Table 3.
Associations between pre-fellowship and in-fellowship variables1,2
| Pre-fellowship variable | In-fellowship variable | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 ITE | Year 2 ITE | Year 3 ITE | Abstracts during fellowship | Publications during fellowship | Award during fellowship | Geraci award | |
| Sex | 0.590 | 0.688 | 0.540 | 0.322 | 0.654 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Age | 0.027 | 0.025 | 0.789 | 0.091 | 0.005 | 0.200 | 0.164 |
| Citizenship status | 0.298 | 0.296 | 0.811 | 0.723 | 0.521 | 0.215 | 1.000 |
| Medical school location | 0.745 | 0.236 | 0.773 | 0.185 | 0.413 | 1.000 | 0.482 |
| USMLE 1 | 0.002 | 0.041 | 0.069 | 0.523 | 0.709 | 0.497 | 0.350 |
| USMLE 2 CK | 0.003 | 0.010 | 0.003 | 0.456 | 0.454 | 0.114 | 0.015 |
| USMLE 3 | 0.008 | 0.045 | 0.051 | 0.454 | 0.042 | 0.046 | 0.022 |
| LOR top qualifier | 0.652 | 0.388 | 0.454 | 0.792 | 0.518 | 1.000 | 0.730 |
| Residency program type | 0.161 | 0.796 | 0.986 | 0.666 | 0.282 | 0.557 | 0.037 |
| Residency program size | 0.940 | 0.161 | 0.759 | 0.166 | 0.782 | 1.000 | 0.863 |
| Chief resident | 0.195 | 0.374 | 0.332 | 0.803 | 0.422 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Abstracts pre-fellowship | 0.570 | 0.135 | 0.990 | 0.026 | 0.002 | 0.428 | 0.910 |
| Publications pre-fellowship | 0.901 | 0.973 | 0.968 | 0.061 | 0.088 | 0.658 | 0.683 |
Abbreviations: ITE, In-Training Examination; US, United States; USMLE, United States Medical Licensing Examination; CK, Clinical Knowledge; LOR, Letter of Recommendation
Data are N (%) unless otherwise specified.