IMG profile
Average Stats for a Matched US IMG in 2024:
- Pct. that passed USMLE Step 1 on first attempt 98.8%
- USMLE Step 2 CK score: 233
- Research: 4
- Abstracts/Presentations/Publications: 6
- Work: 3
- Volunteer: 9
Average Stats for a Matched Non-US IMG in 2024:
- Pct. that passed USMLE Step 1 on first attempt 100%
- USMLE Step 2 CK score: 236
- Research: 2
- Abstracts/Presentations/Publications: 4
- Work: 5
- Volunteer: 6
Speciality Factors
In March 2024, 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 Physical Med & Rehab below:
Frequency and Mean Importance Ratings of Each Factor Considered in Deciding Who to Interview
- Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE/Dean`s Letter): 95% (4.6)
- Letters of recommendation in the specialty: 84% (4.4)
- Class ranking/quartile: 79% (3.7)
- Grades in required clerkships: 74% (3.9)
- Grades in clerkship in desired specialty: 74% (4.1)
- Awards or special honors in clinical clerkships: 68% (3.3)
- Awards or special honors in clerkship in desired specialty: 68% (3.5)
- Evidence of continuous medical education without gaps: 58% (3.8)
- Audition elective/rotation within your department: 58% (4.2)
- Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) membership: 53% (3.7)
- Consistency of grades: 53% (3.8)
- Away rotation in your specialty at another institution: 53% (3.9)
- Awards or special honors in basic sciences: 53% (2.9)
- Accreditation status of applicant`s medical school: 53% (4.2)
- Visa status: 47% (4.0)
- Personal prior knowledge of the applicant: 47% (4.3)
- Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) membership: 47% (3.2)
- Ability to work legally in the U.S. without a visa: 47% (4.7)
- Sigma Sigma Phi (osteopathic honor society) membership: 37% (2.9)
- Graduate of highly-regarded medical or osteopathic school: 32% (3.7)
- Applicant was flagged with Match violation by the NRMP: 26% (4.2)
- How applicant`s medical school handled virtual rotations: 5% (4.0)
Frequency and Mean Importance Ratings of Each Factor Considered in Deciding Who to Rank
- Interpersonal skills: 89% (4.8)
- Interactions with faculty during interview and visit: 87% (4.8)
- Feedback from current residents: 76% (4.6)
- Interactions with house staff during interview and visit: 76% (4.7)
- Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE/Dean`s Letter): 64% (4.1)
- Class ranking/quartile: 50% (3.9)
- Grades in required clerkships: 46% (4.0)
- Grades in clerkship in desired specialty: 38% (4.1)
- Consistency of grades: 34% (4.0)
- Evidence of continuous medical education without gaps: 30% (4.0)
- Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) membership: 29% (3.7)
- Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) membership: 28% (3.6)
- Awards or special honors in clinical clerkships: 28% (3.7)
- Awards or special honors in clerkship in desired specialty: 25% (3.8)
- Graduate of highly-regarded medical or osteopathic school: 22% (3.7)
- Accreditation status of applicant`s medical school: 22% (4.2)
- Other post-interview contact: 18% (3.8)
- Sigma Sigma Phi (osteopathic honor society) membership: 15% (3.6)
- Awards or special honors in basic sciences: 11% (3.3)
- Applicant facility with meeting platform technology: 10% (3.5)
- Second interview/visit: 10% (3.8)
- How applicant`s medical school handled virtual rotations: 4% (3.5)
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 10%, Seldom 80%, Never 10%
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Non-US IMG: Often 0%, Seldom 63%, Never 37%
% of Programs Ranking IMGs:
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US IMG: Often 21%, Seldom 68%, Never 11%
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Non-US IMG: Often 15%, Seldom 45%, Never 40%
% of Programs Using USMLE to Select IMG Applicants for Interview:
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Step 1: Does not consider 6%, Requires pass only 94%, Prefers but does not require target score 0%, Requires target score 0%
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Step 2 CK: Does not consider 12%, Requires pass only 59%, Prefers but does not require target score 12%, Requires target score 18%
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Step 3: Does not consider 41%, Requires pass only 29%, Prefers but does not require target score 29%, Requires target score 0%
Fast Facts
| Total Training |
4 years; This residency requires the successful completion of a preliminary year |
| Average Residency Salary |
$61,000 |
| Average Physician Salary |
$323,0000 |
| Average Work Week |
45.5 Hours |
| Peak Interview Months |
November-February |
| Key Organizations and Societies |
American Academy of Pain Medicine, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Association of Academic Physiatrists, International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine |
- Some suggested resources to learn about PM&R are “Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Pocketpedia” and “PM&R Secrets.” Suggested rotations for medical students interested in PM&R include PM&R, radiology, neurology, rheumatology, orthopedic surgery, and geriatrics.
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Match Statistics 2025
Main Residency Match and Post-Match Stats
55
Total Number of Available Programs
4
Post-Match SOAP Unfilled Positions
Post-Match SOAP
| Program Track |
Participating Programs |
Positions Available |
Filled Programs |
Filled Positions |
| PGY-1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
Subspecialties
- Brain Injury Medicine
- Neuromuscular Medicine
- Pain Medicine
- Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
- Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
- Sports Medicine
Additional Info
Select PM&R programs are participating in program signaling (8 signals). Please visit the ERAS application webpage for information, guidance, timelines, and resources on completing the ERAS application and use of signals.
The Association of Academic Physiatrists Residency and Fellowship Program Directors Council (AAP RFPD) recommends that interviews should be conducted virtually for the 2024-25 interview season. The AAP RFPD recommends that applicants signal their most interested programs, regardless of whether they are home or away rotations. To participate in program signals, candidates must opt-in at time of registration. Programs are also required to opt-in to receive program signals. More information can be found here.
Members of the GSA, Careers in Medicine, and Organization of Program Director Associations (OPDA) are collaborating in an effort to increase transparency in the residency application process through use of a Residency Guide template for each specialty. See guidance template here: Physical-Medicine-and-Rehabilitation_Program-Directors-Association-Guide-for-Residency-Applicants-06.2024.pdf (cmss.org).
