Michigan Board Stats

kapina said:

So i had an interview at U of M 2 weeks ago, and one of the handouts they gave us had their average passing and failing rates for 2009.

part 1 (2009)
national pass: 81.3%
Michigan pass: 80.3%
national fail: 8.4%
michigan fail: 10.4%

part 2 (2009)
national pass: 81.2%
michigan pass:81.1%
national fail: 6.8%
michigan fail: 6.4%

for such a prestigious institution, why are michigan's stats worse than the national averages (esp the part 1 fail rate)? i mean i realize the differences arent HUGE, but i would still expect michigan to be above average in all these arenas. this is a bit disturbing bc ive been on interviews in which they've reported 100% passing rates... any thoughts?

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ineedthetooth said:

Maybe something was different for that class. Did they provide you with the previous years'? I would like to know more about this as well. 😱

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kapina said:

So i had an interview at U of M 2 weeks ago, and one of the handouts they gave us had their average passing and failing rates for 2009.

part 1 (2009)
national pass: 81.3%
Michigan pass: 80.3%
national fail: 8.4%
michigan fail: 10.4%

part 2 (2009)
national pass: 81.2%
michigan pass:81.1%
national fail: 6.8%
michigan fail: 6.4%

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moj85 said:

im no math wiz but 80.3+10.4=90.7 what happened to the other 9.3%

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peterngu said:

Part of the reason the Boards scores are so low is because the school tries to cram in a lot of medical knowledge as well as clinic training, effectively reducing the time that students get to study for the boards (a month or so from what I hear from my upper classmen versus other schools where students get two month breaks to study or more).

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imtwotired said:

Might be on to something... Many schools don't have classes or have in-class reviews in preparation for the boards. Michigan, on the other hand, gets you doing restorations in your third semester and developes clinical skills throughout the year.

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