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IMG Competitiveness in the Residency Match by Specialty
- Alyssa Harlow
- Oct 25, 2022
- 2 min read
In this article, we have compiled data from the 2020 NRMP Program Director Survey, as well as both 2020 and 2022 Charting Outcomes in the Match: International Medical Graduates. We have used these findings to present the varying competitiveness by specialty. Please find each specialty in alphabetic order below:
Anesthesiology
2022 Matched US-IMGs - 3.7%
US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 231 | 237 |
2022 | 233 | 240 |
2022 Matched Non-US IMGs - 4%
Non-US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 240 | 244 |
2022 | 234 | 243 |
Top Factors for Residency Directors
*information from the 2020 PD Survery
Step 1 Score
Letters of Recommendation in order of importance:
1. Anesthesiology; 2. Surgery; 3. Internal Medicine; 4. Critical Care
Dermatology (PGY2)
2022 Matched Non-US IMGs - 1.2%
2022 Matched US IMGs - 1%
Non-US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 238 | 246 |
2022 | 251 | 252 |
Top Factors for Residency Directors
*information from the 2020 PD Survery
Step 1 Score
Letters of Recommendation
Emergency Medicine
2022 Matched US IMGs - 6.5%
US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 232 | 241 |
2022 | 227 | 238 |
2022 Matched Non-US IMGs - 1.7%
Non-US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 229 | 234 |
2022 | 231 | 240 |
Top Factors for Residency Directors
*information from the 2020 PD Survery
Letters of Recommendation in Emergency Medicine
Step 1 Score
Family Medicine
2022 Matched US IMGs - 17.5%
US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 211 | 225 |
2022 | 211 | 225 |
2022 Matched Non-US IMGs - 10.3%
Non-US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 220 | 231 |
2022 | 219 | 231 |
Top Factors for Residency Directors
*information from the 2020 PD Survery
Commitment to Specialty
Letters of Recommendation in Family Medicine
General Surgery
2022 Matched US IMGs - 10.8%
US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 237 | 245 |
2022 | 236 | 246 |
2022 Matched Non-US IMGs - 26.4%
Non-US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 242 | 249 |
2022 | 238 | 247 |
Top Factors for Residency Directors
*information from the 2020 PD Survery
Step Scores
Letters of Recommendation
Internal Medicine
2022 Matched US IMGs - 12.7%
US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 225 | 236 |
2022 | 225 | 238 |
2022 Matched Non-US IMGs - 27.3%
Non-US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 236 | 241 |
2022 | 238 | 245 |
Top Factors for Residency Directors
*information from the 2020 PD Survery
Step Scores
MSPE/Dean's Letter
mED/pEDS
2022 Matched US IMGs - 2.3%
US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 224 | 233 |
2022 | 220 | 229 |
2022 Matched Non-US IMGs - 2.6%
Non-US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 238 | 240 |
2022 | 230 | 243 |
Top Factors for Residency Directors
*information from the 2020 PD Survery
Step Scores
MSPE/Dean's Letter
neurology
2022 Matched US IMGs - 8.4%
US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 227 | 234 |
2022 | 225 | 235 |
2022 Matched Non-US IMGs - 21.4%
Non-US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 236 | 240 |
2022 | 239 | 245 |
Top Factors for Residency Directors
*information from the 2020 PD Survery
Letters of Recommendation in Neurology
Step Scores
obstetrics & genecology
2022 Matched US IMGs - 2.8%
US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 229 | 238 |
2022 | 226 | 243 |
2022 Matched Non-US IMGs - 2.7%
Non-US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 231 | 237 |
2022 | 236 | 243 |
Top Factors for Residency Directors
*information from the 2020 PD Survery
Step 1 Score
Letters of Recommendation in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Pathology
2022 Matched US IMGs - 10%
US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 226 | 230 |
2022 | 219 | 228 |
2022 Matched Non-US IMGs - 34.2%
Non-US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 230 | 233 |
2022 | 232 | 238 |
Top Factors for Residency Directors
*information from the 2020 PD Survery
Letters of Recommendation in Pathology
Commitment to Specialty
Pediatrics
2022 Matched US IMGs - 7.8%
US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 221 | 232 |
2022 | 220 | 233 |
2022 Matched Non-US IMGs - 12.2%
Non-US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 230 | 238 |
2022 | 229 | 240 |
Top Factors for Residency Directors
*information from the 2020 PD Survery
Step 1 Score
MSPE/Dean's Letter
physical medicine AND rehabilitation
2022 Matched US IMGs - 4.4%
US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 226 | 235 |
2022 | 220 | 227 |
2022 Matched Non-US IMGs - 4.4%
Non-US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 238 | 242 |
2022 | 226 | 237 |
Top Factors for Residency Directors
*information from the 2020 PD Survery
Letters of Recommendation in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Commitment to Specialty
psychiatry
2022 Matched US IMGs - 9.3%
US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 214 | 227 |
2022 | 216 | 228 |
2022 Matched Non-US IMGs - 6.6%
Non-US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 222 | 232 |
2022 | 229 | 236 |
Top Factors for Residency Directors
*information from the 2020 PD Survery
Commitment to Specialty
Personal Statement
radiology-Diagnostic (PGY2)
2022 Matched US IMGs - 3.2%
US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 239 | 242 |
2022 | 241 | 247 |
2022 Matched Non-US IMGs - 5.9%
Non-US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 241 | 243 |
2022 | 247 | 250 |
Top Factors for Residency Directors
*information from the 2020 PD Survery
Letters of Recommendation in Radiology
Step 1 Score
vascular surgery
2022 Matched US IMGs - 1.2%
2022 Matched Non-US IMGs - 7.1%
Non-US IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK |
2020 | 243 | 247 |
2022 | 241 | 251 |
Top Factors for Residency Directors
*information from the 2020 PD Survery
Letters of Recommendation in Vascular Surgery
Step Scores
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