Table 3.
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis of USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 Scores.
| Step 1 score | Step 2 score | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate | SE | P value | Estimate | SE | P value | |
| Intercept a | 248.4 | 1.7 | <.001 | 256.5 | 1.6 | <.001 |
| US osteopathic | −3.4 | 3.3 | .324 | −3.1 | 3.0 | .303 |
| International medical graduate | −8.6 | 3.6 | .017 | −5.3 | 3.2 | .098 |
| Underrepresented minority | −7.7 | 1.8 | <.001 | −4.4 | 1.6 | .007 |
| Women | −2.9 | 1.2 | .018 | 0.74 | 1.1 | .502 |
| Age ≥30 y | −5.9 | 2.2 | .007 | −5.3 | 2.0 | .010 |
| Top 25 National Institutes of Health | 3.7 | 1.5 | .015 | 0.43 | 1.4 | .757 |
| Home otolaryngology program | −0.61 | 1.8 | .737 | 0.99 | 1.6 | .542 |
| Step 1 ≥240 | 248.4 | — | — | −11.2 | 1.3 | <.001 |
Abbreviation: USMLE, United States Medical Licensing Examination.
a
Intercept represents baseline categories of the predictors: US allopathic applicants, non– underrepresented minority, male, <30 years of age, non–top 25 National Institutes of Health, non–home otolaryngology program, and Step 1 cutoff <240.