IMG profile
Average Stats for a Matched US IMG in 2023:
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USMLE Step 1 score: 220
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USMLE Step 2 CK score: 229
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Research: 3.0
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Abstracts/Presentations/Publications: 5.7
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Work: 6.4
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Volunteer: 3.4
Average Stats for a Matched Non-US IMG in 2023:
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USMLE Step 1 score: 233
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USMLE Step 2 CK score: 239
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Research: 3.0
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Abstracts/Presentations/Publications: 10.6
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Work: 5.8
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Volunteer: 3.6
Speciality Factors
In March 2023, 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 Pathology below:
Drivers for Engaging in Holistic Review (For Those Indicating that they Performed Holistic Review) 2023:
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Increase resident diversity: 79%
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Identify promising applicants: 92%
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Improve applicant program alignment: 67%
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Support institution mission better: 54%
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Other factors: 1%
Percentage of Programs Citing Discrete Factors and Mean Importance Rating¹ of Said Factors 2023:
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Applicant personal attributes: 82% (4.4)
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Applicant interests: 85% (4.2)
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Applicant interpersonal skills, ethics, and professionalism: 67% (4.7)
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Applicant personal experiences: 76% (4.1)
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Applicant geographic preferences: 35% (4.4)
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Other component or components: 20% (4.9)
¹Ratings on a scale from 1 (not at all important) to 5 (very important).
% of Programs Interviewing IMGs:
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US IMG: Often 53%, Seldom 43%, Never 4%
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Non-US IMG: Often 66%, Seldom 28%, Never 6%
% of Programs Ranking IMGs:
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US IMG: Often 60%, Seldom 33%, Never 7%
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Non-US IMG: Often 70%, Seldom 27%, Never 3%
% of Programs Using USMLE to Select IMG Applicants for Interview:
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Step 1: Does not consider 1%, Requires pass only 39%, Prefers but does not require target score 29%, Requires target score 31%
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Step 2 CK: Does not consider 1%, Requires pass only 35%, Prefers but does not require target score 42%, Requires target score 22%
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Step 3: Does not consider 42%, Requires pass only 12%, Prefers but does not require target score 45%, Requires target score 1%
Fast Facts
| Total Training |
4 years |
| Average Residency Salary |
$60,000 |
| Average Physician Salary |
$335,000 |
| Average Physician Work Week |
Not available |
| Peak Interview Months |
October-February |
| Offers the following program training tracks: |
American Board of Pathology
College of American Pathologists
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists
American Society for Clinical Pathology
American Society for Investigative Pathology
Association for Molecular Pathology
Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology
Association of Pathology Chairs |
- Some combined programs take 4 years of training while others only require 3 years. Most Pathology residency programs finalize their Rank Order Lists in February. While research looks good on your MyERAS Application, do not see it as mandatory. Many sources call Pathology research “icing on the cake.”
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Match Statistics 2024
Main Residency Match and Post-Match Stats
7
Post-Match SOAP Unfilled Positions
Post-Match SOAP
| Program Track |
Participating Programs |
Filled Programs |
Positions Available |
Filled Positions |
| PGY-1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Subspecialties
- Anatomic Pathology
- Blood Banking-Transfusion Medicine
- Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology
- Chemical Pathology
- Clinical Pathology
- Cytopathology
- Forensic Pathology
- Hematology
- Immunopathology
- Medical Microbiology
- Molecular Genetic Pathology
- Neuropathology
- Pediatric Pathology
- Radioisotopic Pathology
- Selective Pathology
