Table 1.
Descriptive summary for all applicants (n = 1,959)
| Variable | Mean | SD | Min | Max | Median | Q1 | Q3 | IQR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of program applications | 64.06 | 26.91 | 1 | 113 | 63 | 45 | 83 | 38 |
| No. of invites for interview | 9.29 | 6.3 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 10 |
| USMLE step 1 scorea | 238.3 | 16.42 | 182 | 275 | 241 | 229 | 250 | 21 |
| No. of attempts | 1.16 | 0.49 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| No. of institutions ranked by the applicantb | 10.45 | 5.04 | 1 | 113 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| Total no. of programs that ranked the applicantb | 9.85 | 4.19 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Matched position on the program’s rank listb | 12.49 | 9.52 | 1 | 57 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 13 |
| Applicant’s rank of the matched programb | 2.92 | 2.41 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| N | % | |||||||
| IMG | 247 | 13 | ||||||
| Successful match | 1391 | 71 | ||||||
| AOA membera | 422 | 44 | ||||||
| Published research | 1948 | 99 | ||||||
| Invited for ≥ 1 interview | 1802 | 92 | ||||||
| First attempt | 1733 | 88 |
Abbreviations: AOA, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society; IMG, international medical graduate; IQR, interquartile range (75th percentile–25th percentile); Max, maximum; Min, minimum; Q1, 25th percentile; Q3, 75th percentile; SD, standard deviation; USMLE, United States Medical Licensing Examination.
a
Number of missing observations for USMLE = 46, AOA status = 992.
b
For these four variables, summaries are restricted to applicants who matched (n = 1,391).