IMG Profile
Average Stats for a Matched US IMG in 2023:
- Pct. that passed USMLE Step 1 on first attempt: 97.6%
- USMLE Step 2 CK score: 238
- Research: 3
- Abstracts/Presentations/Publications: 4
- Work: 4
- Volunteer: 8
Average Stats for a Matched Non-US IMG in 2023:
- Pct. that passed USMLE Step 1 on first attempt: 97.3%
- USMLE Step 2 CK score: 244
- Research: 1
- Abstracts/Presentations/Publications: 1
- Work: 4
- Volunteer: 5
Speciality Factors
In March 2024, the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) conducted its survey of directors of programs participating in the Main Residency Match® to characterize the factors that Program Directors use to select applicants for interviews and rank applicants for the Main Residency Match. See results of the Program Director Survey for Emergency Medicine below:
Frequency and Mean Importance Ratings of Each Factors Considered When Deciding Who to Interview:
- Letters of recommendation in the specialty: 92% (4.7)
- Audition elective/rotation within your department: 88% (4.6)
- MSPE (Dean’s Letter): 82% (3.8)
- Away rotation in specialty: 78% (4.5)
- Grades in desired specialty clerkship: 73% (4.5)
- Grades in required clerkships: 68% (4.0)
- Personal prior knowledge of applicant: 52% (4.6)
- Class rank/quartile: 52% (3.6)
- Consistency of grades: 50% (3.5)
- Visa status: 40% (4.0)
- Match violation flag: 23% (4.8)
Frequency and Mean Importance Ratings of Each Factor Considered When Deciding Who to Rank:
- Interpersonal skills: 92% (4.9)
- Faculty interactions during interview: 88% (4.8)
- Resident feedback: 85% (4.6)
- House staff interactions: 80% (4.7)
- Grades in desired specialty clerkship: 55% (4.3)
- Class rank/quartile: 40% (3.5)
- GHHS membership: 25% (3.3)
- AOA membership: 22% (3.2)
¹ Ratings are based on a 1–5 scale (1 = Not at all important; 5 = Very important).
% of Programs Interviewing IMGs:
- US IMG: Often 38%, Seldom 55%, Never 7%
- Non-US IMG: Often 12%, Seldom 50%, Never 38%
% of Programs Ranking IMGs:
- US IMG: Often 39%, Seldom 46%, Never 15%
- Non-US IMG: Often 15%, Seldom 40%, Never 45%
% of Programs Using USMLE to Select IMG Applicants for Interview:
- Step 1: Does not consider 12%, Requires pass only 88%
- Step 2 CK: Does not consider 8%, Requires pass only 30%, Prefers but doesn’t require score 17%, Requires score 13%
- Step 3: Does not consider 71%, Requires pass only 10%, Prefers but doesn’t require score 10%, Requires score 10%
Fast Facts
| Total Training | 3 years |
| Average Residency Salary | $59,000 |
| Average Physician Salary | $375,000 |
| Average Physician Work Week | 46 hours |
| Peak Interview Months | November–February |
| Key Organizations and Societies |
American Academy of Emergency Medicine
American Academy of Emergency Medicine Resident & Student Association
American Board of Emergency Medicine
American College of Emergency Physicians
American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians
Royal College of Emergency Medicine
Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors
Emergency Medicine Residents Association
National Association of EMS Physicians
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM)
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine: Medical Student
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- Many programs require at least one (or even two) LoRs from an EM faculty member. LoRs from EM faculty must be “Standardized Letters of Evaluation” (SLOE), a requirement developed by the Council of Residency Directors (CORD).
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- Join professional groups like the Medical Student section of the Emergency Medicine Residents Association to help your application.
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Match Statistics 2025
Main Residency Match and Post-Match Stats
292
Total Number of Available Programs
65
Post-Match SOAP Unfilled Positions
Post-Match SOAP
| Program Track - PGY1 |
Participating Programs |
Filled Programs |
Positions Available |
Filled Positions |
| Categorical |
27 |
27 |
64 |
64 |
Subspecialties
- Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine
- Emergency Medical Services
- Internal Medicine-Critical Care Medicine
- Medical Toxicology
- Neurocritical Care
- Pain Medicine
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Sports Medicine
- Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
Additional Info
- Select Emergency Medicine programs may participate in program signaling (5 signals – DO NOT SIGNAL HOME OR AWAY ROTATION INSTITUTIONS).
- Visit the ERAS application webpage for information, guidance, timelines, and resources on completing the ERAS application.
- See CORD’s Application Process Improvement Committee webpage and Medical Student & Advisor Resources webpage for EM-specific guidance.
- The GSA, Careers in Medicine, and OPDA are collaborating on transparency via a Residency Guide template for each specialty. See the Program Directors Association Guide for Residency Applicants.
