Psychiatry

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

• Applicant personal attributes: 83% (4.5)
• Applicant interests: 87% (4.2)
• Applicant interpersonal skills, ethics, and professionalism: 78% (4.9)
• Applicant personal experiences: 81% (4.0)
• Applicant geographic preferences: 69% (4.5)
• Other component or components: 16% (4.7)

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

% of Programs Interviewing IMGs:

• US IMG: Often 31%, Seldom 54%, Never 15%
• Non-US IMG: Often 15%, Seldom 62%, Never 23%

% of Programs Ranking IMGs:

• US IMG: Often 34%, Seldom 45%, Never 21%
• Non-US IMG: Often 22%, Seldom 46%, Never 32%

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

• Step 1: Does not consider 4%, Requires pass only 47%, Prefers but does not require target score 23%, Requires target score 26%
• Step 2 CK: Does not consider 6%, Requires pass only 35%, Prefers but does not require target score 35%, Requires target score 24%
• Step 3: Does not consider 44%, Requires pass only 9%, Prefers but does not require target score 44%, Requires target score 3%