Garrett A Berk, Tiffany D Ho, Taylor J Stack-Pyle, Abdullah Zeatoun, Keonho A Kong, Mark B Chaskes, Brian D Thorp, Charles S Ebert, Christine E DeMason, Adam J Kimple, Brent A Senior
OBJECTIVE: As of January 2022, USMLE Step 1 scores are reported as pass/fail. Historically, Step 1 scores have been a critical component of residency applications, representing one of the few metrics standardized across all applicants independent of the school they attended. In competitive specialties, such as otolaryngology, programs routinely get 100+ applicants for each residency spot and use Step 1 as a screening tool. This study seeks to assess quantifiable metrics in the application that highly competitive residency programs could use for screening in place of Step 1 scores...
December 2022: Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology