Emergency Medicine·Columbia, SC

Prisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Columbia (Columbia)

Signal lift60%88%+28 pp with a signal here
Allocate signal →Track an away here25-26 cycle · applicant-level
Step 2 invited
235–264
p10 – p90
Sample N
777
applicants this cycle
This cycle
—
no tracked aways yet
Match rate
1.7%
13 of 288 applicants
01Cohort funnelthis cycle
N = 777
Applied
777
100.0%
Invited
288
37.1%
Class size
13
1.7%
02Away rotation impact
+54pp lift
Non-rotators
36%
279 of 767
Rotators
90%
9 of 10
Interview lift
+54pp
vs not rotating

Of 10 prior-cycle rotators, 90% got an interview vs 36% for the wider applicant pool here. Rotation appears to materially shift interview odds at this program.

J-1 visaCategorical
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Contact
SH
Program Director
Stanley Hassinger, MD
Email director
SA
Program Coordinator
Sherry Allen
Email coordinator
Program website ↗
Training sites3 hospitals · Columbia
  • 1
    Prisma Health Richland Hospital
    Columbia, SC
    Primary
  • 2
    Prisma Health
    Columbia, SC
    Sponsor
  • 3
    Prisma Health Baptist Hospital
    Columbia, SC
    Participant
Score rangesinvited cohort
USMLE Step 2 CK235 – 264
180205230255280
COMLEX Level 2 CE480 – 694
400500600700800
Interview rates
US MD
55%
US DO
34%
US IMG
3%
Non-US IMG
4%
Applicant origin
In-state
92%
Out-of-state
34%
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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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