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 Score
Orthopaedic Surgery
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
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ORS-4
USMLE Step 2 Scores
Orthopaedic Surgery
0
40
80
120
160
200
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
0 0
3
7
17
44
87
106
95
68
194
0 1
10
8
24
27
34
26
7
11
38
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
40
80
120
160
200
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
0 0
4
2
5
10 9 8
4 3 2
0
5
10
18
16
23
14
16
6
3
9
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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ORS-5
Number of Research Projects
Orthopaedic Surgery
0
40
80
120
160
200
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
30
105
150
137
87
112
15
37
51
37
17
29
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
U.S. Seniors
0
40
80
120
160
200
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
1
10 9 9
6
12
17
27
32
17
13 14
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Independent Applicants
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ORS-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications
Orthopaedic Surgery
0
50
100
150
200
250
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
113
96 96
54
57
205
55
24
28
17 17
45
Matched Not Matched
Publications
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
8
10
3 2
4
20
29
16
11 11
4
49
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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Chart
ORS-7
Number of Work Experiences
Orthopaedic Surgery
0
30
60
90
120
150
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
89
112
130
101
76
113
34
26
33
40
18
35
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
30
60
90
120
150
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
6
4
12
6
9
10
18
25
29
16
13
19
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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Chart
ORS-8
Number of Volunteer Experiences
Orthopaedic Surgery
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
20
21
35
68
89
71
67
52
51
40
107
9
14
15
21
27
19
18
19
12
8
24
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
3 3
4
5
4
7 7
6
2 2
4
20
7
14 14
18
10
8
10
4
2
13
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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Chart
ORS-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. Seniors
Orthopaedic Surgery
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
No Yes
453
168
175
11
Matched Not Matched
AOA Membership
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
No Yes
389
232
138
48
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. Medical
Schools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
No Yes
606
15
183
3
Ph.D. Degree
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
No Yes
557
64
152
34
Other Graduate Degree
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degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse
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OTO Otolaryngology
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OTO-1
Summary Statistics
Otolaryngology
Measure (n=267) (n=45) (n=11) (n=41)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
11.7 6.1 6.5 3.2 Mean number of contiguous ranks 1.
1.1 1.4 1.2 1.6 Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 2.
243 232 231 220 Mean USMLE Step 1 score 3.
250 235 240 225 Mean USMLE Step 2 score 4.
3.5 3.3 3.7 2.6 Mean number of research experiences 5.
5.1 3.0 4.9 6.6 Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and
publications
6.
2.7 2.5 2.5 3.7 Mean number of work experiences 7.
7.0 6.3 5.5 4.1 Mean number of volunteer experiences 8.
41.6 11.1 Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a 9.
38.6 31.1 Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S.
medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a 10.
3.7 2.2 Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a 11.
9.7 11.1 Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a 12.
n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants.
Sources: Measures 1, 2, and match outcome are from the NRMP Data Warehouse; measures 3 and 4 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from
the ECFMG, both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG; measures 5-9 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse; measure 10 is from the NIH website
(http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/AggregateDate.cfm Medical Schools Only.xls); and measures 11 and 12 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

Note: USMLE Step 1 scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school graduates included in the independent applicant group.
Approximately 20 percent of U.S. allopathic medical school seniors do not take the USMLE Step 2 prior to the Match.
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0
10
20
30
40
50
60
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
1
6
1
5
11
24
10
11
10
18
22
32
17
34
16
49
5
2
7
5 5 5
2
1
3 3
2
1
0
2 2
0
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
2
1
0
1 1
2
1
0
2
0 0 0 0 0 0
1
20
7
3 3
0
4
0 0 0
1
2
0 0 0 0
1
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Independent Applicants
Chart
OTO-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty
Otolaryngology
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Graph
OTO-1
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks
Otolaryngology
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors
Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
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OTO-2
Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked
Otolaryngology
0
50
100
150
200
250
1 2 3 4 or More
241
25
1 0
29
15
1 0
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
1 2 3 4 or More
9
2
0 0
21
15
5
0
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Independent Applicants
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Chart
OTO-3
USMLE Step 1 Scores
Otolaryngology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
0 0
1
3
6
31
72
67
54
32
1
0 0
5
3
2
4
17
10
1
3
0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
0 0
2
1 1 1 1
3
0
2
0 0
6
5
4
3
6
7
6
3
0
1
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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Graph
OTO-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 Score
Otolaryngology
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
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Chart
OTO-4
USMLE Step 2 Scores
Otolaryngology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
0 0 0 0
11
8
23
51
55
41
78
0 0
2 2
1
8
7
4
7
1
13
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
0 0
1 1
0
1
0
5
0
2
1
0
2
3
8
3
9
6
4
2
3
1
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Independent Applicants
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OTO-5
Number of Research Projects
Otolaryngology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
3
26
55
49
63
71
2
7 7
10
3
16
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
1 1
2
1
2
4 4
10 10
6
4
7
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Independent Applicants
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OTO-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications
Otolaryngology
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
19
31
40
34
24
119
12
6 6
7
5
9
Matched Not Matched
Publications
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
1
4
2
1 1
2
6
8
2
3 3
19
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Independent Applicants
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OTO-7
Number of Work Experiences
Otolaryngology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
38
47
64
43
31
44
9
10
4
11
8
3
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
1
2
3 3
0
2
5 5
6 6
11
8
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Independent Applicants
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OTO-8
Number of Volunteer Experiences
Otolaryngology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
5
10
18
21
27
31
30
26
19
18
62
1
2
3
2
4
13
4 4
2 2
8
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
0
1
3
1
2
1
0 0 0 0
3
10
4
3
2
5
4
3 3
2
1
4
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Independent Applicants
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Other Characteristics of U.S. Seniors
Otolaryngology
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
No Yes
156
111
40
5
Matched Not Matched
AOA Membership
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
No Yes
164
103
31
14
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. Medical
Schools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
No Yes
257
10
44
1
Ph.D. Degree
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
280
No Yes
241
26
40
5
Other Graduate Degree
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degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse
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PTH Pathology
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PTH-1
Summary Statistics
Pathology
Measure (n=267) (n=10) (n=192) (n=189)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
8.9 4.5 5.7 3.0 Mean number of contiguous ranks 1.
1.0 1.2 1.2 1.4 Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 2.
226 195 224 212 Mean USMLE Step 1 score 3.
233 203 225 210 Mean USMLE Step 2 score 4.
2.5 2.2 2.0 1.7 Mean number of research experiences 5.
4.6 2.3 6.9 7.0 Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and
publications
6.
3.0 2.4 2.9 2.9 Mean number of work experiences 7.
4.6 3.3 3.0 2.0 Mean number of volunteer experiences 8.
10.9 0.0 Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a 9.
40.4 30.0 Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S.
medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a 10.
17.2 10.0 Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a 11.
10.5 0.0 Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a 12.
n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants.
Sources: Measures 1, 2, and match outcome are from the NRMP Data Warehouse; measures 3 and 4 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from
the ECFMG, both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG; measures 5-9 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse; measure 10 is from the NIH website
(http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/AggregateDate.cfm Medical Schools Only.xls); and measures 11 and 12 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

Note: USMLE Step 1 scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school graduates included in the independent applicant group.
Approximately 20 percent of U.S. allopathic medical school seniors do not take the USMLE Step 2 prior to the Match.
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0
20
40
60
80
100
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
6
8
9
13
18 18
20
33
24
30
25
19
12 12
6
14
4
3
0 0 0 0
1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
33
23 23
12
21
8 8
17
9 9
5
6
4
7
3
4
98
38
24
4 4
1
2 2 2
0
3
0 0 0
1
10
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Independent Applicants
Chart
PTH-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty
Pathology
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PTH-1
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks
Pathology
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors
Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
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PTH-2
Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked
Pathology
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
1 2 3 4 or More
257
9
1 0
9
0 1 0
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
1 2 3 4 or More
159
21
10
2
144
26
9 8
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Independent Applicants
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PTH-3
USMLE Step 1 Scores
Pathology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
1
7
26
28
39
48
54
30
22
11
1
2
4
1
0
2
1
0 0 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
0
8
13
23
25
24
38
16
7
4
34
2
18
36 36
23
31
23
7
2
1
10
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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Graph
PTH-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 Score
Pathology
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
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PTH-4
USMLE Step 2 Scores
Pathology
0
10
20
30
40
50
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
2
0
10
21
35
34
37
38 38
13
39
1
2
1
3
1
0 0
1
0 0
1
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
0
9
18 18
22
24
25
20
16
6
34
7
25
29
35
30
25
14
12
2
0
10
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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PTH-5
Number of Research Projects
Pathology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
40
54
52
54
31
36
1
5
0
2
1 1
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
49
44
37
27
14
21
59
40
35
34
12
9
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Independent Applicants
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PTH-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications
Pathology
0
20
40
60
80
100
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
73
43
29
21
14
87
4
2
1
2
0
1
Matched Not Matched
Publications
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
53
15
17
9
10
88
52
19
11
9
11
87
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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PTH-7
Number of Work Experiences
Pathology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
31
56
47
44
30
59
1
4
2
1 1 1
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
U.S. Seniors
20
30
40
50
60
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
36
22
37
41
22
34
30
29
39
31
17
43
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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PTH-8
Number of Volunteer Experiences
Pathology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
36
20
27
39
26
27
18
19
15
11
29
3
0
1
2
3
0 0 0 0 0
1
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
48
31
24 24
17
14
6
8
6
5
9
61
42
25
24
14
4
9
5
2
1
2
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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PTH-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. Seniors
Pathology
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
No Yes
238
29
10
0
Matched Not Matched
AOA Membership
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
No Yes
159
108
7
3
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. Medical
Schools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
No Yes
221
46
9
1
Ph.D. Degree
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
No Yes
239
28
10
0
Other Graduate Degree
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degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse
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PD Pediatrics
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PD-1
Summary Statistics
Pediatrics
Measure (n=1,734) (n=78) (n=595) (n=581)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
9.6 6.8 6.7 2.5 Mean number of contiguous ranks 1.
1.0 1.1 1.2 1.5 Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 2.
221 206 217 204 Mean USMLE Step 1 score 3.
234 215 221 209 Mean USMLE Step 2 score 4.
2.0 1.6 1.3 1.2 Mean number of research experiences 5.
2.4 2.1 2.0 2.7 Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and
publications
6.
2.7 2.8 3.2 3.9 Mean number of work experiences 7.
7.4 6.7 5.0 3.3 Mean number of volunteer experiences 8.
11.6 1.3 Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a 9.
33.6 24.4 Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S.
medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a 10.
4.2 1.3 Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a 11.
8.9 17.9 Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a 12.
n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants.
Sources: Measures 1, 2, and match outcome are from the NRMP Data Warehouse; measures 3 and 4 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from
the ECFMG, both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG; measures 5-9 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse; measure 10 is from the NIH website
(http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/AggregateDate.cfm Medical Schools Only.xls); and measures 11 and 12 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

Note: USMLE Step 1 scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school graduates included in the independent applicant group.
Approximately 20 percent of U.S. allopathic medical school seniors do not take the USMLE Step 2 prior to the Match.
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0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
48
23
39
50
70
105
149
173
199
226
159
145
118
66
58
106
8 8 9
4
9
5 3 3 3
8 6 5
0 2 2 3
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
83
42
50 48
35
45 46 48
40
43
35
25
15 15
8
17
330
107
40
29
21
9
13
2
7 8
0
3 1 2 1
8
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Independent Applicants
Chart
PD-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty
Pediatrics
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Graph
PD-1
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks
Pediatrics
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors
Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
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PD-2
Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked
Pediatrics
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
1 2 3 4 or More
1,688
43
3 0
70
7 1 0
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
U.S. Seniors
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
1 2 3 4 or More
504
71
18
1
377
138
48
13
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Independent Applicants
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PD-3
USMLE Step 1 Scores
Pediatrics
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
17
87
160
264
302
316
285
204
77
20
2
5
20
11 10 10 8
12
2 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
1
24
49
80
74
57
42
28
18
0
222
4
105
140
116
72
46
27
9
3
0
59
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Independent Applicants
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Graph
PD-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 Score
Pediatrics
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
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Chart
PD-4
USMLE Step 2 Scores
Pediatrics
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
9
17
59
122
194
235
285
294
212
112
195
4
8 7
10
7
10 11
5
1 2
13
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
1
19
53
48
66
56
59
35
27
6
225
2
79
115
99
102
61
35
19
7
2
60
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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PD-5
Number of Research Projects
Pediatrics
0
100
200
300
400
500
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
310
457
400
291
160
116
23
16 17
13
6 3
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
222
166
116
47
25
19
236
167
96
39
24
19
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Independent Applicants
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PD-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications
Pediatrics
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
649
304
229
157
111
284
34
16
7 6 4
11
Matched Not Matched
Publications
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
311
82
54
42
27
79
295
92
55
26
15
98
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Independent Applicants
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PD-7
Number of Work Experiences
Pediatrics
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
229
327
381
288
208
301
14 15
11 11
7
20
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
U.S. Seniors
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
65
107
119
92
68
144
54
90
86 84 84
183
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Independent Applicants
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PD-8
Number of Volunteer Experiences
Pediatrics
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
18
46
74
139
173
154
209
178 179
124
440
2 3
9 7 9 8 6 7 6
3
18
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
66
61
70
64 63
51 51
28 27 29
85
107
96
103
77
50 49
28
16
12 11
32
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Independent Applicants
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Other Characteristics of U.S. Seniors
Pediatrics
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
No Yes
1,533
201
77
1
Matched Not Matched
AOA Membership
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
No Yes
1,152
582
59
19
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. Medical
Schools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
No Yes
1,662
72 77
1
Ph.D. Degree
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
No Yes
1,580
154
64
14
Other Graduate Degree
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degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse
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PM Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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PM-1
Summary Statistics
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Measure (n=178) (n=19) (n=174) (n=113)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
10.9 4.0 7.4 3.1 Mean number of contiguous ranks 1.
1.4 1.9 1.3 1.6 Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 2.
214 195 212 203 Mean USMLE Step 1 score 3.
224 200 213 205 Mean USMLE Step 2 score 4.
1.9 1.7 1.4 1.2 Mean number of research experiences 5.
2.1 1.5 2.4 2.3 Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and
publications
6.
2.5 2.8 3.1 3.8 Mean number of work experiences 7.
6.2 5.2 5.5 3.5 Mean number of volunteer experiences 8.
3.9 0.0 Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a 9.
22.5 5.3 Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S.
medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a 10.
1.1 0.0 Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a 11.
7.3 26.3 Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a 12.
n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants.
Sources: Measures 1, 2, and match outcome are from the NRMP Data Warehouse; measures 3 and 4 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from
the ECFMG, both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG; measures 5-9 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse; measure 10 is from the NIH website
(http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/AggregateDate.cfm Medical Schools Only.xls); and measures 11 and 12 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

Note: USMLE Step 1 scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school graduates included in the independent applicant group.
Approximately 20 percent of U.S. allopathic medical school seniors do not take the USMLE Step 2 prior to the Match.
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0
20
40
60
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
6 6
4
5
9
7
11
12
7
19
16
21
4
8 8
35
9
1 1
2
1
0 0
3
0 0 0
1 1
0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
20
11
17
8
10
8
16
10
16
17
11 11
1
4
5
9
48
19
17
2
8
1
10
0
2
3
0
1 1
0 0
1
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Independent Applicants
Chart
PM-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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PM-1
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors
Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
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PM-2
Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
0
30
60
90
120
150
1 2 3 4 or More
129
29
19
1
6
8
5
0
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
U.S. Seniors
0
30
60
90
120
150
1 2 3 4 or More
138
23
11
2
68
29
11
2
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Independent Applicants
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PM-3
USMLE Step 1 Scores
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
2
11
30
35
41
23
19
13
2
1 1
4
5
2
3
2
3
0 0 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
0
4
19
12
16
10
4 4
1
0
104
5
15
18
17
12
9
2 2
1
0
32
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Independent Applicants
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PM-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 Score
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
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PM-4
USMLE Step 2 Scores
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
0
9
10
21 21
33
34
19
8
1
22
3
1
3 3 3
0
1 1
0 0
4
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
0
8
11
17
12
10
8
4
0 0
104
0
13
22
18
17
6
1
3
0 0
33
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Independent Applicants
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PM-5
Number of Research Projects
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
26
56
35 35
19
7
3
7
5
2
1 1
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
64
47
24
20
11
8
45
26
27
7
5
3
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Independent Applicants
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PM-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
0
20
40
60
80
100
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
67
41
16
15
11
28
8
3
5
2
0
1
Matched Not Matched
Publications
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
87
28
17
10
7
25
51
22
10
6
2
22
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Independent Applicants
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PM-7
Number of Work Experiences
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
0
10
20
30
40
50
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
32
33
35
37
14
27
4
2
4 4
0
5
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
24
28
35
22
21
44
14
18
19
12 12
38
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Independent Applicants
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PM-8
Number of Volunteer Experiences
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
6
3
16
22
17
15
24
22
19
7
27
2
3
0
2 2 2
3
2
0
1
2
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
11
15
21
19
21
20
8
12
10
8
29
28
13
9
16
13
11
4
6
4
3
6
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Independent Applicants
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PM-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. Seniors
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
No Yes
171
7
19
0
Matched Not Matched
AOA Membership
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
No Yes
138
40
18
1
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. Medical
Schools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
No Yes
176
2
19
0
Ph.D. Degree
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
No Yes
165
13 14
5
Other Graduate Degree
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PS Plastic Surgery
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PS-1
Summary Statistics
Plastic Surgery
Measure (n=74) (n=94) (n=7) (n=22)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
10.7 6.5 3.3 4.3 Mean number of contiguous ranks 1.
2.3 2.6 2.3 2.3 Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 2.
249 238 221 226 Mean USMLE Step 1 score 3.
249 242 223 225 Mean USMLE Step 2 score 4.
3.8 3.7 3.9 2.6 Mean number of research experiences 5.
8.1 6.1 12.7 10.6 Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and
publications
6.
2.3 2.8 1.7 3.9 Mean number of work experiences 7.
7.1 6.3 4.1 4.1 Mean number of volunteer experiences 8.
45.9 27.7 Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a 9.
52.7 35.1 Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S.
medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a 10.
6.8 3.2 Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a 11.
5.4 7.4 Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a 12.
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.
r: Revised
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the ECFMG, both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG; measures 5-9 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse; measure 10 is from the NIH website
(http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/AggregateDate.cfm Medical Schools Only.xls); and measures 11 and 12 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

r r r r
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0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
0
2 2
3
5
6 6
5
2
6
3
4
5
7
3
15
12
9
10
12
8
6
3
7
5
2 2
4
6
3
0
5
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
U.S. Seniors
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
3
2
0 0
1
0 0 0 0 0
1
0 0 0 0 0
10
3
1 1 1 1
0 0
2
1
0
1
0 0 0
1
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Independent Applicants
Chart
PS-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty
Plastic Surgery
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Graph
PS-1
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks
Plastic Surgery
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors
Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
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PS-2
Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked
Plastic Surgery
0
10
20
30
40
50
1 2 3 4 or More
2
46
26
0
1
43
47
3
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
1 2 3 4 or More
1
3 3
0
3
11
6
2
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Independent Applicants
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PS-3
USMLE Step 1 Scores
Plastic Surgery
0
5
10
15
20
25
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
0 0 0
1
2 2
10
22
23
14
0
1
0
3
2
9
15
18
22
17
7
0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
5
10
15
20
25
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
0
1
0
2
0 0
2
0
1
0
1
0
2
1
2
1
3
6
2 2
0
3
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Independent Applicants
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PS-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 Score
Plastic Surgery
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
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PS-4
USMLE Step 2 Scores
Plastic Surgery
0
10
20
30
40
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
0 0
1
0
2
0
4
16
10
8
33
0 0
3
1
2
11
14
19
12
10
22
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
0 0
1 1 1 1 1
0 0
1 1
0
1 1
4
2
3 3
2 2
1
3
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Independent Applicants
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PS-5
Number of Research Projects
Plastic Surgery
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
2
8
13
10
19
22
5
4
21 21
17
26
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
U.S. Seniors
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
1
0 0
3
2
1
3
4 4
5
2
4
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Independent Applicants
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PS-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications
Plastic Surgery
0
10
20
30
40
50
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
4
6
10
6
1
47
11
8
11
12
9
43
Matched Not Matched
Publications
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
1
0 0 0 0
6
5
1 1 1 1
13
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Independent Applicants
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Chart
PS-7
Number of Work Experiences
Plastic Surgery
0
5
10
15
20
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
15
16
12
16
5
10
18
12
16
17
11
20
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
5
10
15
20
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
2 2
1 1
0
1
5
3 3
2 2
7
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Independent Applicants
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PS-8
Number of Volunteer Experiences
Plastic Surgery
0
5
10
15
20
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
1
3
6
4
7
8
5 5
13
6
16
2
5
10
7
13
9
7
6
9
6
20
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
5
10
15
20
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
1 1
0 0
3
0 0 0
2
0 0
3
1
5
2
3
1 1
2 2
1 1
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Independent Applicants
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PS-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. Seniors
Plastic Surgery
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
No Yes
40
34
68
26
Matched Not Matched
AOA Membership
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
No Yes
35
39
61
33
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. Medical
Schools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
No Yes
69
5
91
3
Ph.D. Degree
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
No Yes
70
4
87
7
Other Graduate Degree
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degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse
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P Psychiatry
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Table
P-1
Summary Statistics
Psychiatry
Measure (n=630) (n=28) (n=402) (n=537)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
8.5 4.1 5.9 2.7 Mean number of contiguous ranks 1.
1.1 1.4 1.3 1.3 Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 2.
214 198 209 200 Mean USMLE Step 1 score 3.
225 200 211 203 Mean USMLE Step 2 score 4.
2.1 1.6 1.5 1.4 Mean number of research experiences 5.
3.0 2.3 2.5 2.6 Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and
publications
6.
2.7 2.3 3.6 4.3 Mean number of work experiences 7.
5.9 4.5 3.8 2.6 Mean number of volunteer experiences 8.
4.6 0.0 Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a 9.
35.1 25.0 Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S.
medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a 10.
5.1 0.0 Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a 11.
13.2 10.7 Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a 12.
n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants.
Sources: Measures 1, 2, and match outcome are from the NRMP Data Warehouse; measures 3 and 4 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from
the ECFMG, both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG; measures 5-9 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse; measure 10 is from the NIH website
(http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/AggregateDate.cfm Medical Schools Only.xls); and measures 11 and 12 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

Note: USMLE Step 1 scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school graduates included in the independent applicant group.
Approximately 20 percent of U.S. allopathic medical school seniors do not take the USMLE Step 2 prior to the Match.
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0
50
100
150
200
250
300
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
22 22 23
27
39
55
61
92
59
51 49
37
26 26
13
28
7 5
2 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
69
43
47
29 29 29
26
29
19
22
16 14
5
9
3
13
275
108
49
28
16 14
7 7 9 8
3 2 0 0 0
11
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Independent Applicants
Chart
P-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty
Psychiatry
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Graph
P-1
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks
Psychiatry
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors
Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
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P-2
Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked
Psychiatry
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
1 2 3 4 or More
591
35
4 0
21
5 1 1
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
U.S. Seniors
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
1 2 3 4 or More
310
73
15
4
415
93
22
5
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Independent Applicants
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P-3
USMLE Step 1 Scores
Psychiatry
0
40
80
120
160
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
20
42
92
124
111
106
69
45
14
5
2 2
7 7 7
3
1 1 0 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
40
80
120
160
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
3
44
71
55
51
31
14 14
9
1
109
8
130
159
103
42
28
15
8
2 1
41
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Independent Applicants
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Graph
P-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 Score
Psychiatry
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
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P-4
USMLE Step 2 Scores
Psychiatry
0
30
60
90
120
150
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
5
13
45
65
97 97
101
52
45
12
98
1
2
6
3
1
2
1
0 0 0
12
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
30
60
90
120
150
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
1
35
78
39
51
42
18
16
10
2
110
5
115
129
113
69
30
18
12
1 2
43
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Independent Applicants
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P-5
Number of Research Projects
Psychiatry
0
40
80
120
160
200
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
126
148
141
105
46
64
9
6 6 5
0
2
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
U.S. Seniors
0
40
80
120
160
200
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
121
117
77
46
21 20
199
154
83
42
31
28
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Independent Applicants
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P-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications
Psychiatry
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
223
112
73
61
29
132
18
3
0 0 0
7
Matched Not Matched
Publications
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
201
68
34
21
18
60
276
71
36
45
11
98
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Independent Applicants
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P-7
Number of Work Experiences
Psychiatry
0
50
100
150
200
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
98
127
115
108
68
114
5 6
8
4
2 3
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
200
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
53
68
65
43
47
126
39
62
80
89
68
199 Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Independent Applicants
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P-8
Number of Volunteer Experiences
Psychiatry
0
50
100
150
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
27
35
47
74
75
73
68
53
42
28
108
3
2
4
2
4
3 3 3
1 1
2
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
50
100
150
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
67
59
66
45
37 37
18
12
15
10
36
128
86
88
70
59
47
24
13
8
4
10
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Independent Applicants
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P-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. Seniors
Psychiatry
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
No Yes
601
29 28
0
Matched Not Matched
AOA Membership
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
No Yes
409
221
21
7
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. Medical
Schools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
No Yes
598
32 28
0
Ph.D. Degree
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
No Yes
547
83
25
3
Other Graduate Degree
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degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse
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RO Radiation Oncology
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Summary Statistics
Radiation Oncology
Measure (n=154) (n=27) (n=10) (n=20)
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Matched Unmatched Matched Unmatched
10.8 4.3 7.0 3.5 Mean number of contiguous ranks 1.
1.8 2.1 1.7 1.7 Mean number of distinct specialties ranked 2.
240 217 241 214 Mean USMLE Step 1 score 3.
244 222 246 216 Mean USMLE Step 2 score 4.
4.2 3.9 4.5 2.9 Mean number of research experiences 5.
8.3 6.6 9.6 7.3 Mean number of abstracts, presentations, and
publications
6.
2.2 2.8 2.5 3.9 Mean number of work experiences 7.
5.9 5.2 7.9 3.0 Mean number of volunteer experiences 8.
31.2 7.4 Percentage who are AOA members n/a n/a 9.
45.5 33.3 Percentage who graduated from one of the 40 U.S.
medical schools with the highest NIH funding
n/a n/a 10.
22.1 14.8 Percentage who have Ph.D. degree n/a n/a 11.
7.8 22.2 Percentage who have another graduate degree n/a n/a 12.
n/a: The measure either does not apply to, applies to only a small percentage of, or no reliable data were available for independent applicants.
Sources: Measures 1, 2, and match outcome are from the NRMP Data Warehouse; measures 3 and 4 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse and from
the ECFMG, both by permission of the NBME and ECFMG; measures 5-9 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse; measure 10 is from the NIH website
(http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/AggregateDate.cfm Medical Schools Only.xls); and measures 11 and 12 are from the AAMC Data Warehouse.

Note: USMLE Step 1 scores are not available for most osteopathic medical school graduates included in the independent applicant group.
Approximately 20 percent of U.S. allopathic medical school seniors do not take the USMLE Step 2 prior to the Match.
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0
5
10
15
20
25
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
1
4
3
5
9 9
3
11
8
11
15
21
12
11 11
20
4
5
1
5 5
1
3
2
0
1
0 0 0 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
U.S. Seniors
0
5
10
15
20
25
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 or
More
2
0
1
2
0
1 1
0 0 0 0
1
0 0
1 1
8
4
2
0
1
2
0 0
1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0
Matched Not Matched
Contiguous Ranks
Independent Applicants
Chart
RO-1
Number of Contiguous Ranks Within Preferred Specialty
Radiation Oncology
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Graph
RO-1
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by Number of Contiguous Ranks
Radiation Oncology
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
U.S. Seniors
Independent Applicants
Number of Contiguous Ranks
Probability of Matching
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RO-2
Number of Distinct Specialties Ranked
Radiation Oncology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
1 2 3 4 or More
68
49
33
2
6
12
8
1
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
1 2 3 4 or More
5
4
0
1
11
5
4
0
Matched Not Matched
Distinct Specialties Ranked
Independent Applicants
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Chart
RO-3
USMLE Step 1 Scores
Radiation Oncology
0
10
20
30
40
50
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
0
1
3
9
6
21
26
41
30
16
1 1
2
5
2
4 4
7
1 1
0 0
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score Unknown
0 0 0
1
0
2
1
2 2
1 1 1
2
0
4 4 4
3
1
0 0
1
Matched Not Matched
Step 1 Scores
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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Graph
RO-2
Probability of Matching to Preferred Specialty by USMLE Step 1 Score
Radiation Oncology
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70
0.80
0.90
1.00
160 180 200 220 240 260 280
U.S. Seniors Independent Applicants
Step 1 Score
Probability of Matching
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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RO-4
USMLE Step 2 Scores
Radiation Oncology
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
0
1 1
4
1
14
16
18
15
25
59
2
1 1
0
2 2
5
3
1
0
10
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
<= 180 Between 181
and 190
Between 191
and 200
Between 201
and 210
Between 211
and 220
Between 221
and 230
Between 231
and 240
Between 241
and 250
Between 251
and 260
>260 Score
Unknown
0 0
1
0 0
1 1
2 2 2
1 1
2
1
2
5
3 3
1 1
0
1
Matched Not Matched
Step 2 Scores
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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RO-5
Number of Research Projects
Radiation Oncology
0
20
40
60
80
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
1
11
21
18
42
61
1
2
4
7
3
10
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
1
0
2
1
0
6
3
6
1
3 3
4
Matched Not Matched
Research Projects
Independent Applicants
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RO-6
Number of Abstracts, Presentations, and Publications
Radiation Oncology
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
7
11
9
12
14
101
2 2
1
2
3
17
Matched Not Matched
Publications
U.S. Seniors
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
0 0
1 1 1
7
2
3
1
2
1
11
Matched Not Matched
Publications
Independent Applicants
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RO-7
Number of Work Experiences
Radiation Oncology
0
10
20
30
40
50
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
30
34
40
19
17
14
6
3 3
6
2
7
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
40
50
None 1 2 3 4 5 or More
1
2 2 2 2
1 1
5
3 3 3
5
Matched Not Matched
Work Experiences
Independent Applicants
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RO-8
Number of Volunteer Experiences
Radiation Oncology
0
10
20
30
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
7 7
8
21
23
20
14
12
9
8
25
2
0
5
6
2 2
3
2 2
0
3
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
U.S. Seniors
0
10
20
30
None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or More
0 0
1
0
2 2
1
0 0 0
4 4
2
3 3
5
1
0 0
1
0
1
Matched Not Matched
Volunteer Experiences
Independent Applicants
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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made for educational or noncommercial uses only.
Source: NRMP Data Warehouse and AAMC Data Warehouse
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Chart
RO-9
Other Characteristics of U.S. Seniors
Radiation Oncology
0
50
100
150
No Yes
106
48
25
2
Matched Not Matched
AOA Membership
0
50
100
150
No Yes
84
70
18
9
Graduate of One of the 40 U.S. Medical
Schools with the Highest NIH Funding
0
50
100
150
No Yes
120
34
23
4
Ph.D. Degree
0
50
100
150
No Yes
142
12
21
6
Other Graduate Degree
Charting Outcomes in the Match, 2011
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made for educational or noncommercial uses only.
Source: AOA membership from the AAMC Data Warehouse, NIH awards from http://report.nih.gov/award/trends/AggregateData.cfm Medical Schools Only.xls, Ph.D. and other graduate
degrees from the AAMC Data Warehouse
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