Table 2.
Characteristics Associated With Offering an EM Residency Interview or Ranking an Applicant
| Offering an Interview | All | Program Location | Program Length | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Plains | Mid‐Atlantic | Midwest | New England | Southeastern | Southwestern | Western | p‐value | 3 Years | 4 Years | p‐value | ||
| (n = 21) | (n = 33) | (n = 14) | (n = 8) | (n = 11) | (n = 10) | (n = 17) | (n = 78) | (n = 36) | ||||
| Minimum USMLE Step 1 score | ||||||||||||
| Pass | 52 (46) | 10 (47.6) | 16 (48.5) | 7 (53.9) | 3 (42.9) | 3 (27.3) | 3 (30.0) | 10 (58.8) | 0.8 | 33 (44.6) | 17 (48.6) | 0.06 |
| 200–210 | 20 (18) | 6 (28.6) | 7 (21.2) | 1 (7.8) | 0 | 3 (27.3) | 2 (20.0) | 1 (5.9) | 16 (21.6) | 4 (11.4) | ||
| 210–220 | 29 (26) | 4 (19.1) | 7 (21.2) | 4 (30.8) | 3 (42.9) | 3 (27.3) | 4 (40.0) | 4 (23.6) | 21 (28.4) | 7 (20.0) | ||
| 220–230 | 11 (10) | 1 (4.8) | 3 (9.1) | 1 (7.8) | 1 (14.3) | 2 (18.2) | 1 (10.0) | 2 (11.8) | 4 (5.4) | 7 (20.0) | ||
| >230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Minimum USMLE Step 2 CK score | 0.1 | 0.7 | ||||||||||
| No requirement | 82 (74) | 19 (95.0) | 20 (62.5) | 7 (53.9) | 6 (75.0) | 10 (90.9) | 6 (60.0) | 14 (82.4) | 52 (70.3) | 28 (80.0) | ||
| 200–210 | 4 (4) | 0 | 2 (6.3) | 2 (15.4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (5.4) | 0 | ||
| 210–220 | 12 (11) | 1 (5.0) | 6 (18.8) | 2 (15.4) | 1 (12.5) | 0 | 0 | 2 (11.8) | 9 (12.2) | 3 (8.6) | ||
| 220–230 | 11 (10) | 0 | 4 (12.5) | 2 (15.4) | 1 (12.5) | 1 (9.1) | 2 (20.0) | 1 (5.9) | 7 (9.5) | 4 (11.4) | ||
| >230 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (20.0) | 0 | 2 (2.7) | 0 | ||
| No. of SLOEs | 0.03 | 0.55 | ||||||||||
| No requirement | 23 (20) | 1 (4.8) | 10 (30.3) | 2 (15.4) | 3 (37.5) | 2 (18.2) | 1 (10.0) | 4 (23.5) | 15 (20.3) | 8 (22.9) | ||
| 1 | 48 (42) | 15 (71.4) | 7 (21.2) | 7 (53.9) | 5 (62.5) | 5 (45.6) | 3 (30.0) | 6 (35.3) | 31 (41.9) | 14 (40.0) | ||
| 2 | 38 (34) | 4 (19.1) | 15 (45.6) | 4 (30.8) | 0 | 3 (23.3) | 5 (50.0) | 7 (41.2) | 24 (32.4) | 13 (37.1) | ||
| >2 | 4 (4) | 1 (4.8) | 1 (3.1) | 0 | 0 | 1 (9.1) | 1 (10.0) | 0 | 4 (5.4) | 0 | ||
| Ranking an applicant | ||||||||||||
| Require an USMLE Step 2 CK score | 60 (54) | 14 (66.7) | 17 (51.5) | 6 (46.2) | 3 (42.9) | 5 (45.6) | 9 (90.0) | 6 (35.3) | 0.1 | 43 (58.1) | 15 (42.9) | 0.2 |
| Require USMLE Step 2 CS score | 40 (35) | 9 (42.9) | 11 (33.3) | 6 (46.2) | 3 (38.5) | 5 (45.6) | 2 (20.0) | 4 (23.5) | 0.7 | 28 (37.8) | 10 (28.6) | 0.5 |
Data are reported as n (%).
CK = clinical knowledge; CS = clinical skills; SLOE = standardized letter of evaluation; USMLE = United States Medical Licensing Examination.