Emergency Medicine·Des Moines, IA

Central Iowa Health System (Iowa Methodist/Iowa Lutheran)

Signal lift65%88%+23 pp with a signal here
Allocate signal →Track an away here25-26 cycle · applicant-level
Step 2 invited
223–260
p10 – p90
Sample N
461
applicants this cycle
This cycle
—
no tracked aways yet
Match rate
1.3%
6 of 138 applicants
01Cohort funnelthis cycle
N = 461
Applied
461
100.0%
Invited
138
29.9%
Class size
6
1.3%
02Away rotation impact
+71pp lift
Non-rotators
29%
131 of 454
Rotators
100%
7 of 7
Interview lift
+71pp
vs not rotating

Of 7 prior-cycle rotators, 100% got an interview vs 28% for the wider applicant pool here. Rotation appears to materially shift interview odds at this program.

J-1 visaCategoricalRural
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Contact
NW
Program Director
Nash P Whitaker, MD, MBA
Email director
LO
Program Coordinator
Liza Osborn, BS
Email coordinator
Program website ↗
Training sites4 hospitals · Des Moines
  • 1
    Central Iowa Health System (Iowa Methodist/Iowa Lutheran)
    Des Moines, IA
    Primary
  • 2
    Blank Children's Hospital
    Des Moines, IA
    Participant
  • 3
    Iowa Methodist Medical Center
    Des Moines, IA
    Participant
  • 4
    Iowa Lutheran Hospital
    Des Moines, IA
    Participant
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Score rangesinvited cohort
USMLE Step 2 CK223 – 260
180205230255280
COMLEX Level 2 CE485 – 665
400500600700800
Interview rates
US MD
69%
US DO
39%
US IMG
1%
Non-US IMG
1%
Applicant origin
In-state
83%
Out-of-state
25%
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Interview prepEmergency Medicine
clinicalDescribe a time you had to make a critical decision quickly.★ common
clinicalHow do you handle uncertainty in diagnosis?★ common
behavioralWhat's your approach to a busy ED with multiple patients waiting?
programCommunity vs academic EM — what's your preference?
behavioralHow do you handle difficult patients or families?
personalTell me about yourself.★ common
specialtyWhy did you choose this specialty?★ common
programWhy are you interested in our program?★ common
behavioralWhat are your strengths and weaknesses?★ common
personalWhere do you see yourself in 5-10 years?★ common
Community resourcesEmergency Medicine · 25-26
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