Table 3.

Example scoring rubrics incorporating holistic review concepts.

Reference	Specialty	Considerations
UCSF GME Handbook for Holistic Review and Best Practices for Enhancing Diversity in Residency and Fellowship Programs81	Internal Medicine	Uses a Likert scale of 1–5 to provide scores for components from file review, interview observations, and as an overall rating. File review carries more weight than the interview.
DeBenedectis 201912	Radiology	USMLE Step 1 and medical school grades/ranking are only 2 of 10 items scored and are given the same value as other factors (0–3 points each). Factors known to be less associated with diversity, such as research and publications, continue to be included.
Aibana 201978	Internal Medicine	Experience/attribute score is calculated if the applicant does not meet USMLE cutoff score but is within 10 points, creating an opportunity to “rescue” an applicant and still offer an interview. USMLE scores are still used for screening.
Barcelo 202179	Psychiatry	Use of a positive multiplier if resilience or distance traveled was noticed. Domains and clusters of characteristics with varying tiers of significance create complex composite scores.

UCSF, University of California - San Francisco; GME, graduate medical education; USMLE, United States Medical Licensing Exam.