Pediatrics

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

• Applicant personal attributes: 96% (4.4)
• Applicant interests: 90% (4.2)
• Applicant interpersonal skills, ethics, and professionalism: 81% (4.8)
• Applicant personal experiences: 89% (4.0)
• Applicant geographic preferences: 55% (3.8)
• Other component or components: 14% (4.8)

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

% of Programs Interviewing IMGs:

• US IMG: Often 37%, Seldom 64%, Never 2%
• Non-US IMG: Often 30%, Seldom 52%, Never 18%

% of Programs Ranking IMGs:

• US IMG: Often 50%, Seldom 50%, Never 0%
• Non-US IMG: Often 40%, Seldom 45%, Never 15%

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

• Step 1: Does not consider 4%, Requires pass only 48%, Prefers but does not require target score 15%, Requires target score 33%
• Step 2 CK: Does not consider 10%, Requires pass only 25%, Prefers but does not require target score 34%, Requires target score 31%
• Step 3: Does not consider 72%, Requires pass only 6%, Prefers but does not require target score 19%, Requires target score 3%