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Program Director Survey

Figure 18: Mean Importance Ratings for Goals of the Residency-Selection Process: All Programs

Notes: Ratings were made on a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 = not important to 5 = extremely important. Data from programs with 10 or more responses per specialty were included in specialty-specific analyses. “All Programs” includes participants from all listed specialties, as well as 19 dual specialties and thoracic surgery, nuclear medicine, neurodevelopmental disabilities (neurology), preventative medicine, and vascular surgery.

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Source: AAMC 2016 Survey of Program Directors: Current Practices in Residency Selection.

Notes: Ratings were made on a 5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 = not important to 5 = extremely important. Data from programs with 10 or more responses per specialty were included in specialty-specific analyses. “All Programs” includes participants from all listed specialties, as well as 19 dual specialties and thoracic surgery, nuclear medicine, neurodevelopmental disabilities (neurology), preventative medicine, and vascular surgery.

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