Table 2 Pre- and post-admission academic variables affecting matching into first-choice residency for DO 2010–2017
Factor | First-choice | Not first-choice | p-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
Pre-admission performance variables | |||
Barron’s selectivity rating of undergraduate institution (n = 1701) | N/A | ||
0 not ranked | 37 (61.7%) | 23 (38.3%) | |
1 non-competitive | 1 (50%) | 1 (50%) | |
2 less competitive | 19 (52.8%) | 17 (47.2%) | |
3 competitive | 172 (59.9%) | 115 (40.1%) | |
4 competitive + | 73 (45.3%) | 88 (54.7%) | |
5 very competitive | 186 (54.7%) | 154 (45.3%) | |
6 very competitive + | 29 (46%) | 34 (54%) | |
7 highly competitive | 93 (51.7%) | 87 (48.3%) | |
8 highly competitive + | 70 (49.3%) | 72 (50.7%) | |
9 most competitive | 237 (55.1%) | 193 (44.9%) | |
Mean Highest MCAT Score | 27.7 (2.9) | 28.1 (2.8) | 0.02 |
Science GPA | 3.5 (0.3) | 3.5 (0.3) | 0.99 |
Overall GPA | 3.5 (0.2) | 3.5 (0.2) | 0.53 |
Post-admissions performance variables | |||
Pre-clinical GPA | 86.3 (3.7) | 85.7 (3.9) | 0.002 |
COMLEX Level 1 (n = 1723) | |||
Score | 517.2 (76.2) | 510.7 (75.7) | 0.08 |
Pass/Fail | 0.87 | ||
Pass | 885 (53.9%) | 756 (46.1%) | |
Fail | 45 (54.9%) | 37 (45.1%) | |
COMLEX Level 2 CE (n = 1723) | |||
Score | 529 (89.3) | 514.9 (86.1) | < 0.001 |
Pass/Fail | 0.01 | ||
Pass | 887 (54.8%) | 733 (45.3%) | |
Fail | 43 (41.8%) | 60 (58.3%) | |
COMLEX Level 2 PE Pass/Fail (n = 1723) | 0.02 | ||
Pass | 925 (54.3%) | 779 (45.7%) | |
Fail | 5 (26.3%) | 14 (73.7%) | |
USMLE Step 1 (n = 1341) | |||
Score | 213.3 (20) | 213.6 (19) | 0.85 |
Pass/Fail | 0.08 | ||
Pass | 619 (52.2%) | 568 (47.9%) | |
Fail | 92 (59.7%) | 62 (40.3%) | |
USMLE Step 2 CK (n = 926) | |||
Score | 230.1 (18) | 226.2 (19) | 0.002 |
Pass/Fail | 0.09 | ||
Pass | 432 (50.4%) | 426 (49.7%) | |
Fail | 27 (39.7%) | 41 (60.3%) | |