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Thoracic Surgery - Integrated

Programs ranked by empirical signal lift — how much sending a signal moves your interview probability, computed from real applicant data across 22 specialties.

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P(interview) at a typical Thoracic Surgery - Integrated program
Real probabilities from raw applicant data. Both columns are real numbers; the arrow shows what signaling adds.
methodology
raw cross-tab, n=2,037 classifiable Thoracic Surgery - Integrated applicants. P(invite) = k_invited / n per cell of (signaled × geographic_connection × away_rotation). Cells with thin sample sizes (n < 500 in the limiting arm) carry wider real CIs than shown here; treat directionally.
No ties
39%→48%
+9 pp with signal
Pure signal effect
⚠ thin sample (n=58)
Geo tie only
70%→90%
+20 pp with signal
Home-state programs
⚠ thin sample (n=20)
Away rotation only
78%→85%
+7 pp with signal
You rotated there
⚠ thin sample (n=27)
Geo + away
93%→95%
+2 pp with signal
Already very likely
⚠ thin sample (n=19)
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Where you’re most likely to land an interview

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Cleveland Clinic FoundationOH 62 in your cohort
Your P(interview) herewithout signal42%→with signal75%
0%50%100% P(interview)
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Geo tie?
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University of Virginia Medical CenterVA 63 in your cohort
Your P(interview) herewithout signal43%→with signal75%
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University of MichiganMI 47 in your cohortSelectivity 259
Your P(interview) herewithout signal42%→with signal74%
0%50%100% P(interview)
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Baylor College of MedicineTX 60 in your cohortSelectivity 257
Your P(interview) herewithout signal44%→with signal73%
0%50%100% P(interview)
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Medical University of South CarolinaSC 62 in your cohort
Your P(interview) herewithout signal45%→with signal73%
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University of Kentucky College of MedicineKY 52 in your cohort
Your P(interview) herewithout signal42%→with signal73%
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University of North Carolina HospitalsNC 61 in your cohort
Your P(interview) herewithout signal44%→with signal73%
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University of Utah HealthUT 57 in your cohort
Your P(interview) herewithout signal44%→with signal73%
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New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)NY 60 in your cohort
Your P(interview) herewithout signal39%→with signal73%
0%50%100% P(interview)
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Ohio State University HospitalOH 60 in your cohortSelectivity 260
Your P(interview) herewithout signal44%→with signal72%
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Yale-New Haven Medical CenterCT 54 in your cohortSelectivity 251
Your P(interview) herewithout signal45%→with signal72%
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Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCA 57 in your cohort
Your P(interview) herewithout signal42%→with signal72%
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University of California Davis HealthCA 55 in your cohort
Your P(interview) herewithout signal42%→with signal72%
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UPMC Medical EducationPA 62 in your cohortSelectivity 262
Your P(interview) herewithout signal44%→with signal72%
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NYU Grossman School of MedicineNY 57 in your cohortSelectivity 259
Your P(interview) herewithout signal43%→with signal70%
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Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellNY 40 in your cohortSelectivity 255
Your P(interview) herewithout signal43%→with signal70%
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University of Iowa Health Care Medical CenterIA 9 in your cohortLow N
Your P(interview) herewithout signal43%→with signal70%
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University of Rochester Medical CenterNY 8 in your cohortLow NSelectivity 257
Your P(interview) herewithout signal43%→with signal70%
0%50%100% P(interview)
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Indiana University School of MedicineIN 56 in your cohort
Your P(interview) herewithout signal42%→with signal70%
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNY 58 in your cohortSelectivity 260
Your P(interview) herewithout signal43%→with signal68%
0%50%100% P(interview)
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University of Florida College of MedicineFL 57 in your cohort
Your P(interview) herewithout signal43%→with signal68%
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McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityIL 63 in your cohort
Your P(interview) herewithout signal43%→with signal67%
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University of MarylandMD 62 in your cohort
Your P(interview) herewithout signal49%→with signal67%
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University of WashingtonWA 59 in your cohort
Your P(interview) herewithout signal41%→with signal66%
0%50%100% P(interview)
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Emory University School of MedicineGA 59 in your cohort
Your P(interview) herewithout signal43%→with signal65%
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University of Pennsylvania Health SystemPA 63 in your cohort
Your P(interview) herewithout signal35%→with signal61%
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Duke University HospitalNC 63 in your cohortSelectivity 263
Your P(interview) herewithout signal36%→with signal60%
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How these numbers are computed

Lift = P(invite | signaled in your stratum) − P(invite | unsignaled in your stratum). When the signaled rate is lower than unsignaled in the source (small-N sample noise), we floor the lift at 0 — signaling cannot credibly hurt your odds, and the UI shouldn’t lie.

Stratum = applicant type (US MD / DO / IMG) × Step 2 CK band (<240 / 240-249 / 250-259 / 260-269 / 270+). When n < 10 in your exact stratum, we fall back to the program’s overall rollup so you still get a number, just less personalized.

Tier: Reach (matched-invitee mean is 8+ above your Step 2, or signal can’t rescue), Target (closer fit), Safety (baseline P(invite) > 50% — you’ll interview without a signal). The signal slider hides on Safety and on unrescuable Reach rows where worthSignaling is false.

Refine your estimate: each credential you set shifts P(invite) by its modeled effect for this specialty, from a ridge logistic regression on real applicant data. Credentials with no statistically measurable effect leave the number unchanged.

Caveats: lift is observational (signaled applicants may differ in unmeasured ways like geographic ties, mentorship, prior aways); programs with fewer than ~30 reports have wide CIs.

For the full picture

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