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Osteopathic GME

Match ReportFor the 2012 Match

Prepared by the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine,

with participation by the American Osteopathic Association

and the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners,September 2013

Copyright 2013, AACOM.

All rights reserved.

Cover photo courtesy of ATSU-SOMA.

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Copyright 2013 AACOMProduced by AACOM with participationby AOA and NBOME

i The Osteopathic GME Match Report, for the2012 Match

Table of Contents

Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1

Methodology .......................................................................................................................... 1

Confidentiality ........................................................................................................................ 2

Limitations .............................................................................................................................. 2

Format ................................................................................................................................... 3

Questions and Comments ...................................................................................................... 3

Applicants, Positions and Matches in the 2012 OGME Match, by Specialty ............................... 4

Factors that May Influence Match Success ................................................................................ 6

Research Experiences ........................................................................................................... 7

Volunteer Experiences ........................................................................................................... 9

Work Experiences .................................................................................................................11

Publications...........................................................................................................................13

Sigma Sigma Phi Membership ..............................................................................................15

Number of Contiguous Designations of First-Choice Specialty ..............................................16

COMLEX-USA Data ..............................................................................................................17

Summary Tables, by Specialty ..................................................................................................23

All Participants in OGME Match ............................................................................................24

By specialty, beginning .........................................................................................................25

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1 The Osteopathic GME Match Report, for the2012 Match

Introduction

The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM), in cooperation withthe American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and the National Board of Osteopathic Medical

Examiners, Inc. (NBOME), compiled The Osteopathic GME Match Report, for the 2012 Matchtosupport osteopathic medical students in their specialty selection and participation in theosteopathic graduate medical education match program. The report may also provide usefuldata for the colleges of osteopathic medicine, osteopathic graduate medical education programsand others interested in osteopathic medical educations programs, policies and processesrelated to graduate medical education and specialty choice. The report is descriptive only, andno inferences can be drawn from the data presented.

This report was first produced for the 2009 match in response to a request from the Council ofOsteopathic Student Government Presidents (COSGP) for a report that would help guidestudents in their specialty selection and matching process for the osteopathic graduate medicaleducation match. Similar reports have been produced for the National Residency Matching

Program Main Residency Match.1

The report is produced by AACOM, with participation by the AOA and the NBOME. Theprincipal author is AACOM Vice President for Research and Assistant to the President ThomasLevitan, MEd. Data included in the report were provided by the AOA and the NBOME. TerriLischka of AOA and William Roberts, EdD, of NBOME compiled the data from their respectiveorganizations.

Methodology

Data for this report were provided by AOA and NBOME.Data used to develop the report:

Data element Source

Number of work experiences reported AOA

Number of publications reported AOA

Number of research experiences reported AOANumber of volunteer experiences reported AOA

Membership in Sigma Sigma Phi AOA

Specialty of 1stchoice match AOA

Contiguous ranks of 1stchoice specialty (number of consecutive selections ofthe same 1stchoice specialty before selecting a different specialty)

AOA

Actual specialty matched AOA

Total number of different specialties ranked AOA

First score attained for COMLEX-USA Level 1 NBOMENumber of attempts to attain pass on COMLEX-USA Level 1 NBOME

1National Residency Matching Program and Association of American Medical Colleges. (2011). Charting Outcomesin the Match: Characteristics of Applicants Who Matched to Their Preferred Specialty in the 2011 Main ResidencyMatch, 4th edition. Washington, DC: NRMP and AAMC.

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2 The Osteopathic GMEMatch Repofor the 2012 Ma

Data element Source

First score attained for COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE NBOMENumber of attempts to attain pass on COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE NBOME

Number of attempts to attain pass on COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE NBOME

Student records from each data source were matched by a key unknown to the author to ensurestudent and school confidentiality.

AACOM used the resulting data set to compile this report.

Confidentiality

Various measures were taken in the preparation of this report to ensure confidentiality andprotection of individual data for both match participants and the osteopathic medical colleges.

After the data provided by AOA and NBOME were matched, personal identifiers wereremoved.

The data elements of the report are reported only when there are at least six cases;when there are fewer than six cases, no data are reported.

For this report, individual school data are suppressed.

Limitations

The report has several significant limitations.

First, the size of the osteopathic graduate medical education program limits the analysisthat can be conducted while maintaining confidentiality of match participants. For the2012 osteopathic medicine match there were 2,655 available positions and 2,373participants in the osteopathic graduate medical education match. Only 1,766participants who matched and for whom data are available are included in this analysis.

Second, the sample was limited to graduates of colleges of osteopathic medicine

(COMs) who elected to continue osteopathic graduate medical education training inAOA-accredited residency training programs that are part of the AOA GME match. Thesample did not include those graduates who enrolled in ACGME-accredited residencytraining programs or those who enrolled in military GME programs.

Third, the report includes historical data only, which should be interpreted with cautionand not used for predictive purposes.

Fourth, residency program directors consider many factors in the resident selectionprocess, and the factors addressed in this report are limited and not entirely reflective ofthe many decisions involved in the selection process. Inclusion of these factors in thisreport should in no way lead the reader to infer that it is the position of AACOM, the

AOA, or the NBOME that these factors are the most important for residency programdirectors to consider in evaluating applicants for residency training positions.

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Format

The tables and charts following include explanatory information about how the data werecompiled. Readers are encouraged to review the explanatory materials for each table andchart.

Questions and Comments

Questions and comments should be directed to the principal author, Thomas Levitan,[email protected].

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Applicants, Positions and Matches in the 2012 OGME Match, by Specialty

For each of the 23 specialties in the match process, Table 1 displays:

The total number of positions available in the match process.

The total number of match participants selecting each specialty as a first-choice.

The number of first-choice applicants by specialty per available position.

The number of matches to first-choice specialty.

The number of matches to a specialty that was other than first-choice.

The total number of matches in the specialty.Chart 1 graphically displays the percentage of graduates achieving their first-choice specialty.No data are displayed for specialties in which there are five or fewer total matches.

Table 1

SpecialtyTotal

positions

available

Totalnumber ofapplicantsselecting

as 1st-choice

1st-choiceapplicants

perposition

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choicematches

Othermatches

Totalmatches

Anesthesiology 33 62 1.88 29 0 29

Diagnostic Radiology 30 39 1.30 25 0 25

Emergency Medicine 222 337 1.52 211 3 214

Family Practice 741 499 0.67 406 26 432

Family Practice-Emergency Medicine

8 12 1.50 6 3 9

Integrated FamilyPractice-NMM

12 6 0.50 6 0 6

Internal Medicine 510 397 0.78 326 43 369Internal Medicine-Emergency Medicine

17 12 0.71 9 5 14

Internal Medicine-Pediatrics

2 2 1.00 1 0 1

Neurological Surgery 12 30 2.50 12 0 12

Neurology 17 15 0.88 9 0 9

NeuromusculoskeletalMedicine/OMT

11 8 0.73 6 0 6

Obstetrics &Gynecology

72 104 1.44 70 1 71

Ophthalmology 14 27 1.93 12 0 12Orthopedic Surgery 94 160 1.70 92 0 92

Otolaryngology andFacial Plastic Surgery

20 35 1.75 18 0 18

Pediatrics 70 73 1.04 42 1 43

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SpecialtyTotal

positionsavailable

Totalnumber ofapplicantsselecting

as 1st-choice

1st-choiceapplicants

perposition

Number of matches

1stchoice

matches

Othermatches

Totalmatches

Physical Medicineand Rehabilitation

11 18 1.64 4 0 4

Proctology 1 0 0.00 0 0 0

Psychiatry 41 43 1.05 29 0 29

Surgery, General 111 191 1.72 101 7 108

Traditional RotatingInternship

586 261 0.45 188 55 243

Urological Surgery 20 41 2.05 19 1 20

Totals 2655 2372 0.89 1621 145 1766

Data sources: Summary of Positions Offered & Filled by Program Type for the 2012 Match,

http://www.natmatch.com/aoairp/index.htmThe Summary report includes one match that is not included in these calculations.

Chart 1

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Factors that May Influence Match Success

Several data elements that are collected in the OGME match application may impact thelikelihood of match to first-choice specialty. The following charts display these elements acrossall specialties for which enough data are available. Internal Medicine-Pediatrics and PhysicalMedicine and Rehabilitation, both with fewer than six first-choice matches, are not included to

maintain the confidentiality of the data of the individuals who matched in this specialty. Therewere no first-choice matches in Proctology.

Those specialties included in the charts are:

All specialties Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine/OMT

Anesthesiology Obstetrics & Gynecology

Diagnostic Radiology Ophthalmology

Emergency Medicine Orthopedic Surgery

Family Practice Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery

Family Practice-Emergency Medicine Pediatrics

Integrated Family Practice-NMM Psychiatry

Internal Medicine Surgery, GeneralInternal Medicine-Emergency Medicine Traditional Rotating Internship

Neurological Surgery Urological SurgeryNeurology

Data are not displayed for matches that are not first-choice because there are not enough casesto provide meaningful information.

As noted in the limitations section of this report, there are multiple factors that influencespecialty choice, both by the program director selecting applicants and by the applicantsseeking specialties. Evaluations of the quantitative factors reported here are only part of theselection process for specialty selection by program directors and applicants.

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Research Experiences

The charts below display the mean number of research experiences and the percentagereporting research experiences for individuals matching to a first-choice specialty. Research

experiences are self-reported. No distinctions are made as to the quality, duration, or timing ofthe research experiences.

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Volunteer experiences

The charts below display the mean number of volunteer experiences and the percentagereporting volunteer experiences for individuals matching to a first-choice specialty. Volunteerexperiences are self-reported. No distinctions are made as to the quality, duration, or timing ofthe volunteer experiences.

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Work Experiences

The charts below display the mean number of work experiences and the percentage reportingwork experiences for individuals matching to a first-choice specialty. Work experiences are self-reported. No distinctions are made as to the quality, duration, or timing of the workexperiences.

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Publications

The charts below display the mean number of publications and the percentage reportingpublications for individuals matching to a first-choice specialty. Publications are self-reported.No distinctions are made as to the quality or timing ofthe publications.

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Sigma Sigma Phi Membership

Sigma Sigma Phi is an Honorary Osteopathic Service Fraternity. Its objectives and purposesare: to further the Science of Osteopathic Medicine and its standards of practice, to improve thescholastic standing and promote a higher degree of fellowship among its students, to bringabout a closer relationship and understanding between the student bodies and the officials and

members of the faculties of our colleges, and to foster allegiance to the American OsteopathicAssociation and to perpetuate [osteopathic] principles and teachings through the maintenanceand development of this organization. (http://www.sigmasigmaphi.org/, accessed 08/14/2011)

Membership requirements are:

Must be a student at an osteopathic medical college. Must successfully complete one semester of classroom work. Must show a high degree of scholarship and service to college and/or profession. Must have a passing scholastic standing.

Membership shall not exceed 25 percent of the total of the four classes at the medical school.(http://www.sigmasigmaphi.org/ ,accessed 10/2/2012)

Sigma Sigma Phi membership is not charted because for some specialties the Ns are too small.When appropriate, data are displayed in the specialty tables.
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Number of Contiguous Designations of First-Choice Specialty All Specialties

There is an assumption that a candidates likelihood of matching to her/his first-choice specialtyis increased by the number of contiguous designations of that first-choice specialty beforeselecting a different specialty. Contiguous designations refers to the number of times anapplicant designates a specific specialty (in multiple programs) before designating a different

specialty.

Data are reported on 1,766 DO graduates for whom data are available who participated in the2012 osteopathic graduate medical education match. In the osteopathic match, across allspecialties, 91.8 percent of participants matched to the first-choice specialty. Selection of thesame specialty multiple times does not appear to be as important a factor, as displayed in thefollowing charts. This may be in part because of the limited number of programs in the mostcompetitive specialties and in osteopathic GME in general.

Charts 10 below displays the number of contiguous designations of the first-choice specialty forthose who matched to her/his first choice and those who matched but not to her/his first choice.

412 of 1,621 participants (25.4 percent) who matched to the first-choice specialtydesignated it only once before designating a different specialty and 384 (23.7 percent)designated the first-choice specialty more than five times before designating a differentspecialty.

86 of 145 participants (59.3 percent) who matched, but not to the first-choice specialty,designated it only once before designating a different specialty.

Chart 10

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COMLEX-USA Data

Scores and passing status on the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examinations(COMLEX-USA) Levels 1, 2-CE and 2-PE are reported by the National Board of OsteopathicMedical Examiners (NBOME) as part of the OGME match process. For this project, NBOMEmatched scores and passing status to other match data. NBOME reported standard scores on

the first attempt at the exam for COMLEX-USA Levels 1 and 2-CE, and the number of timeseach examination was taken to attain a passing score for all three exams. All data reported onthe following charts are for participants who matched to a first-choice specialty.

Data presented in the report are:

COMLEX-USA Levels 1 and 2-CE

Highest and lowest scores and mean of scoresfor participants who took the examsmore than one time to attain a passing score, all scores are reported based on the firstattempt.

Percentage of participants who passed the exams on the first attempt.

COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE Percentage of participants who passed the exams on the first attempt.

Standard scores are not reported for COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE.

The intended purpose of COMLEX-USA is to assure the public that an osteopathic physicianhas the knowledge and clinical skills to practice osteopathic medicine. Each state is responsiblefor granting licenses for medical professionals to practice medicine. While each state licensingboard may set its own licensure criteria, passage of the COMLEX-USA is used for licensuredetermination.

A secondary use of COMLEX-USA by residency program directors is in resident selection.Residency program directors use many criteria, of which COMLEX-USA is one, to evaluate

residency candidates. The top two criteria used by residency program directors are: 1) Thestudent rotated through the program directors specialty, and 2) Personality match with theprogram. The top two selection criteriaindicate that personal relationships built when doingrotations are of great importance to the residents future success in obtaining a desiredresidency.2 Having a candidate provide COMLEX-USA scores is the third most importantcriterion used by residency program directors, as reported in the cited document.

2Teitelbaum, H.S. (2005). Osteopathic Medical Education in the United States. Washington, DC and Chicago, IL:AACOM and AOA, p. 147.

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COMLEX-USA Level 1

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COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE

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COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE

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Summary Tables by Specialty

The following tables summarize first-choice match data for the specialties for which there aremore than five first-choice matches.

The first table displays data for all participants in the osteopathic match who matched to a first-

choice specialty.

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Table 2 All Participants in OGME Match and those Matching to First-Choice

Total number of match participants 2372

Percent of all match part ic ipantsmatching to 1stchoice

68.3%

Match Measure 1stchoicematches

Number of participants matching to first choice 1621

Mean number of contiguous 1stchoice designations 3.8

Percent designating 1stchoice only once 25.4%

Research experiences

Mean number of research experiences 1.8

Percent with at least 1 research experience 56.8%


Mean number of volunteer experiences 6.3

Percent with at least 1 volunteer experience 90.3%Work experiences

Mean number of work experiences 3.2

Percent with at least 1 work experience 86.4%

Publications

Mean number of publications 3.5

Percent with at least 1 publication 39.4%

Percent with membership in Sigma Sigma Phi 17.3%

COMLEX-USA Level 1

Mean score 488.6

Standard deviation 81.7

Median score 480

High score 810

Low score 269

Percent passing on 1st attempt 87.2%


Mean score 495.8


Median score 494

High score 874

Low score 236

Percent passing on 1st attempt 85.4%COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE


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Table 3 Anesthesiology

There were 13 osteopathic anesthesiology programs, with 33 available positions. Twenty-nineof those positions were filled as first choice in the match.

Match measure 1stchoice

matchesNumber of participants 29


Percent designating 1st choice only once 34.5%






Percent with at least 1 volunteer experience 89.7%

Work experiencesMean number of work experiences 4.7


Publications




COMLEX-USA Level 1

Mean score 520.1


Median score 505

High score 707

Low score 291



Mean score 516.9


Median score 524

High score 745

Low score 348




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Table 4 Diagnostic Radiology

There were 13 osteopathic diagnostic radiology programs, with 30 available positions. Twenty-five of those positions were filled as first-choice in the match.

Match measure 1st

choicematches

Number of participants 25









Work experiences



Publications




COMLEX-USA Level 1

Mean score 571.7


Median score 576

High score 649

Low score 465



Mean score 571.2


Median score 576

High score 717

Low score 466

Percent passing on 1st attempt 100.00%COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE


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Table 5 Emergency Medicine

There were 47 osteopathic emergency medicine programs, with 222 available positions.Two hundred eleven of those positions were filled as first-choice in the match.













Publications




COMLEX-USA Level 1

Mean score 492.1


Median score 488

High score 748

Low score 269



Mean score 511.3


Median score 517

High score 768

Low score 292




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Table 6 Family Practice

There were 200 osteopathic family practice programs, with 741 available positions. Fourhundred six of those positions were filled as first-choice in the match.













Publications




COMLEX-USA Level 1

Mean score 462.8


Median score 456

High score 725

Low score 304



Mean score 468.1


Median score 463

High score 752

Low score 236




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Table 7 Family Practice Emergency Medicine

There were three osteopathic family practice -- emergency medicine programs, with eightavailable positions. Six of those positions were filled as first-choice in the match.













Publications




COMLEX-USA Level 1

Mean score 461.2


Median score 461

High score 544

Low score 355



Mean score 433.3


Median score 453

High score 524

Low score 337




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Table 8 Family Practice/NMM

There were six osteopathic family practice/NMM programs, with 12 available positions. Six ofthose positions were filled as first-choice in the match.













Publications




COMLEX-USA Level 1

Mean score 453.0


Median score 430

High score 611

Low score 398



Mean score 457.0


Median score 454

High score 559

Low score 365


COMLEX-USA Level 2-PEPercent passing on 1st attempt 83.9%

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Table 9 Internal Medicine

There were 96 osteopathic internal medicine programs, with 510 available positions. Threehundred twenty-six of those positions were filled as first-choice in the match.













Publications




COMLEX-USA Level 1

Mean score 467.8


Median score 463

High score 810

Low score 279



Mean score 471.4


Median score 460

High score 684

Low score 250



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Table 10 Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine

There were eight osteopathic internal medicine/emergency medicine programs, with 17available positions. Nine of those positions were filled as first-choice in the match.













Publications




COMLEX-USA Level 1

Mean score 493.6


Median score 468

High score 617

Low score 428



Mean score 518.6


Median score 491

High score 667

Low score 423



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Table 11 Neurological Surgery

There were nine osteopathic neurological surgery programs, with 12 available positions. All 12of those positions were filled as first-choice in the match.













Publications




COMLEX-USA Level 1

Mean score 580.1


Median score 588

High score 680

Low score 474



Mean score 604.8


Median score 632

High score 712

Low score 412




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Table 12 Neurology

There were eight osteopathic neurology programs, with 17 available positions. Nine of thosepositions were filled as first-choice in the match.













Publications




COMLEX-USA Level 1

Mean score 475.0


Median score 490

High score 536

Low score 382



Mean score 480.2


Median score 456

High score 649

Low score 421




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Table 13 Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine/OMT

There were five osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine/OMT programs, with 11 availablepositions. Six of those positions were filled as first-choice in the match.

Match measure 1stchoicematches










Work experiences



Publications




COMLEX-USA Level 1

Mean score 476.2

Standard deviation 92.7Median score 502

High score 566

Low score 334



Mean score 452.5


Median score 425

High score 562

Low score 365Percent passing on 1st attempt 50.0%



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Table 14 Obstetrics/Gynecology

There were 27 osteopathic obstetrics/gynecology programs, with 72 available positions.Seventy of those positions were filled as first-choice in the match.













Publications




COMLEX-USA Level 1

Mean score 467.0

Standard deviation 62.5Median score

467High score 651

Low score 350



Mean score 482.7Standard deviation 72.3

Median score 484

High score 663

Low score 278




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Table 15 Ophthalmology

There were 10 osteopathic ophthalmology programs, with 14 available positions. Twelve ofthose positions were filled as first-choice in the match.













Publications




COMLEX-USA Level 1

Mean score 523.7


Median score535High score 634



Mean score 522.0


Median score 534

High score 592

Low score 370




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Table 16 Orthopedic Surgery

There were 33 osteopathic orthopedic surgery programs, with 94 available positions. Ninety-two of those positions were filled as first-choice in the match.













Publications




COMLEX-USA Level 1

Mean score 574.5





Mean score 579.2


Median score 575High score 806

Low score 365




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Table 17 Otolaryngological and Facial Plastic Surgery

There were 14 osteopathic otolaryngological and facial plastic surgery programs, with 20available positions. Eighteen of those positions were filled as first-choice in the match.

Match measure 1stchoicematches









Percent with at least 1 volunteer experience 100.0%Work experiences



Publications




COMLEX-USA Level 1

Mean score 616.3Standard deviation 74.6Median score 637

High score 697

Low score 438



Mean score 610.1

Standard deviation 86.8Median score 633

High score 721

Low score 407




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Table 18 Pediatrics

There were 17 osteopathic pediatric programs, with 70 available positions. Forty-two of thosepositions were filled as first-choice in the match.













Publications




COMLEX-USA Level 1

Mean score 455.9

Standard deviation 71.1Median score

475High score 644

Low score 292



Mean score 489.5Standard deviation 87.5

Median score 512

High score 691

Low score 323




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Table 19 Psychiatry

There were 14 osteopathic psychiatry programs, with 41 available positions. Twenty-nine ofthose positions were filled as first-choice in the match.













Publications




COMLEX-USA Level 1

Mean score 439.3





Mean score 435.6



Low score 334




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Table 20 Surgery, General

There were 39 osteopathic general surgery programs, with 111 available positions. Onehundred one of those positions were filled as first-choice in the match.













Publications




COMLEX-USA Level 1

Mean score 502.4





Mean score 519.0



Low score 323




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Table 22 Urological Surgery

There were 10 osteopathic urological surgery programs, with 20 available positions. Nineteenof those positions were filled as first-choice in the match.

Match measure

1stchoice












Publications




COMLEX-USA Level 1

Mean score 550.3



Low score 377



Mean score 557.1


Median score 562

High score 674

Low score 428


COMLEX Level 2-PE


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