Table 2.
Questions and answers regarding current evaluation of residency applicants and how the transition to pass/fail USMLE Step 1 will impact future application cycles.
| Currently, what are your program’s Most heavily weighted metric for offering interviews? | |
|---|---|
| USMLE Step 1 | 113 (44.0%) |
| Elective rotation at your institution | 34 (13.2%) |
| Grades in core clerkships | 30 (11.7%) |
| Letters of recommendation | 30 (11.7%) |
| Research experience | 11 (4.3%) |
| Currently, what are your program’s 2nd most heavily weighted metric for offering interviews? | |
| Letters of recommendation | 57 (22.2%) |
| Grades in core clerkships | 56 (21.8%) |
| Research experience | 29 (11.3%) |
| USMLE Step 1 | 21 (8.2%) |
| AOA and other awards | 19 (7.4%) |
| Currently, what are your program’s 3rd most heavily weighted metric for offering interviews? | |
| Letters of recommendation | 51 (19.8%) |
| Research experience | 43 (16.7%) |
| Grades in core clerkships | 31 (12.1%) |
| Elective rotation at your institution | 29 (11.3%) |
| USMLE Step 1 | 17 (6.6%) |
| After transitioning to Pass/Fail USMLE Step 1, what other academic cutoffs do you think your program will likely use for screening applicants? (Multiple answers were allowed) | |
| USMLE Step 2 CK | 129 (50.2%) |
| Number of Honors | 148 (57.6%) |
| AOA status | 130 (50.6%) |
| None | 56 (21.8%) |
| Other Research Letter of recommendation MSPE/Class rank School prestige |
74 (28.8%) 26 (10.1%) 10 (3.9%) 7 (2.7%) 6 (2.3%) |
| After transitioning to Pass/Fail USMLE Step 1, which metric do you think will have the highest increase in weight when considering residency applications? | |
| USMLE Step 2 CK | 120 (46.7%) |
| Elective rotation at your institution | 34 (13.2%) |
| Grades in core clerkships | 29 (11.3%) |
| Letters of recommendation | 23 (8.9%) |
| Reputation of medical school | 18 (7.0%) |
| MSPE | 8 (3.1%) |
| After transitioning to Pass/Fail USMLE Step 1, which metric do you think will have the 2nd greatest increase in weight when considering residency applications? | |
| Grades in core clerkships | 79 (30.7%) |
| Letters of recommendation | 44 (17.1%) |
| USMLE Step 2 CK | 30 (11.7%) |
| Research experience | 24 (9.3%) |
| AOA and other awards | 21 (7.8%) |
| Elective rotation at your institution | 20 (7.8%) |
CK: Clinical knowledge; AOA: Alpha omega alpha; MSPE: Medical student performance evaluation