Specialty Factors

In March 2022, the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) conducted its survey of directors of programs participating in the Main Residency Match ® with the primary purpose of characterizing the factors that Program Directors use to (1) select applicants to interview, and (2) rank applicants for the Main Residency Match. See results of the Program Director Survey for Anesthesiology below:

The Top 5 Most Cited Factor For Anesthesiology

Percentage of Programs Citing Each Factor

1. USMLE Step 1 Score (95.2%)
2. MSPE/Dean’s Letter (90.5%)
3. USMLE Step 2 CK score (88.1%)
4. Class ranking/quartile (85.7%)
5. Grades in required clerkships, Any failed attempt at USMLE (83.3%)

Top 5 Highest Rated Factors (scale of 1 to 5)

1. Applicant was flagged with Match violation by the NRMP(5.0)
2. Professionalism and ethics (4.5)
3. Perceived commitment to specialty (4.3)
4. Perceived interest in program (4.2)
5. Leadership qualities, Audition elective/rotation in PD`s dept. (4.2)