Child Neurology

Frequency and Mean Importance Ratings of Each Factor Considered in Deciding Who to Rank

• Interpersonal skills: 86% (4.4)
• Interactions with faculty during interview and visit: 86% (4.6)
• Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE/Dean`s Letter): 79% (4.2)
• Feedback from current residents: 79% (4.3)
• Interactions with house staff during interview and visit: 71% (4.1)
• Grades in required clerkships: 71% (4.0) Class ranking/quartile: 71% (3.5)
• Grades in clerkship in desired specialty: 57% (3.8)
• Consistency of grades: 50% (3.4)
• Awards or special honors in clinical clerkships: 50% (3.1)
• Evidence of continuous medical education without gaps: 43% (3.7)
• Awards or special honors in clerkship in desired specialty: 43% (3.2)
• Graduate of highly-regarded medical or osteopathic school: 36% (3.4)
• Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) membership: 36% (3.0)
• Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) membership: 29% (3.5)
• Awards or special honors in basic sciences: 21% (2.7)
• Sigma Sigma Phi (osteopathic honor society) membership: 14% (4.0)
• Other post-interview contact: 14% (2.5)
• Accreditation status of applicant`s medical school: 14% (4.5)
• Second interview/visit: 7% (2.0)
• Applicant facility with meeting platform technology: 7% (2.0)
• How applicant`s medical school handled virtual rotations: 0% (N/A)

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

% of Programs Interviewing IMGS:

• US IMG: Often 36%, Seldom 50%, Never 14%
• Non-US IMG: Often 36%, Seldom 43%, Never 21%

% of Programs Ranking IMGS:

• US IMG: Often 36%, Seldom 43%, Never 21%
• Non-US IMG: Often 36%, Seldom 43%, Never 21%

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

• Step 1: Requires pass only 100%
• Step 2 CK: Requires pass only 50%, Prefers but does not require target score 33%, Requires target score 17%
• Step 3: Does not consider 55%, Requires pass only 9%, Prefers but does not require target score 36%