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Osteopathic GME Match Report For the 2011 Match

Prepared by the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, with participation by the American Osteopathic Association and the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners, October 2012

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Copyright ©2012 AACOM Produced by AACOM with participation by AOA and NBOME

i The Osteopathic GME Match Report, for the 2011 Match

Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1

Methodology .......................................................................................................................... 1 Confidentiality ........................................................................................................................ 2 Limitations .............................................................................................................................. 2 Format ................................................................................................................................... 3 Questions and Comments ...................................................................................................... 3

Applicants, Positions and Matches in the 2011 OGME Match, by Specialty ............................... 4 Factors that May Influence Match Success ................................................................................ 6

Research Experiences ........................................................................................................... 7 Volunteer Experiences ........................................................................................................... 8 Work Experiences .................................................................................................................. 9 Publications...........................................................................................................................10 Sigma Sigma Phi Membership ..............................................................................................11 Number of Contiguous Designations of First-Choice Specialty ..............................................12 COMLEX-USA Data ..............................................................................................................14

Summary Tables, by Specialty ..................................................................................................20 All Participants in OGME Match ............................................................................................21 Anesthesiology ......................................................................................................................22 Diagnostic Radiology ............................................................................................................23 Emergency Medicine .............................................................................................................24 Family Practice .....................................................................................................................25 Family Practice/NMM ............................................................................................................26 Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine .................................................................................27 Internal Medicine ...................................................................................................................28 Neurology .............................................................................................................................29 Neurological Surgery .............................................................................................................30 Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine/OMT ...................................................................................31 Obstetrics/Gynecology ..........................................................................................................32 Ophthalmology ......................................................................................................................33 Orthopedic Surgery ...............................................................................................................34 Otolaryngological and Facial Plastic Surgery ........................................................................35 Pediatrics ..............................................................................................................................36 Psychiatry .............................................................................................................................37


ii The Osteopathic GME Match Report, for the 2011 Match

General Surgery ....................................................................................................................38 Traditional Rotating Internship ..............................................................................................39 Urological Surgery.................................................................................................................40


1 The Osteopathic GME Match Report, for the 2011 Match

Introduction The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM), in cooperation with the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners, Inc. (NBOME), compiled The Osteopathic GME Match Report, for the 2011 Match to support osteopathic medical students in their specialty selection and participation in the osteopathic graduate medical education match program. The report may also provide useful data for the colleges of osteopathic medicine, osteopathic graduate medical education programs and others interested in osteopathic medical education’s programs, policies and processes related to graduate medical education and specialty choice. The report is descriptive only, and no inferences can be drawn from the data presented. This report was first produced for the 2009 match in response to a request from the Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents (COSGP) for a report that would help guide students in their specialty selection and matching process for the osteopathic graduate medical education match. Similar reports are produced for the National Residency Matching Program Main Residency Match.1 The report is produced by AACOM, with participation by the AOA and the NBOME. The principal author is AACOM Vice President for Research and Application Services Thomas Levitan, MEd. Data included in the report were provided by the AOA and the NBOME. Terri Lischka of AOA and William Roberts, EdD, of NBOME compiled the data from their respective organizations.

Methodology Data for this report were provided by AOA and NBOME. Data used to develop the report: Data element Source Number of work experiences reported AOA Number of publications reported AOA Number of research experiences reported AOA Number of volunteer experiences reported AOA Membership in Sigma Sigma Phi AOA Specialty of 1st choice match AOA Contiguous ranks of 1st choice specialty (number of consecutive selections of the same 1st choice specialty before selecting a different specialty)

AOA

Actual specialty matched AOA Total number of different specialties ranked AOA

1 National Residency Matching Program and Association of American Medical Colleges. (2011). Charting Outcomes in the Match: Characteristics of Applicants Who Matched to Their Preferred Specialty in the 2011 Main Residency Match, 4th edition. Washington, DC: NRMP and AAMC.



Data element Source First score attained for COMLEX-USA Level 1 NBOME Number of attempts to attain pass on COMLEX-USA Level 1 NBOME First score attained for COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE NBOME Number of attempts to attain pass on COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE NBOME Number of attempts to attain pass on COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE NBOME Student records from each data source were matched by a key unknown to the author to ensure student and school confidentiality. AACOM used the resulting data set to compile this report.

Confidentiality Various measures were taken in the preparation of this report to ensure confidentiality and the protection of individual data for both match participants and the osteopathic medical colleges.

After the data provided by AOA and NBOME were matched, personal identifiers were removed.

The data elements of the report are reported only when there are at least six cases; when there are fewer than six cases, no data are reported.

For this report, individual school data are suppressed.

Limitations The report has several significant limitations. First, the size of the osteopathic graduate medical education program limits the analysis

that can be conducted while maintaining confidentiality of match participants. With only 2,553 available positions and 2,212 participants in the match, it is not possible to analyze and report on every factor. (Only 2,208 participants in the match for whom data are available are included in this analysis.)

Second, the sample was limited to graduates of colleges of osteopathic medicine (COMs) who elected to continue osteopathic graduate medical education training in AOA-accredited residency training programs that are part of the AOA GME match. The sample did not include those graduates who enrolled in ACGME-accredited residency training programs.

Third, the report includes historical data only, which should be interpreted with caution and not used for predictive purposes.

Fourth, residency program directors consider many factors in the resident selection process, and the factors addressed in this report are limited and not entirely reflective of the many decisions involved in the selection process. Inclusion of these factors in this report should in no way lead the reader to infer that it is the position of AACOM, the AOA, or the NBOME that these factors are the most important for residency program directors to consider in evaluating applicants for residency training positions.



Format The tables and charts following include explanatory information about how the data were compiled. Readers are encouraged to review the explanatory materials for each table and chart.

Questions and Comments Questions and comments should be directed to the principal author, Thomas Levitan, [email protected].



Applicants, Positions and Matches in the 2011 OGME Match, by Specialty For each of the 22 specialties in the match process, Table 1 displays:

The total number of positions available in the match process. The total number of match participants designating each specialty as a first choice. The number of first-choice applicants per available position. The number of matches that were first choice. The number of matches to the specialty that were other than first choice. The total number of matches.

Table 1

Specialty Total

positions available

Total number of 1st choice applicants

1st choice applicants

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1st choice

matches Other

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matches

Anesthesiology 27 57 2.11 27 0 27 Diagnostic Radiology 25 43 1.72 23 1 24 Emergency Medicine 216 317 1.47 209 5 214 Family Practice 716 423 0.59 358 15 373 Family Practice-Emergency Medicine 7 9 1.29 4 3 7

Integrated Family Practice-NMM 10 13 1.30 9 0 9

Internal Medicine 450 341 0.76 273 32 305 Internal Medicine-Emergency Medicine 20 15 0.75 9 3 12

Internal Medicine-Pediatrics 4 3 0.75 2 0 2

Neurological Surgery 15 31 2.07 13 0 13 Neurology 13 17 1.31 11 0 11 Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine/OMT 11 10 0.91 9 1 10

Obstetrics, Gynecology 72 119 1.65 68 1 69

Ophthalmology 12 25 2.08 11 0 11 Orthopedic Surgery 88 155 1.76 84 0 84 Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery 21 39 1.86 22 0 22

Pediatrics 62 78 1.26 52 1 53 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 6 14 2.33 4 1 5



Specialty Total

positions available

Total number of 1st choice applicants

1st choice applicants

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1st choice

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matches

Psychiatry 32 32 1.00 23 0 23 Surgery, General 104 169 1.63 96 6 102 Traditional Rotating Internship 623 267 0.43 205 40 245

Urological Surgery 19 31 1.63 19 0 19 Totals 2553 2208 0.86 1531 109 1640 Data sources: Summary of Positions Offered & Filled by Program Type for the 2011 Match, http://www.natmatch.com/aoairp/index.htm

http://www.natmatch.com/aoairp/index.htm



Factors that May Influence Match Success Several data elements that are collected in the OGME match application may impact the likelihood of match to first-choice specialty. The following charts display these elements across all specialties for which enough data are available. Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, Family Practice-Emergency Medicine, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, all with fewer than five first-choice matches, are not included to maintain the confidentiality of the data of the individuals who matched in this specialty. Those specialties included in the charts are: All specialties in the osteopathic match Neurological Surgery

Anesthesiology Obstetrics, Gynecology

Diagnostic Radiology Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery

Emergency Medicine Ophthalmology

Family Practice Orthopedic Surgery

Family Practice – NMM Pediatrics

Internal Medicine – Emergency Medicine Psychiatry

Internal Medicine General Surgery

Neurology Traditional Rotating Internship

Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine/OMT Urological Surgery

Data are not displayed for matches that are not first choice because there are not enough cases to provide meaningful information.

As noted in the limitations section of this report, there are multiple factors that influence specialty choice, both by the program director selecting applicants and by the applicants seeking specialties. Evaluation of the quantitative factors reported here are only part of the selection process for specialty by the program directors and the applicants.



Research Experiences The charts below display the mean number of research experiences and the percentage reporting research experiences for individuals matching to a first-choice specialty. Research experiences are self-reported. No distinctions are made as to the “quality,” duration or timing of the research experiences. Chart 1

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Volunteer experiences The charts below display the mean number of volunteer experiences and the percentage reporting volunteer experiences for individuals matching to a first-choice specialty. Volunteer experiences are self-reported. No distinctions are made as to the “quality,” duration, or timing of the volunteer experiences. Chart 3

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Work Experiences The charts below display the mean number of work experiences and the percentage reporting work experiences for individuals matching to a first-choice specialty. Work experiences are self-reported. No distinctions are made as to the “quality,” duration or timing of the work experiences. Chart 5

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Publications The charts below display the mean number of publications and the percentage reporting publications for individuals matching to a first-choice specialty. Publications are self-reported. No distinctions are made as to the “quality,” duration or timing of the publications. Chart 7

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Sigma Sigma Phi Membership Sigma Sigma Phi is an Honorary Osteopathic Service Fraternity. Its objectives and purposes are: to further the Science of Osteopathic Medicine and its standards of practice, to improve the scholastic standing and promote a higher degree of fellowship among its students, to bring about a closer relationship and understanding between the student bodies and the officials and members of the faculties of our colleges, and to foster allegiance to the American Osteopathic Association and to perpetuate [osteopathic] principles and teachings through the maintenance and development of this organization. (http://www.sigmasigmaphi.org/, accessed 08/14/2011) Membership requirements are:

Must be a student at an osteopathic medical college. Must successfully complete one semester of classroom work. Must show a high degree of scholarship and service to college and/or profession. Must have a passing scholastic standing.

Membership shall not exceed 25 percent of the total of the four classes at the medical school. (http://www.sigmasigmaphi.org/, accessed 10/2/2012)

Sigma Sigma Phi membership is not charted because for some specialties the Ns are too small. When appropriate, data are displayed in the specialty tables.

http://www.sigmasigmaphi.org/

http://www.sigmasigmaphi.org/



Number of Contiguous Designations of First-Choice Specialty – All Specialties There is an assumption that a candidate’s likelihood of matching to her/his first-choice specialty is increased by the number of contiguous designations of that first-choice specialty before selecting a different specialty. “Contiguous designations” refers to the number of times an applicant designates a specific first-choice specialty (in multiple programs) before designating a different specialty. Data are reported on 2,208 DO graduates for whom data are available who participated in the 2011 osteopathic graduate medical education match. In the osteopathic match, across all specialties, the importance of selecting the same specialty multiple times does not appear to be as important a factor, as displayed in the following charts. This may be in part because of the limited number of programs in the most competitive specialties and in osteopathic GME in general. Charts 9 and 10 below display the number of contiguous designations of the first-choice specialty for those who matched to her/his first choice, those who matched but not to her/his first choice, and those who did not match.

412 (27 percent) of 1,531 participants who matched to their first-choice specialty designated it only once before designating a different specialty, and 274 (18 percent) designated the first-choice specialty more than five times before designating a different specialty.

71 (65 percent) of 109 participants who matched, but not to their first-choice specialty, designated it only once before designating a different specialty.

240 (42 percent) of 568 participants who did not match designated their first-choice specialty only once before designating a different specialty.



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COMLEX-USA Data Scores and passing status on the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examinations (COMLEX-USA) Levels 1, 2-CE and 2-PE are reported by the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) as part of the OGME match process. For this project, NBOME matched scores and passing status to other match data. NBOME reported standard scores on the first attempt at the exam for COMLEX-USA Levels 1 and 2-CE, and the number of times each examination was taken to attain a passing score for all three exams. All data reported on the following charts are for participants who matched to a first-choice specialty. Data presented in the report are: COMLEX-USA Levels 1 and 2-CE

Highest and lowest scores and mean of scores – for participants who took the exams more than one time to attain a passing score, all scores are calculated based on the first attempt.

Percentage of participants who passed the exams on their first attempt. COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE

Percentage of participants who passed the exams on their first attempt. Standard scores are not reported for COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE.

The intended purpose of COMLEX-USA is to assure the public that an osteopathic physician has the knowledge and clinical skills to practice osteopathic medicine. Each state is responsible for granting licenses for medical professionals to practice medicine. While each state licensing board may set its own licensure criteria, passage of the COMLEX-USA is used for licensure determination. A secondary use of COMLEX-USA by residency program directors is in resident selection. Residency program directors use many criteria, of which COMLEX-USA is one, to evaluate residency candidates. The top two criteria used by residency program directors are: 1) The student rotated through the program director’s specialty, and 2) Personality match with the program. “The top two selection criteria…indicate that personal relationships built when doing rotations are of great importance to the resident’s future success in obtaining a desired residency.”2 Having a candidate provide COMLEX-USA scores is the third most important criterion used by residency program directors, as reported in the cited document.

2 Teitelbaum, H.S. (2005). Osteopathic Medical Education in the United States. Washington, DC and Chicago, IL:

AACOM and AOA, p. 147.



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Summary Tables by Specialty The following tables summarize all data for the specialties for which there are more than five first-choice matches. For those specialties with more than five matches that were not first-choice, data are included on those matches as well for comparison. The first table displays data for all participants in the osteopathic match – first-choice matches, other matches, and participants who were unsuccessful in the match. Note that in a few cases COMLEX scores could not be linked to the case; data are reported based on COMLEX scores that are linked. Note that in the following tables, NM refers to “Not Meaningful” data.



Table 2 – All Participants in OGME Match Match measure 1st choice

matches Other

matches Did not match

Number of participants 1531 109 568 Mean number of contiguous 1st choice designations 3.52 2.12 3.25 Percent designating 1st choice only once 26.91% NM 42.25% Percent designating only one specialty 83.21% NM 82.39% Research experiences Mean number of research experiences 1.80 1.86 1.78 Percent with at least 1 research experience 56.63% 65.14% 54.93% Volunteer experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences 5.97 5.36 5.82 Percent with at least 1 volunteer experience 91.31% 88.99% 85.74% Work experiences Mean number of work experiences 3.22 3.05 3.48 Percent with at least 1 work experience 83.67% 74.31% 84.86% Publications Mean number of publications 3.32 2.90 3.20 Percent with at least 1 publication 36.58% 45.87% 41.37% Percent with membership in Sigma Sigma Phi 16.13% 17.43% 11.97% COMLEX-USA Level 1 Mean score 498.25 470.74 462.92 Standard deviation 76.66 80.26 75.59 Median score 494.00 462.00 460.00 High score 811 731 740 Low score 294 317 203 Percent passing on 1st attempt 91.45% 80.56% 79.35% COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE Mean score 496.61 457.83 447.76 Standard deviation 92.21 94.02 91.80 Median score 491 456.00 440.00 High score 810 770 810 Low score 236 243 175 Percent passing on 1st attempt 86.26% 69.44% 69.12% COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE Percent passing on 1st attempt 96.38% 92.59% 90.18%



Table 3 – Anesthesiology There are 12 osteopathic anesthesiology programs, with 27 available positions. Twenty-seven of those positions were filled in the match. Match measure 1st choice

matches Other matches

Number of participants 27 0 Mean number of contiguous 1st choice designations 2.70 Percent designating 1st choice only once 48.15% Research experiences Mean number of research experiences 1.56 Percent with at least 1 research experience 59.26% Volunteer experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences 7.56 Percent with at least 1 volunteer experience 100.00% Work experiences Mean number of work experiences 3.00 Percent with at least 1 work experience 81.48% Publications Mean number of publications 1.91 Percent with at least 1 publication 40.74% Percent with membership in Sigma Sigma Phi 25.93% COMLEX-USA Level 1 Mean score 515.65 Standard deviation 62.68 Median score 497.50 High score 635 Low score 411 Percent passing on 1st attempt 100.00% COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE Mean score 506.04 Standard deviation 72.02 Median score 500.50 High score 695 Low score 398 Percent passing on 1st attempt 96.15% COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE Percent passing on 1st attempt 96.15%



Table 4 – Diagnostic Radiology There are 12 osteopathic diagnostic radiology programs, with 25 available positions. Twenty-four of those positions were filled in the match. Match measure 1st choice

matches Other matches*

Number of participants 23 1 Mean number of contiguous 1st choice designations 4.39 Percent designating 1st choice only once 26.09% Research experiences Mean number of research experiences 2.07 Percent with at least 1 research experience 65.22% Volunteer experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences 6.32 Percent with at least 1 volunteer experience 95.65% Work experiences Mean number of work experiences 3.06 Percent with at least 1 work experience 78.26% Publications Mean number of publications 2.92 Percent with at least 1 publication 52.17% Percent with membership in Sigma Sigma Phi 43.48% COMLEX-USA Level 1 Mean score 573.82 Standard deviation 62.40 Median score 567.50 High score 715 Low score 458 Percent passing on 1st attempt 100.00% COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE Mean score 542.64 Standard deviation 67.46 Median score 554.50 High score 679 Low score 430 Percent passing on 1st attempt 100.00% COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE Percent passing on 1st attempt 100.00% *Data not reported when there are five or fewer cases in a cell.



Table 5 – Emergency Medicine There are 46 osteopathic emergency medicine programs, with 216 available positions. Two hundred fourteen of those positions were filled in the match. Match measure 1st choice





Table 6 – Family Practice There are 194 osteopathic family practice programs, with 716 available positions. Three hundred seventy-three of those positions were filled in the match. Match measure 1st choice


Number of participants 358 15 Mean number of contiguous 1st choice designations 3.44 NM Percent designating 1st choice only once 24.30% NM Research experiences Mean number of research experiences 1.71 1.88 Percent with at least 1 research experience 50.56% 53.33% Volunteer experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences 5.68 6.86 Percent with at least 1 volunteer experience 90.22% 93.33% Work experiences Mean number of work experiences 3.36 3.92 Percent with at least 1 work experience 82.68% 80.00% Publications Mean number of publications 2.83 1.17 Percent with at least 1 publication 27.93% 40.00% Percent with membership in Sigma Sigma Phi 11.17% 6.67% COMLEX-USA Level 1 Mean score 462.91 461.20 Standard deviation 67.99 104.08 Median score 462.00 446.00 High score 671 731 Low score 306 317 Percent passing on 1st attempt 82.58% 73.33% COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE Mean score 459.54 445.47 Standard deviation 82.28 115.78 Median score 457.50 430.00 High score 728 770 Low score 252 306 Percent passing on 1st attempt 76.12% 53.33% COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE Percent passing on 1st attempt 95.76% 93.33%



Table 7 – Family Practice/NMM There are six osteopathic family practice/NMM programs, with 10 available positions. Nine of those positions were filled in the match. Match measure 1st choice





Table 8 – Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine There are eight osteopathic internal medicine/emergency medicine programs, with 20 available positions. Twelve of those positions were filled in the match. Match measure 1st choice





Table 9 – Internal Medicine

There are 91 osteopathic internal medicine programs, with 450 available positions. Three hundred five of those positions were filled in the match. Match measure 1st choice





Table 10 – Neurology There are seven osteopathic neurology programs, with 13 available positions. Eleven of those positions were filled in the match. Match measure 1st choice





Table 11 – Neurological Surgery There are 10 osteopathic neurological surgery programs, with 15 available positions. Thirteen of those positions were filled in the match. Match measure 1st choice





Table 12 – Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine/OMT There are six osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine/OMT programs, with eleven available positions. Ten of those positions were filled in the match. Match measure 1st choice


Number of participants 9 1 Mean number of contiguous 1st choice designations 2.11 Percent designating 1st choice only once 44.44% Research experiences Mean number of research experiences 1.57 Percent with at least 1 research experience 77.78% Volunteer experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences 7.38 Percent with at least 1 volunteer experience 88.89% Work experiences Mean number of work experiences 3.56 Percent with at least 1 work experience 100.00% Publications Mean number of publications 1.60 Percent with at least 1 publication 55.56% Percent with membership in Sigma Sigma Phi ** COMLEX-USA Level 1 Mean score 484.89 Standard deviation 72.64 Median score 503.00 High score 578 Low score 358 Percent passing on 1st attempt 88.89% COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE Mean score 484.00 Standard deviation 84.86 Median score 498.00 High score 576 Low score 339 Percent passing on 1st attempt 77.78% COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE Percent passing on 1st attempt 100.00% *Data not reported when there are five or fewer cases in a cell. **Data not reported because of the small number of cases.



Table 13 – Obstetrics/Gynecology There are 27 osteopathic obstetrics/gynecology programs, with 72 available positions. Sixty-nine of those positions were filled in the match. Match measure 1st choice





Table 14 – Ophthalmology There are 10 osteopathic ophthalmology programs, with 12 available positions. Eleven of those positions were filled in the match. Match measure 1st choice





Table 15 – Orthopedic Surgery There are 32 osteopathic orthopedic surgery programs, with 88 available positions. Eighty-four of those positions were filled in the match. Match measure 1st choice





Table 16 – Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery There are 17 osteopathic otolaryngology and facial plastic surgery programs, with 21 available positions. Twenty-two positions were filled in the match. (One position was shifted to this specialty.) Match measure 1st choice





Table 17 – Pediatrics There are 17 osteopathic pediatric programs, with 62 available positions. Fifty-three of those positions were filled in the match. Match measure 1st choice





Table 18 – Psychiatry There are 12 osteopathic psychiatry programs, with 32 available positions. Twenty-three of those positions were filled in the match. Match measure 1st choice





Table 19 – General Surgery There are 39 osteopathic general surgery programs, with 104 available positions. One hundred two of those positions were filled in the match. Match measure 1st choice





Table 20 – Traditional Rotating Internship There are 107 osteopathic traditional rotating internship programs, with 623 available positions. Two hundred forty-five of those positions were filled in the match. Match measure 1st choice





Table 21 – Urological Surgery There are 10 osteopathic urological surgery programs, with 19 available positions. All 19 of those positions were filled in the match.

Match measure 1st choice matches

Other matches

Number of participants 19 0 Mean number of contiguous 1st choice designations 6.00 Percent designating 1st choice only once 10.53% Research experiences Mean number of research experiences 2.47 Percent with at least 1 research experience 78.95% Volunteer experiences Mean number of volunteer experiences 5.24 Percent with at least 1 volunteer experience 89.47% Work experiences Mean number of work experiences 3.38 Percent with at least 1 work experience 84.21% Publications Mean number of publications 4.50 Percent with at least 1 publication 42.11% Percent with membership in Sigma Sigma Phi 21.05% COMLEX-USA Level 1 Mean score 550.26 Standard deviation 88.81 Median score 531.00 High score 698 Low score 378 Percent passing on 1st attempt 94.74% COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE Mean score 568.32 Standard deviation 93.63 Median score 559.00 High score 714 Low score 440 Percent passing on 1st attempt 100.00% COMLEX Level 2-PE Percent passing on 1st attempt 100.00%

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