Internal Medicine

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

• Applicant personal attributes: 83% (4.6)
• Applicant interests: 81% (4.1)
• Applicant interpersonal skills, ethics, and professionalism: 79% (4.7)
• Applicant personal experiences: 76% (3.9)
• Applicant geographic preferences: 57% (4.1)
• Other component or components: 15% (4.6)

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

% of Programs Interviewing IMGs:

• US IMG: Often 50%, Seldom 45%, Never 5%
• Non-US IMG: Often 39%, Seldom 46%, Never 15%

% of Programs Ranking IMGs:

• US IMG: Often 52%, Seldom 38%, Never 10%
• Non-US IMG: Often 43%, Seldom 37%, Never 20%

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

• Step 1: Does not consider 2%, Requires pass only 30%, Prefers but does not require target score 25%, Requires target score 43%
• Step 2 CK: Does not consider 3%, Requires pass only 19%, Prefers but does not require target score 29%, Requires target score 49%
• Step 3: Does not consider 61%, Requires pass only 12%, Prefers but does not require target score 23%, Requires target score 4%