Emergency Medicine·Bakersfield, CA

Kern Medical Center

Signal lift53%78%+25 pp with a signal here

Allocate signal →Track an away here25-26 cycle · applicant-level

Step 2 invited

225–258

p10 – p90

Sample N

513

applicants this cycle

This cycle

—

no tracked aways yet

Match rate

1.4%

7 of 113 applicants

01Cohort funnelthis cycle

N = 513

Applied

513

100.0%

Invited

113

22%

Class size

1.4%

No visa sponsorshipCategorical

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Program Director

Lev Libet, MD

Email director

Program Coordinator

Vanessa Colin

Email coordinator

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Training sites2 hospitals

1
Kern Medical Center
Bakersfield, CA
Primary
2
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Participant

Score rangesinvited cohort

USMLE Step 2 CK225 – 258

180205230255280

COMLEX Level 2 CE438 – 678

400500600700800

Interview rates

US MD

31%

US DO

30%

US IMG

Non-US IMG

Applicant origin

In-state

42%

Out-of-state

15%

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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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