Table 3.
Program director responses to questions 21 and 22 regarding counseling of medical students to seek research gap-year opportunities
| No. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Question #21: “Do you ever counsel medical students to seek a research gap-year opportunity?”a | Y: 41 (53.3) N: 36 (46.8) | |
| Rankb (N = 38) | Median [IQR] | |
| 1 | USMLE Step 1 score | 1.0 [1.0-3.0] |
| 2 | Lack of research experience | 3.0 [2.0-4.0] |
| 3 | Clerkship grades | 3.0 [2.0-5.0] |
| 4 | USMLE Step 2 score | 4.0 [3.0-5.0] |
| 5 | Class rank | 4.5 [4.0-6.0] |
| 6 | Life circumstances | 5.0 [3.0-6.8] |
| 7 | Medical school reputation | 6.0 [4.0-7.0] |
aN = 77 responses (91.7%)
bFor those responding yes, what component of their application indicates to you that a research gap-year would make them more competitive? Factors rated from 1 to 7, with 1 being the most important and 7 the least important