Table 1. Residency Applicant and Reviewer Characteristics, 2019-2020.
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Applicants | 462 (100) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 185 (40.0) |
| Male | 277 (60.0) |
| Self-reported URiM race and ethnicity | 71 (15.4) |
| International medical graduate | 47 (10.2) |
| Top 10 medical school (per US News & World Report)a | 56 (12.1) |
| Top 20 medical school (per US News & World Report)a | 97 (21.0) |
| Top 10 ophthalmology hospital (per US News & World Report)a | 59 (12.8) |
| Top 10 ophthalmology department (per Ophthalmology Times)a | 53 (11.5) |
| Graduation yearb | |
| Same as application year | 391 (84.6) |
| Medical degree | |
| MD | 451 (97.6) |
| DO | 11 (2.4) |
| Second degree (eg, PhD, MS, or MPH) | 59 (12.8) |
| Alpha Omega Alpha membershipc | 34 (7.4) |
| USMLE Step 1 score, mean (SD)d | 244.3 (13.4) |
| USMLE Step 2 score, mean (SD)e | 248.4 (12.4) |
| Reviewers | 46 (100) |
| Female sex | 14 (30.4) |
| Self-reported URiM race and ethnicity | 2 (0.43) |
| Faculty linef | |
| Clinician educator | 12 (26.1) |
| Medical center line | 21 (45.7) |
| Affiliated or adjunct | 13 (28.2) |
| Faculty rank | |
| Clinical instructor | 5 (10.1) |
| Assistant professor | 17 (37.0) |
| Associate professor | 12 (26.1) |
| Full professor | 12 (26.1) |
| Primary location | |
| Stanford University | 31 (67.4) |
| Affiliated clinical site (eg, VA or county hospital) | 15 (32.6) |
Abbreviations: DO, doctor of osteopathic medicine; MD, doctor of medicine; URiM, underrepresented in medicine; USMLE, United States Medical Licensing Examination; VA, Veterans Affairs.
See eTable 1 and eTable 3 in the Supplement.
Indicates applicants who completed medical school in the same year that they applied for residency (2020) vs an earlier year.
Incomplete data because not all schools have Alpha Omega Alpha and many students submitted applications before Alpha Omega Alpha elections at their medical schools.
Missing data on 3 applicants (osteopathic medical students). Mean Step 1 score, 242.7 among female applicants, 245.3 among male applicants, 237.0 among URiM applicants, and 245.6 among non-URiM applicants.
Missing data on 284 applicants. Mean Step 2 score, 248.5 among female applicants, 247.9 among male applicants, 242.2 among URiM applicants, and 250.2 among non-URiM applicants.
Clinician educator faculty are clinical care and education focused; medical center line faculty are generally hybrid clinical care and education and research; affiliate or adjunct faculty are predominantly clinical at an affiliated site (eg, VA or county hospital).