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Program Director Survey

Figure 2: Does your program use filters or minimum thresholds (e.g., USMLE Step 1 scores, state residency) when selecting applicants in interview?

Notes: 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, and neurodevelopmental disabilities (neurology).


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

Notes: 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, and neurodevelopmental disabilities (neurology).

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