- USMLE Step 1 score: 225
- USMLE Step 2 CK score: 235
- Research: 3.5
- Abstracts/Presentations/etc: 5.7
- Work: 4.7
- Volunteer: 5.6
- USMLE Step 1 score: 239
- USMLE Step 2 CK score: 245
- Research: 3.4
- Abstracts/Presentations/etc: 10.6
- Work: 6.3
- Volunteer: 4.3
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 Neurology below:
The Top 5 Most Important NEUROLOGY Application Factors
- USMLE Step 1 score (96.6%)
- MSPE (93.1%)
- USMLE Step 2 CK score (89.7%)
- Any failed attempt at USMLE (82.8%)
- Class ranking/quartile, Grades in clerkship in preferred specialty (75.9%)
- Professionalism and ethics(4.6)
- NRMP flag for match violation (4.6)
- Leadership qualities (4.4)
- Perceived commitment to specialty (4.3)
- Letters of recommendation in specialty (4.2)
Total Training |
4 years; most programs require a preliminary year in general internal medicine |
Average Residency Salary |
$59,165.90 |
Average Physician Salary |
$301,000 |
Average Work Week |
50.8 Hours |
Peak Interview Months |
October, December |
Key Organizations and Societies: |
American Board of Neurology American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology American College of Osteopathic Neurologists and Psychiatrists American Neurological Association Association of University Professors of Neurology National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Society for Neuroscience |
- Neurology is the 4th most IMG friendly specialty, according to 2020 statistics.
139 /
772
Number of Programs/Positions
11
Post-Match SOAP Unfilled Positions
Program Track |
Participating Programs |
Filled Programs |
Positions Available |
Filled Positions |
PGY-1 |
7 |
7 |
11 |
11 |
Program Track |
PGY-1 |
Participating Programs |
7 |
Filled Programs |
7 |
Positions Available |
11 |
Filled Positions |
11 |
- Brain Injury Medicine
- Child Neurology
- Clinical Neurophysiology
- Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
- Neuromuscular Medicine
- Pain Medicine
- Sleep Medicine
- Vascular Neurology
- Select Neurology programs may participate in the supplemental ERAS application. Please visit the supplemental ERAS application webpage for information, guidance, timelines, and resources.