Table 1 Demographic and academic characteristics of the DO 2010–2017 students included in the study
Characteristic | N (%)a | |
|---|---|---|
Demographics | ||
Gender (n = 1726) | Male | 884 (51.2%) |
Female | 842 (48.8%) | |
Ethnicity (n = 1640) | Hispanic or Latino | 61 (3.7%) |
Not Hispanic or Latino | 1579 (96.3%) | |
Pre-admission performance variables | ||
Barron’s selectivity rating of undergraduate institution (n = 1701) | 0 not ranked | 60 (3.5%) |
1 non-competitive | 2 (0.1%) | |
2 less competitive | 36 (2.1%) | |
3 competitive | 287 (16.9%) | |
4 competitive + | 161 (9.5%) | |
5 very competitive | 340 (20.0%) | |
6 very competitive + | 63 (3.7%) | |
7 highly competitive | 180 (10.6%) | |
8 highly competitive + | 142 (8.4%) | |
9 most competitive | 430 (25.3%) | |
Highest MCAT score | 27.9 (2.9) | |
Science GPA | 3.5 (0.3) | |
Overall GPA | 3.5 (0.2) | |
Post-admissions performance variables | ||
Pre-clinical GPA | 86 (3.8) | |
COMLEX Level 1 (n = 1723) | 514.2 (76) | |
Pass | 1641 (95.2%) | |
Fail | 82 (4.8%) | |
COMLEX Level 2 CE (n = 1723) | 522.5 (88.1) | |
Pass | 1620 (94.0%) | |
Fail | 103 (6.0%) | |
COMLEX Level 2 PE (n = 1723) | N/A | |
Pass | 1704 (98.9%) | |
Fail | 19 (1.1%) | |
USMLE Step 1 (n = 1341) | 213.4 (19.6) | |
Pass | 1187 (88.5%) | |
Fail | 154 (11.5%) | |
USMLE Step 2 CK (n = 926) | 228.1 (18.6) | |
Pass | 858 (92.7%) | |
Fail | 68 (7.3%) | |
Residency match | ||
First vs not first choice (n = 1726) | First | 931 (53.9%) |
Not first | 795 (46.1%) | |
Specialty competitiveness (n = 1664) | High | 199 (12.0%) |
Medium | 416 (25.0%) | |
Low | 1049 (63.0%) | |