Table 3.
Characteristics of Matched Retina Applicants, 2010–2017
| Match Year | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | p-valuea | |
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| Number Matched in Retina+ | 90 | 98 | 96 | 89 | 93 | 88 | 98 | 87 | ||
| Top 10, n (%) | No | 81 (90.0) | 81 (82.7) | 83 (86.5) | 72 (80.9) | 83 (89.2) | 74 (84.1) | 85 (86.7) | 76 (87.4) | 0.626 |
| Yes | 9 (10.0) | 17 (17.3) | 13 (13.5) | 17 (19.1) | 10 (10.8) | 14 (15.9) | 13 (13.3) | 11 (12.6) | ||
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| US Residency, n (%) | No | 10 (11.1) | 14 (14.3) | 15 (15.6) | 13 (14.6) | 11 (11.8) | 9 (10.2) | 14 (14.3) | 8(9.2) | 0.867 |
| Yes | 80 (88.9) | 84 (85.7) | 81 (84.4) | 76 (85.4) | 82 (88.2) | 79 (89.8) | 84 (85.7) | 79 (90.8) | ||
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| US Medical Graduate, n (%) | No | 18 (20.2) | 18 (18.4) | 14 (14.6) | 15 (16.9) | 14 (16.7) | 16 (18.2) | 16 (16.3) | 16 (18.4) | 0.988 |
| Yes | 71 (79.8) | 80 (81.6) | 82 (85.4) | 74 (83.1) | 70 (83.3) | 72 (81.8) | 82 (83.7) | 71 (81.6) | ||
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| Canada Medical Graduate, n (%) | No | 71 (93.4) | 80 (93.0) | 82 (97.6) | 74 (94.9) | 70 (93.3) | 72 (96.0) | 82 (97.6) | 71 (95.9) | 0.733 |
| Yes | 5 (6.6) | 6 (7.0) | 2 (2.4) | 4(5.1) | 5 (6.7) | 3 (4.0) | 2 (2.4) | 3 (4.1) | ||
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| International Medical Graduate, n (%) | No | 76 (85.4) | 86 (87.8) | 84 (87.5) | 78 (87.6) | 75 (89.3) | 75 (85.2) | 84 (85.7) | 74 (85.1) | 0.989 |
| Yes | 13 (14.6) | 12 (12.2) | 12 (12.5) | 11 (12.4) | 9 (10.7) | 13 (14.8) | 14 (14.3) | 13 (14.9) | ||
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| Visa Status, n (%) | US | 72 (80.0) | 80 (81.6) | 82 (85.4) | 74 (83.1) | 72 (77.4) | 72 (81.8) | 82 (83.7) | 71 (81.6) | 0.970 |
| Canadian | 5 (5.6) | 6(6.1) | 2(2.1) | 4 (4.5) | 5 (5.4) | 3 (3.4) | 2 (2.0) | 3 (3.4) | ||
| Other | 13 (14.4) | 12 (12.2) | 12 (12.5) | 11 (12.4) | 16 (17.2) | 13 (14.8) | 14 (14.3) | 13 (14.9) | ||
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| Allopathic Medical Degree, n (%) | No | 1 (1.1) | 4(4.1) | 2 (2.1) | 3 (3.4) | 2 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.0) | 2 (2.3) | 0.584 |
| Yes | 89 (98.9) | 94 (95.9) | 94 (97.9) | 86 (96.6) | 91 (97.8) | 88 (100.0) | 97 (99.0) | 85 (97.7) | ||
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| Number of Applications Distributed, median [IQR] | 29 [17, 43] | 28 [14, 40] | 27 [14, 45] | 29 [17, 48] | 22 [14, 38] | 28 [16, 41] | 33 [20, 52] | 28 [17, 45] | 0.190 | |
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| Number of Interviews Marked Completed, median [IQR] | 9 [6, 13] | 9 [6, 14] | 11 [8, 14] | 11 [7, 14] | 9 [5, 13] | 11 [7, 14] | 11 [8, 14] | 12 [8, 15] | 0.026 | |
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| Number of Programs on Applicant’s Rank List, median [IQR] | 8 [5, 12] | 9 [5, 13] | 10 [7, 13] | 11 [6, 14] | 8 [4, 12] | 11 [7, 14] | 11 [8, 14] | 12 [8, 15] | 0.004 | |
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| USMLE Stepl Three Digit Score, median [IQR] | 235 [222, 245] | 232 [216, 245] | 236 [225, 249] | 239 [227, 251] | 240 [230, 246] | 239 [227, 250] | 240 [231, 251] | 241 [230, 252] | 0.004 | |
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| USMLE Step2 Three Digit Score, median [IQR] | 236 [223, 248] | 235 [219, 248] | 236 [222, 251] | 237 [219, 249] | 245 [227, 257] | 245 [235, 257] | 244 [231, 256] | 241 [236, 253] | <0.001 | |
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| USMLE Step3 Three Digit Score, median [IQR] | 227 [218, 235] | 219 [209, 228] | 223 [210, 235] | 220 [214, 231] | 227 [213, 237] | 227 [216, 237] | 231 [219, 239] | 228 [218, 235] | <0.001 | |
Abbreviations: n = number of applicants, IQR = interquartile range (25th – 75th percentile), US = United States, USMLE = United States Medical Licensing Exam
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p-values generated using Pearson’s chi-squared test for categorical variables and Kruskal-Wallis test for continuous variables
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Number (%) of missing observations by year: 2010: 0 (0%), 2011: 0 (0%), 2012: 0 (0%), 2013: 11 (11%), 2014: 13 (12.3%), 2015: 15 (14.6%), 2016: 10 (9.3%), 14 (13.9%)