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Getting into a ResidencyGetting into a Residency(or why Step 1 is not as important as you think it is!)(or why Step 1 is not as important as you think it is!)
Christopher A. Leadem, Ph.D.Christopher A. Leadem, Ph.D.Associate Dean for Student Affairs & AdmissionsAssociate Dean for Student Affairs & Admissions
Internal Medicine 22 19%Obstetrics & Gynecology 17 15%Emergency Medicine 16 14%Pediatrics 16 14%Family Medicine 14 12%Anesthesiology 8 7%Surgery-General 8 7%Orthopaedic Surgery 3 3%Child Neurology 1 1%Dermatology 1 1%Emergency Medicine/Family Medicine 1 1%Internal Medicine/Pediatrics 1 1%Medicine/Preventive Medicine 1 1%Neurology 1 1%Otolaryngology 1 1%Pathology 1 1%Psychiatry 1 1%Radiology-Diagnostic 1 1%Urology 1 1%Neurological Surgery 0 0%Ophthalmology 0 0%Physical Medicine and Rehab 0 0%Plastic Surgery 0 0%Radiation Oncology 0 0%Vascular Surgery 0 0%Primary Care (w/o OB) 54 46%Primary Care 71 61%
FSU Class of 2012
98.2% Match Rate!!
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26,158 Total Positions; 23,421 PGY1 Positions
“Mission Specialties”
16,559 U.S. Seniors
23,421 PGY1 Positions
1.4 Positions/U.S. Senior
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“Limited Specialties”
26,158 Total Positions; 23,421 PGY1 Positions
“Mission Specialties”
Family Medicine General Surgery
USMLE Step 2 CS score
USMLE Step 2 CK score
Audition Electives
Required clerkship grades
Grades in senior electives in specialty
Recommendation Letters
USMLE Step 1 score
No. of clerkship honors
Grades in senior electives not in specialty
Medical school reputation
Value of MSPE
Class Rank
Grades in preclinical courses
Medical school academic awards
Membership in AOA
Published research
Required clerkship grades
USMLE Step 1 score
Recommendation Letters
No. of clerkship honors
USMLE Step 2 CS score
Membership in AOA
USMLE Step 2 CK score
Grades in senior electives in specialty
Class Rank
Grades in preclinical courses
Medical school reputation
Audition Electives
Published research
Medical school academic awards
Value of MSPE
Grades in senior electives not in specialty
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Selection Criteria for Residency: Results of National Program Directors SurveyMarianne Green, MD, Paul Jones, MD, and John X. Thomas, Jr., PhDAcademic Medicine, Vol. 84, No. 3/March 2009
Required clerkship grades
Recommendation Letters
USMLE Step 1 score
Grades in senior electives in specialty
No. of clerkship honors
Audition Electives
USMLE Step 2 CK score
Class Rank
USMLE Step 2 CS score
Membership in AOA
Medical school reputation
Medical school academic awards
Published research
Grades in preclinical courses
Grades in senior electives not in specialty
Value of MSPE
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Selection Criteria for Residency: Results of National Program Directors SurveyMarianne Green, MD, Paul Jones, MD, and John X. Thomas, Jr., PhDAcademic Medicine, Vol. 84, No. 3/March 2009
ConclusionsThe top academic selection criteria arebased on clinical performance, with theexception of USMLE Step 1 score.Indicators that reflect excellence inclinical performance are valued acrossthe specialties by residency programdirectors regardless of competitivenesswithin the specialty. USMLE Step 2 CKranks higher in the less competitivespecialties, whereas research experienceis more prominent in the mostcompetitive specialties. The MedicalStudent Performance Evaluation wasranked lowest of all criteria by theprogram directors.
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FSU MSPE’sFSU MSPE’s☤ MMedical edical SStudent tudent PPerformance erformance EEvaluationvaluation
☤ We follow the AAMC MSPE guidelinesWe follow the AAMC MSPE guidelines
☤ They are letters of evaluation, not They are letters of evaluation, not recommendation.recommendation.
☤ Co-written by your Regional Dean and the Assoc. Co-written by your Regional Dean and the Assoc. Dean for Student AffairsDean for Student Affairs
☤ You will have the opportunity to review the letter You will have the opportunity to review the letter for accuracy.for accuracy.
☤ All are uploaded to ERAS for Oct. 1 releaseAll are uploaded to ERAS for Oct. 1 release