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here is the link : http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.nrmp.org/data/chartingoutcomes2009v3.pdf
For neurology go to page no 139.
Hope that helps.
This results published here (page 3):
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
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.
seems to be a little in contrast (specially regarding US clinical experience) to article published in academic medicine titled Selection Criteria for Residency: Results of a National Program Directors Survey
where the results were :
The top 5 criteriathat were given by the program directors in order of importance to residency selection were:
Any comments on this.....
here is the link : http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.nrmp.org/data/chartingoutcomes2009v3.pdf
For neurology go to page no 139.
Hope that helps.
This results published here (page 3):
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
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.
seems to be a little in contrast (specially regarding US clinical experience) to article published in academic medicine titled Selection Criteria for Residency: Results of a National Program Directors Survey
where the results were :
The top 5 criteriathat were given by the program directors in order of importance to residency selection were:
(1)Grades in required clerkships,(2) USMLEStep 1score,(3) Grades in senior electives in specialty,(4) Number of honors grades,(5) USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) score.
Any comments on this.....
