Every year after residency rank order lists have been submitted, and before match day, program directors from all residency specialties are sent a survey “to shed light on the factors that program directors use to (1) select applicants to interview and (2) rank applicants for the match.”*
In 2014, program directors listed these factors as their top considerations when inviting residency applicants for an interview.
1) USMLE Step 1/COMLEX Level 1 score
2) Letters of recommendation in the specialty
3) Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE/Dean’s Letter)
4) USMLE Step 2 CK/COMLEX Level 2 CE score
5) Personal Statement
6) Graduate of U.S. allopathic medical school
7) Grades in required clerkships
8) Gaps in medical education
9) Honors in clinical clerkships
10) Perceived commitment to specialty
* http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/PD-Survey-Report-2014.pdf
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