Table 1.
Gender, Medical School Training, Composite Scores, Interview Scores, Recommendation Letter Scores, Dean’s Letter Scores, USMLE#1 Scores, and Faculty Position by Four Color Groups.
| Blue N = 165 |
Green N = 468 |
Yellow N = 104 |
Red N = 82 |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, n (%) | .087 | ||||
| Female | 87 (52.7%) | 238 (51.0%) | 51 (49.0%) | 30 (36.6%) | |
| Male | 78 (47.3%) | 229 (49.0%) | 53 (51.0%) | 52 (63.4%) | |
| Medical school training, n (%) | .001 | ||||
| CRB | 2 (1.2%) | 13 (2.8%) | 1 (1.0%) | 1 (1.2%) | |
| DO | 6 (3.6%) | 53 (11.4%) | 24 (23.1%) | 13 (15.9%) | |
| IMG | 46 (27.9%) | 108 (23.1%) | 21 (20.2%) | 18 (21.9%) | |
| USG | 111 (67.3%) | 293 (62.7%) | 58 (55.8%) | 50 (61.0%) | |
| Final composite score, median (IQR) | 19.9 (16.4, 24.6) | 20.6 (16.7, 22.9) | 17.7 (16.2, 19.6) | 15.3 (7.9, 18.5) | < .001 |
| Preinterview composite score*, median (IQR) | 17.1 (13.3, 20.5) | 15.1 (12.9, 18.9) | 12.7 (9.5, 15.2) | 11.0 (7.3, 13.2) | < .001 |
| Interview score, median (IQR) |
3.8 (3.1, 4.6) | 3.6 (3.4, 4.3) | 3.4 (3.2, 3.8) | 3.1 (0.6, 3.6) | < .001 |
| Recommendation letter score, median (IQR) | 3.8 (3.0, 4.5) | 3.6 (3.0, 4.5) | 3.2 (3.0, 4.0) | 3.2 (2.5, 4.3) | < .001 |
| Dean’s letter score, median (IQR) | 3.7 (3.4, 4.3) | 3.5 (3.3, 4.1) | 3.4 (3.0, 4.0) | 3.3 (2.8, 3.8) | < .001 |
| USMLE #1 score, median (IQR) | 236 (222, 247) | 220 (204, 236) | 214 (196, 229) | 212.5 (199, 230) | < .001 |
| Faculty position | 32 (59.3%) | 109 (59.9%) | 13 (37.1%) | 12 (54.5%) | .094 |
| Private practice | 22 (40.7%) | 73 (40.1%) | 22 (62.9%) | 10 (45.5%) |
Abbreviations: CRB, Caribbean schools; DO, osteopathic schools; IMG, international graduates; IQR, interquartile range; USG, US graduates.
*Preinterview composite score = final composite score − interview score.