Residency Interview/Ranking Criteria

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I got this from my advisor. It is the results of a survery sent to all program directors in pediatric residency program throughout the country. 60% of all programs responded. I have no idea which programs applied so I cannot comment on whether it pertains to a certain type of program (eg, competitive vs noncompetitive, academic vs community, etc.). The scale is 1 through 5, with 5 being the most important.

Criteria Used By Pediatric Residency Directors to Screen for Interview
Clinical Performance - 4.67
Dean's letter- 4.14
Letters of rec- 3.92
Number of honors- 3.80
Class rank- 3.74
USMLE scores- 3.48
Preclinical performance- 3.40
Medical school attended- 3.21


Criteria Used by Peds Residency Directors in Ranking Applicants
Interview- 4.58
Clinical Performance- 4.54
Dean's Letter- 4.06
Number of honors- 3.70
USMLE scores- 3.59
Class rank- 3.58
Preclinical performance- 3.57
Medical school attended- 3.27
Applicant interest in the program- 2.89


What surprises me the most is the relatively high weight placed on number of "honors," which varies widely among schools. Some schools are only pass/fail, others give no more than 15% of the class honors, others give >50% honors. USMLE scores are not among the most important factors either.

 

[Cardsfan]

Where do letters of recomendation fall into this system?

 

[kristing]

This criteria is better to use to compare different programs to one another, like peds to ortho, for example. It's kind of nebulous all by itself, I think.