USMLE Scores and Specialty Selection
[OSU COM students with successful matches – 4 year history, 2004-2007]
*Score used from first attempt at exam. Passing at 182 for these years for both exams.
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Specialty (alphabetical) |
Step 1 |
Step 2 CK |
|
Mean |
Range* |
Mean |
Range* |
|
Anesthesiology |
219 |
177-264 |
223 |
171-264 |
|
Dermatology |
231 |
202-264 |
236 |
197-262 |
|
Emergency Medicine |
215 |
174-253 |
227 |
186-257 |
|
Family Medicine |
208 |
146-246 |
220 |
173-260 |
|
General Surgery |
225 |
185-264 |
235 |
196-266 |
|
Internal Medicine |
219 |
176-268 |
229 |
135-277 |
|
Medicine-Pediatrics |
226 |
194-267 |
240 |
199-273 |
|
Neurology |
212 |
173-259 |
220 |
157-268 |
|
Neurological Surgery |
230 |
201-255 |
231 |
214-257 |
|
Obstetrics & Gynecology |
221 |
187-254 |
225 |
187-250 |
|
Ophthalmology |
230 |
184-260 |
234 |
185-270 |
|
Orthopaedics |
235 |
200-266 |
238 |
199-280 |
|
Otolaryngology |
238 |
195-265 |
235 |
194-260 |
|
Pathology |
219 |
189-270 |
226 |
193-268 |
|
Pediatrics |
213 |
171-257 |
227 |
175-267 |
|
Plastic Surgery |
240 |
229-251 |
240 |
217-263 |
|
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation |
221 |
162-255 |
215 |
183-241 |
|
Psychiatry |
208 |
175-240 |
213 |
172-252 |
|
Radiation Oncology |
223 |
193-243 |
235 |
191-255 |
|
Radiology |
239 |
196-272 |
242 |
189-267 |
|
Urological Surgery |
228 |
213-239 |
226 |
201-254 |
|
Specialty (by USMLE stringency) |
Step 1 |
Step 2 CK |
|
Mean |
Range* |
Mean |
Range* |
|
Psychiatry |
208 |
175-240 |
213 |
172-252 |
|
Family Medicine |
208 |
146-246 |
220 |
173-260 |
|
Neurology |
212 |
173-259 |
220 |
157-268 |
|
Pediatrics |
213 |
171-257 |
227 |
175-267 |
|
Emergency Medicine |
