Emergency Medicine

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

• Applicant personal attributes: 91% (4.4)
• Applicant interests: 89% (4.1)
• Applicant interpersonal skills, ethics, and professionalism: 92% (4.7)
• Applicant personal experiences: 82% (4.1)
• Applicant geographic preferences: 49% (3.9)
• Other component or components: 13% (4.5)

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

% of Programs Interviewing IMGs:

• US IMG: Often 17%, Seldom 60%, Never 23%
• Non-US IMG: Often 2%, Seldom 35%, Never 63%

% of Programs Ranking IMGs:

• US IMG: Often 22%, Seldom 52%, Never 26%
• Non-US IMG: Often 4%, Seldom 32%, Never 64%

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

• Step 1: Does not consider 12%, Requires pass only 41%, Prefers but does not require target score 19%, Requires target score 28%
• Step 2 CK: Does not consider 14%, Requires pass only 25%, Prefers but does not require target score 37%, Requires target score 24%
• Step 3: Does not consider 78%, Requires pass only 14%, Prefers but does not require target score 10%, Requires target score 8%