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. 2020 Sep 14. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.08.033

TABLE 1.

Demographics of Survey Respondents Compared to National Resident Matching Program Data

Question Survey Respondents NRMP Mann-Whitney U p Value
Please check your USMLE Step 1 or COMLEX score* 12.5 1.00
 USMLE<200 33 (4) 74 (5)
 USMLE 200-220 or COMLEX 488-575 189 (25) 433 (29)
 USMLE 221-240 or COMLEX 576-660 337 (44) 644 (43)
 USMLE 241-260 or COMLEX 661-742 186 (25) 318 (21)
 USMLE >260 or COMLEX >742 15 (2) 24 (2)
Please check the status that applies to you when you submitted your application in the 2019-2020 residency application cycle 24.5 .442
 US Senior MD 510 (67) 1292 (64)
 US Alum MD 13 (2) NA
 US Senior DO 130 (17) 338 (17)
 US Alum DO 3 (0) NA
 IMG US 48 (6) 122 (6)
 IMG US Alum 4 (1) NA
 IMG Non-US 42 (6) 109 (5)
 IMG Non-US Alum 12 (2) NA

Data presented as n (%).

NRMP data from 2018; includes US MDs, US DOs, US IMGs, and non-US IMGs (USMLE data only).

NRMP data for from 2020 data; % from total number of applicants from 2014 data.

Abbreviations: NRMP, National Resident Matching Program; USMLE, United States Medical Licensing Exams; IMG, international medical graduate; NA, not available.