Emergency Medicine·San Diego, CA

University of California (San Diego) Medical Center

Signal lift52%66%+14 pp with a signal here

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

Step 2 invited

236–267

p10 – p90

Sample N

890

applicants this cycle

This cycle

—

no tracked aways yet

Match rate

1.5%

13 of 243 applicants

01Cohort funnelthis cycle

N = 890

Applied

890

100.0%

Invited

243

27.3%

Class size

1.5%

02Away rotation impactpast cycles

+59pp lift

Non-rotators

27%

237 of 883

Rotators

86%

6 of 7

Interview lift

+59pp

vs not rotating

Of 7 prior-cycle rotators, 85% got an interview vs 26% for the wider applicant pool here. Rotation appears to materially shift interview odds at this program.

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Program Director

Leslie C Oyama, MD

Email director

Program Coordinator

Frances Rudolf, MD

Email coordinator

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Training sites6 hospitals

1
University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
San Diego, CA
Primary
2
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Participant
3
Rady Children's Hospital
San Diego, CA
Participant
4
Tri-City Medical Center
Oceanside, CA
Participant
5
Palomar Pomerado Health System
Escondido, CA
Participant
6
El Centro Regional Medical Center
El Centro, CA
Participant

Score rangesinvited cohort

USMLE Step 2 CK236 – 267

180205230255280

Level 2 CE data not available

Interview rates

US MD

43%

US DO

US IMG

Non-US IMG

Applicant origin

In-state

35%

Out-of-state

26%

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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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