IMG Profile
Average Stats for a Matched US IMG in 2023:
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USMLE Step 1 score: 229
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USMLE Step 2 CK score: 236
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Research: 2.7
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Abstracts/Presentations/etc: 5.8
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Work: 2.2
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Volunteer: 5.3
Average Stats for a Matched Non-US IMG in 2023:
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USMLE Step 1 score: 230
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USMLE Step 2 CK score: 240
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Research: 2.5
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Abstracts/Presentations/Publications: 6.3
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Work: 7.2
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Volunteer: 5.8
Speciality Factors
In March 2023, the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) conducted its survey of directors of programs participating in the Main Residency Match® to characterize the factors that Program Directors use to select applicants for interviews and rank applicants for the Main Residency Match. See results of the Program Director Survey for Child Neurology below:
Drivers for Engaging in Holistic Review (For Those Indicating that they Performed Holistic Review) 2023:
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Increase resident diversity: 90%
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Identify promising applicants: 95%
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Improve applicant program alignment: 74%
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Support institution mission better: 69%
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Other factors: 7%
Percentage of Programs Citing Discrete Factors and Mean Importance Rating¹ of Said Factors 2023:
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Applicant personal attributes: 100% (4.5)
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Applicant interests: 95% (4.1)
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Applicant interpersonal skills, ethics, and professionalism: 100% (4.6)
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Applicant personal experiences: 85% (3.8)
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Applicant geographic preferences: 57% (3.7)
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Other component or components: 12% (4.6)
¹Ratings on a scale from 1 (not at all important) to 5 (very important).
% of Programs Interviewing IMGs:
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US IMG: Often 40%, Seldom 43%, Never 17%
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Non-US IMG: Often 40%, Seldom 38%, Never 22%
% of Programs Ranking IMGs:
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US IMG: Often 40%, Seldom 38%, Never 22%
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Non-US IMG: Often 34%, Seldom 38%, Never 28%
% of Programs Using USMLE to Select IMG Applicants for Interview:
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Step 1: Does not consider 1%, Requires pass only 74%, Prefers but does not require target score 1%, Requires target score 24%
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Step 2 CK: Does not consider 1%, Requires pass only 68%, Prefers but does not require target score 7%, Requires target score 24%
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Step 3: Does not consider 39%, Requires pass only 30%, Prefers but does not require target score 24%, Requires target score 7%
Fast Facts
| Total Training |
3 years (total)
Prerequisites for 3-year residency training in child neurology consist of:
- • 2 years of residency training in pediatrics or
- • 1 year of residency training in pediatrics and 1 year of residency training in family medicine or internal medicine or
- • 1 year of residency training in pediatrics and 1 year of neuroscience research
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| Average Residency Salary |
$65,000 |
| Average Physician Salary |
$310,000 |
| Average Physician Work Week |
Not available |
| Peak Interview Months |
November-December |
| Key Organizations and Societies |
Child Neurology Society
Child Neurology Foundation
International Child Neurology Association
American Epilepsy Society
American Academy of Neurology
American Academy of Pediatrics
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Match Statistics 2024
Main Residency Match and Post-Match Stats (PGY-1)
2
Post-Match SOAP Unfilled Positions
Post-Match SOAP
| Program Track |
Participating Programs |
Filled Programs |
Positions Available |
Filled Positions |
| PGY-1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
