Table 1 Resident demographic and pre-residency characteristics
From: Characteristics of internal medicine residents who successfully match into cardiology fellowships
|  | Eligible (N = 360)* | Excluded (N = 21)* | Included (N = 339)* | p-value†|
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender |  |  |  | > 0.99 |
Male | 211 (58.6%) | 12 (57.1%) | 199 (58.7%) | Â |
Female | 149 (41.4%) | 9 (42.9%) | 140 (41.3%) | Â |
Medical school type | Â | Â | Â | 0.09 |
U.S. public | 208 (57.8%) | 9 (42.9%) | 199 (58.7%) | Â |
U.S. private | 117 (32.5%) | 7 (33.3%) | 110 (32.5%) | Â |
International, except Canadian | 27 (7.5%) | 4 (19.1%) | 23 (6.8%) | Â |
Canadian | 4 (1.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (1.2%) | Â |
Osteopathic | 4 (1.1%) | 1 (4.8%) | 3 (0.9%) | Â |
Age (years) | 27.3 (2.9) | 29.0 (3.5) | 27.18 (2.9) | 0.03 |
Declared CV career intent | Â | Â | Â | 0.15 |
No | 322 (89.4%) | 21 (100%) | 301 (88.8%) | Â |
Yes | 38 (10.6%) | 0 (0%) | 38 (11.2%) | Â |
Top 50 medical school | Â | Â | Â | 0.63 |
No | 242 (67.2%) | 13 (61.9%) | 229 (67.6%) | Â |
Yes | 118 (32.8%) | 8 (38.1%) | 110 (32.5%) | Â |
AOA member | Â | Â | Â | 0.14 |
No | 253 (70.3%) | 18 (85.7%) | 235 (69.3%) | Â |
Yes | 107 (29.7%) | 3 (14.3%) | 104 (30.7%) | Â |
Research publication, any |  |  |  | > 0.99 |
No | 250 (69.4%) | 15 (71.4%) | 235 (69.3%) | Â |
Yes | 110 (30.6%) | 6 (28.6%) | 104 (30.7%) | Â |
Research publication, 1st author |  |  |  | > 0.99 |
No | 309 (85.8%) | 18 (85.7%) | 291 (85.8%) | Â |
Yes | 51 (14.2%) | 3 (14.3%) | 48 (14.2%) | Â |
USMLE score | ||||
Step 1 | 235.1 (15.9) | 232.8 (17.4) | 235.3 (15.9) | 0.53 |
Step 2 Clinical Knowledge | 246.0 (15.3) | 240.6 (13.4) | 246.3 (15.4) | 0.07 |