Anesthesiology

Percentage of Programs Citing Discrete Factors and Mean Importance Rating¹ of Said Factors 2023:

• Applicant personal attributes: 89% (4.4)
• Applicant interests: 79% (3.8)
• Applicant interpersonal skills, ethics, and professionalism: 85% (4.7)
• Applicant personal experiences: 81% (4.0)
• Applicant geographic preferences: 77% (3.9)
• Other component or components: 13% (5.0)

¹Ratings on a scale from 1 (not at all important) to 5 (very important).

% of Programs Interviewing IMGs:

• US IMG: Often 12%, Seldom 67%, Never 21%
• Non-US IMG: Often 8%, Seldom 70%, Never 22%

% of Programs Ranking IMGs:

• US IMG: Often 20%, Seldom 63%, Never 17%
• Non-US IMG: Often 12%, Seldom 60%, Never 28%

% of Programs Using USMLE to Select IMG Applicants for Interview:

• Step 1: Does not consider 3%, Requires pass only 23%, Prefers but does not require target score 23%, Requires target score 51%
• Step 2 CK: Does not consider 5%, Requires pass only 19%, Prefers but does not require target score 39%, Requires target score 37%
• Step 3: Does not consider 63%, Requires pass only 13%, Prefers but does not require target score 23%, Requires target score 1%