College of Medicine Florida State University
Getting into a Residency
(or why Step 1 is not as important as you think it is!)
Christopher A. Leadem, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Student Affairs & Admissions
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Emergency Medicine
Pediatrics
Family Medicine
Anesthesiology
Surgery-General
Orthopaedic Surgery
Child Neurology
Dermatology
Emergency Medicine/Family Medicine
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Medicine/Preventive Medicine
Neurology
Otolaryngology
Pathology
Psychiatry
Radiology-Diagnostic
Urology
Neurological Surgery
Ophthalmology
Physical Medicine and Rehab
Plastic Surgery
Radiation Oncology
Vascular Surgery
Primary Care (w/o OB)
Primary Care
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15%
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54
71
46%
61%
FSU Class of 2012
98.2% Match Rate!!
16,
30,589 Total Applicants
16,
Number of Positions
Positions Available in the NRMP Match by Specialty
“Mission Specialties”
“Limited Specialties”
26,158 Total Positions; 23,421 PGY1 Positions
16,559 U.S. Seniors
23,421 PGY1 Positions
1.4 Positions/U.S. Senior
16,
Number of Positions
Positions Available in the NRMP Match by Specialty
“Mission Specialties”
“Limited Specialties”
26,158 Total Positions; 23,421 PGY1 Positions
Selection Criteria for Residency: Results of National Program Directors Survey
Marianne Green, MD, Paul Jones, MD, and John X. Thomas, Jr., PhD
Academic Medicine, Vol. 84, No. 3/March 2009
All
General Surgery
Family Medicine
1
Required clerkship grades
1
USMLE Step 2 CS score
1
Required clerkship grades
2
Recommendation Letters
2
USMLE Step 2 CK score
2
USMLE Step 1 score
3
USMLE Step 1 score
3
Audition Electives
3
Recommendation Letters
4
Grades in senior electives in
specialty
4
Required clerkship grades
4
No. of clerkship honors
5
No. of clerkship honors
5
Grades in senior electives in
specialty
5
USMLE Step 2 CS score
6
Audition Electives
6
Recommendation Letters
6
Membership in AOA
7
USMLE Step 2 CK score
7
USMLE Step 1 score
7
USMLE Step 2 CK score
8
Class Rank
8
No. of clerkship honors
8
Grades in senior electives in
specialty
9
USMLE Step 2 CS score
9
Grades in senior electives not in
specialty
9
Class Rank
10
Membership in AOA
10
Medical school reputation
10 Grades in preclinical courses
11
Medical school reputation
11
Value of MSPE
11 Medical school reputation
12
Medical school academic awards
12
Class Rank
12 Audition Electives
13
Published research
13
Grades in preclinical courses
13 Published research
14
Grades in preclinical courses
14
Medical school academic awards
14 Medical school academic awards
15
Grades in senior electives not in
specialty
15
Membership in AOA
15 Value of MSPE
16
Value of MSPE
16
Published research
Grades in senior electives not in
16 specialty
Selection Criteria for Residency: Results of National Program Directors Survey
Marianne Green, MD, Paul Jones, MD, and John X. Thomas, Jr., PhD
Academic Medicine, Vol. 84, No. 3/March 2009
Conclusions
The top academic selection criteria are
based on clinical performance, with the
exception of USMLE Step 1 score.
Indicators that reflect excellence in
clinical performance are valued across
the specialties by residency program
directors regardless of competitiveness
within the specialty. USMLE Step 2 CK
ranks higher in the less competitive
specialties, whereas research experience
is more prominent in the most
competitive specialties. The Medical
Student Performance Evaluation was
ranked lowest of all criteria by the
program directors.
Mean
Passing
Mean
Mean
FSU MSPE’s
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Medical Student Performance Evaluation
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We follow the AAMC MSPE guidelines
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They are letters of evaluation, not
recommendation.
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Co-written by your Regional Dean and the Assoc.
Dean for Student Affairs
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You will have the opportunity to review the letter
for accuracy.
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All are uploaded to ERAS for Oct. 1 release