- USMLE Step 1 score: 220
- USMLE Step 2 CK score: 233
- Research: 2.0
- Abstracts/Presentations/etc: 2.9
- Work: 5.4
- Volunteer: 6.1
- USMLE Step 1 score: 229
- USMLE Step 2 CK score: 240
- Research: 2.8
- Abstracts/Presentations/etc: 5.7
- Work: 6.1
- Volunteer: 5.0
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 Pediatrics below:
The Top 5 Most Important Pediatrics Application Factors
- MSPE (91.3%)
- USMLE Step 1 score (84.8%)
- Any failed attempt in USMLE (78.3%)
- Grades in required clerkships (73.9%)
- USMLE Step 2 CK score, Class ranking/quartile, Grades in clerkship in preferred specialty (65.2%)
- Flagged by NRMP (5.0)
- Ability to work legally w/o visa (4.3)
- Professionalism and ethics(4.3)
- Diversity characteristics (4.2)
- Perceived interest in program (4.2)
Total Training |
3 years |
Average Residency Salary |
$58,745.36 |
Average Physician Salary |
$244,000 |
Average Work Week |
47 Hours |
Peak Interview Months |
November-January |
Key Organizations and Societies: |
American Board of Pediatrics Academic Pediatric Association (APA) American Academy of Pediatrics: Pediatrics as a Profession Academic Pediatric Association American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians American Pediatric Surgical Association Association of Pediatric Program Directors Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics |
- If you are still in medical school, be sure to absolutely nail your Pediatrics rotation, how you do clinically can be more important that your USMLE exam scores
253 /
2,965
Number of Programs/Positions
83
Post-Match SOAP Unfilled Positions
Program Track |
Participating Programs |
Filled Programs |
Positions Available |
Filled Positions |
Categorical |
27 |
26 |
80 |
79 |
Preliminary |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Program Track |
Categorical |
Preliminary |
Participating Programs |
27 |
2 |
Filled Programs |
26 |
2 |
Positions Available |
80 |
2 |
Filled Positions |
79 |
2 |
- Academic Generalist
- Adolescent Medicine
- Allergy and Immunology
- Cardiology
- Child Abuse
- Child/Adolescent Psychiatry
- Critical Care
- Dermatology
- Developmental and Behavioral
- Emergency Medicine
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- Hematology-Oncology
- Infectious Diseases
- Neonatology
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Rheumatology
- Select Pediatric programs may participate in the supplemental ERAS application. Please visit the supplemental ERAS application webpage for information, guidance, timelines, and resources.