Family Medicine

Percentage of Programs Citing Discrete Factors and Mean Importance Rating¹ of Said Factors 2023:

• Applicant personal attributes: 83% (4.3)
• Applicant interests: 83% (4.2)
• Applicant interpersonal skills, ethics, and professionalism: 81% (4.7)
• Applicant personal experiences: 74% (4.0)
• Applicant geographic preferences: 67% (4.1)
• Other component or components: 16% (4.6)

¹Ratings on a scale from 1 (not at all important) to 5 (very important).

% of Programs Interviewing IMGs:

• US IMG: Often 48%, Seldom 35%, Never 17%
• Non-US IMG: Often 23%, Seldom 36%, Never 41%

% of Programs Ranking IMGs:

• US IMG: Often 45%, Seldom 35%, Never 20%
• Non-US IMG: Often 21%, Seldom 36%, Never 43%

% of Programs Using USMLE to Select IMG Applicants for Interview:

• Step 1: Does not consider 2%, Requires pass only 64%, Prefers but does not require target score 13%, Requires target score 21%
• Step 2 CK: Does not consider 4%, Requires pass only 48%, Prefers but does not require target score 26%, Requires target score 22%
• Step 3: Does not consider 69%, Requires pass only 7%, Prefers but does not require target score 22%, Requires target score 2%