Table 2 International medical graduate survey results
Overall (N = 744) | US Graduates (n = 119) | Non-US Graduates (n = 625) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unmatched (n = 199) | Matched (n = 545) | Unmatched (n = 15) | Matched (n = 104) | Unmatched (n = 184) | Matched (n = 441) | |
Demographics | ||||||
Age, years | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 32.1 (6.4) | 28.9 (3.9) | 34.3 (5.1) | 30.2 (3.9) | 32.0 (6.4) | 28.6 (3.8) |
Median (Q1, Q3) | 31.0(28.0, 35.0) | 28.0 (26.0, 31.0) | 34.0 (30.5, 39.0) | 30.0 (27.8, 32.0) | 30.0 (27.5, 35.0) | 28.0 (26.0, 30.0) |
Gender, n (%) | ||||||
Female | 102 (52.3%) | 257 (47.4%) | 7 (46.7%) | 41 (39.4%) | 95 (52.8%) | 216 (49.3%) |
Male | 93 (47.7%) | 282 (52.0%) | 8 (53.3%) | 63 (60.6%) | 85 (47.2%) | 219 (50.0%) |
Other | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (0.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (0.7%) |
Visa Status, n (%) | ||||||
US Citizen | 44 (22.6%) | 145 (26.7%) | 14 (93.3%) | 103 (100.0%) | 30 (16.7%) | 42 (9.5%) |
US Permanent | 18 (9.2%) | 49 (9.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 18 (10.0%) | 49 (11.1%) |
Resident | ||||||
Employment | 14 (7.2%) | 19 (3.5%) | 1 (6.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 13 (7.2%) | 19 (4.3%) |
Authorization | ||||||
Document (EAD) | ||||||
Holder | ||||||
Requiring Visa | 114 (58.5%) | 327 (60.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 114 (63.3%) | 327 (74.1%) |
Sponsorship | ||||||
Other | 5 (2.6%) | 4 (0.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (2.8%) | 4 (0.9%) |
Need for Visa Sponsorship, n (%) | ||||||
Not Requiring Visa | 85 (42.7%) | 218 (40.0%) | 15 (100.0%) | 104 (100%) | 70 (38.0%) | 114 (25.9%) |
Sponsorship | ||||||
Requiring Visa Sponsorship | 114 (57.3%) | 327 (60.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 114 (62.0%) | 327 (74.1%) |
Socio-economic background | ||||||
Any Parent with College Degree (or Higher), n (%) | ||||||
Under College | 37 (19.1%) | 80 (14.7%) | 3 (20.0%) | 26 (25.0%) | 34 (19.0%) | 54 (12.2%) |
College or Higher | 157 (80.9%) | 465 (85.3%) | 12 (80.0%) | 78 (75.0%) | 145 (81.0%) | 387 (87.8%) |
Any Parent Working in Healthcare, n (%) | ||||||
Non-Healthcare | 150 (77.3%) | 374 (68.8%) | 11 (73.3%) | 75 (72.8%) | 139 (77.7%) | 299 (67.8%) |
Healthcare | 44 (22.7%) | 170 (31.2%) | 4 (26.7%) | 28 (27.2%) | 40 (22.3%) | 142 (32.2%) |
Family Income (Compared to City Growing Up), n (%) | ||||||
Lower | 38 (19.7%) | 102 (18.8%) | 5 (33.3%) | 28 (26.9%) | 33 (18.5%) | 74 (16.8%) |
Average | 83 (43.0%) | 162 (29.8%) | 6 (40.0%) | 33 (31.7%) | 77 (43.3%) | 129 (29.3%) |
Higher | 72 (37.3%) | 280 (51.5%) | 4 (26.7%) | 43 (41.3%) | 68 (38.2%) | 237 (53.9%) |
Personal Income (Compared to Current City), n (%) | ||||||
Lower | 84 (44.0%) | 243 (45.2%) | 9 (60.0%) | 68 (66.0%) | 75 (42.6%) | 175 (40.2%) |
Average | 61 (31.9%) | 160 (29.7%) | 4 (26.7%) | 24 (23.3%) | 57 (32.4%) | 136 (31.3%) |
Higher | 46 (24.1%) | 135 (25.1%) | 2 (13.3%) | 11 (10.7%) | 44 (25.0%) | 124 (28.5%) |
Country of Origin Income Level, n (%) | ||||||
Low | 12 (6.0%) | 25 (4.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 12 (6.5%) | 25 (5.7%) |
Lower middle | 101 (50.8%) | 192 (35.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 101 (54.9%) | 192 (43.5%) |
Upper middle | 38 (19.1%) | 126 (23.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 38 (20.7%) | 126 (28.6%) |
High | 39 (19.6%) | 191 (35.0%) | 15 (100.0%) | 104 (100.0%) | 24 (13.0%) | 87 (19.7%) |
Unclassified | 9 (4.5%) | 11 (2.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 9 (4.9%) | 11 (2.5%) |
Investment in Match Process, n (%) | ||||||
More than 1 year of income | 110 (57.0%) | 193 (35.9%) | 6 (40.0%) | 21 (20.8%) | 104 (58.4%) | 172 (39.4%) |
Less than 1 year of income | 35 (18.1%) | 119 (22.1%) | 5 (33.3%) | 16 (15.8%) | 30 (16.9%) | 103 (23.6%) |
Less than 6 months of income | 40 (20.7%) | 189 (35.1%) | 3 (20.0%) | 48 (47.5%) | 37 (20.8%) | 141 (32.3%) |
Less than 1 month of income | 8 (4.1%) | 37 (6.9%) | 1 (6.7%) | 16 (15.8%) | 7 (3.9%) | 21 (4.8%) |
Academics and match-related data | ||||||
USMLE Step 1 Score, n (%) | ||||||
194–209 | 48 (25.4%) | 49 (9.0%) | 8 (53.3%) | 15 (14.4%) | 40 (23.0%) | 34 (7.7%) |
210–219 | 44 (23.3%) | 64 (11.8%) | 3 (20.0%) | 19 (18.3%) | 41 (23.6%) | 45 (10.3%) |
220–229 | 33 (17.5%) | 83 (15.3%) | 2 (13.3%) | 21 (20.2%) | 31 (17.8%) | 62 (14.1%) |
230–239 | 32 (16.9%) | 111 (20.4%) | 2 (13.3%) | 24 (23.1%) | 30 (17.2%) | 87 (19.8%) |
240–249 | 12 (6.3%) | 115 (21.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 17 (16.3%) | 12 (6.9%) | 98 (22.3%) |
250–260 | 17 (9.0%) | 95 (17.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 7 (6.7%) | 17 (9.8%) | 88 (20.0%) |
> 260 | 3 (1.6%) | 26 (4.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.0%) | 3 (1.7%) | 25 (5.7%) |
USMLE Step 2 CK Score, n (%) | ||||||
< 209 | 6 (3.1%) | 1 (0.2%) | 2 (13.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (2.3%) | 1 (0.2%) |
209–219 | 52 (27.2%) | 26 (4.8%) | 3 (20.0%) | 12 (11.5%) | 49 (27.8%) | 14 (3.2%) |
220–229 | 42 (22.0%) | 74 (13.6%) | 3 (20.0%) | 20 (19.2%) | 39 (22.2%) | 54 (12.3%) |
230–239 | 27 (14.1%) | 105 (19.3%) | 4 (26.7%) | 25 (24.0%) | 23 (13.1%) | 80 (18.2%) |
240–249 | 29 (15.2%) | 129 (23.7%) | 1 (6.7%) | 27 (26.0%) | 28 (15.9%) | 102 (23.2%) |
250–259 | 23 (12.0%) | 119 (21.9%) | 2 (13.3%) | 16 (15.4%) | 21 (11.9%) | 103 (23.4%) |
> 260 | 12 (6.3%) | 90 (16.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (3.8%) | 12 (6.8%) | 86 (19.5%) |
Recommendation Letters from US Physicians, n (%) | ||||||
0 | 26 (13.5%) | 29 (5.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 26 (14.7%) | 29 (6.6%) |
1 | 15 (7.8%) | 42 (7.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (1.9%) | 15 (8.5%) | 40 (9.1%) |
2 | 19 (9.9%) | 72 (13.2%) | 1 (6.7%) | 8 (7.7%) | 18 (10.2%) | 64 (14.5%) |
3 | 49 (25.5%) | 149 (27.3%) | 4 (26.7%) | 29 (27.9%) | 45 (25.4%) | 120 (27.2%) |
More Than 3 | 83 (43.2%) | 253 (46.4%) | 10 (66.7%) | 65 (62.5%) | 73 (41.2%) | 188 (42.6%) |
Previous Match Rounds, n (%) | ||||||
0 | 66 (34.0%) | 372 (68.4%) | 7 (46.7%) | 67 (65.0%) | 59 (33.0%) | 305 (69.2%) |
1 | 78 (40.2%) | 139 (25.6%) | 4 (26.7%) | 30 (29.1%) | 74 (41.3%) | 109 (24.7%) |
2 | 26 (13.4%) | 21 (3.9%) | 1 (6.7%) | 5 (4.9%) | 25 (14.0%) | 16 (3.6%) |
3 | 6 (3.1%) | 5 (0.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.0%) | 6 (3.4%) | 4 (0.9%) |
More Than 3 | 18 (9.3%) | 7 (1.3%) | 3 (20.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 15 (8.4%) | 7 (1.6%) |
Number of Specialties Applied, n (%) | ||||||
1 | 101 (53.4%) | 381 (71.3%) | 6 (40.0%) | 62 (60.2%) | 95 (54.6%) | 319 (74.0%) |
2 | 61 (32.3%) | 122 (22.8%) | 6 (40.0%) | 31 (30.1%) | 55 (31.6%) | 91 (21.1%) |
3 | 24 (12.7%) | 27 (5.1%) | 2 (13.3%) | 9 (8.7%) | 22 (12.6%) | 18 (4.2%) |
4 | 2 (1.1%) | 2 (0.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.0%) | 2 (1.1%) | 1 (0.2%) |
5 | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (0.2%) | 1 (6.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.2%) |
More Than 5 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.2%) |
Total Interview Invitations | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 2.7 (4.1) | 10.6 (8.2) | 3.2 (3.1) | 14.1 (11.6) | 2.6 (4.1) | 9.8 (7.0) |
Median (Q1, Q3) | 1.0 (0.0, 3.8) | 9.0 (5.0, 14.0) | 2.0 (1.0, 5.5) | 12.0 (6.0, 20.0) | 1.0 (0.0, 3.0) | 8.0 (5.0, 14.0) |
Invitations in Preferred Specialty | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 2.2 (3.5) | 9.6 (9.2) | 1.9 (2.1) | 12.4 (15.0) | 2.2 (3.6) | 8.9 (7.0) |
Median (Q1, Q3) | 1.0 (0.0, 3.0) | 7.0 (4.0, 13.0) | 1.0 (0.0, 3.0) | 7.0 (3.0, 17.5) | 1.0 (0.0, 3.0) | 7.0 (4.0, 12.0) |
Interviews Attended | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 2.6 (3.9) | 9.9 (6.9) | 3.3 (3.2) | 12.0 (8.6) | 2.6 (4.0) | 9.4 (6.3) |
Median (Q1, Q3) | 1.0 (0.0, 3.2) | 9.0 (5.0, 14.0) | 2.0 (1.0, 5.8) | 11.0 (6.0, 17.0) | 1.0 (0.0, 3.0) | 8.0 (5.0, 13.0) |
Programs Ranked | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 3.3 (6.4) | 9.1 (6.3) | 6.2 (12.5) | 10.8 (7.6) | 3.0 (5.6) | 8.7 (5.9) |
Median (Q1, Q3) | 1.0 (0.0, 4.0) | 8.0 (4.0, 13.0) | 2.0 (1.0, 5.5) | 10.0 (5.0, 15.0) | 1.0 (0.0, 4.0) | 8.0 (4.0, 12.0) |