Emergency Medicine·Chapel Hill, NC

University of North Carolina Hospitals

Signal lift25%61%+36 pp with a signal here

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

Step 2 invited

234–266

p10 – p90

Sample N

1,340

applicants this cycle

This cycle

no tracked aways yet

Match rate

1.1%

15 of 1,340 applicants

01Cohort funnelthis cycle

N = 1,340

Applied

1,340

100.0%

Invited

185

13.8%

Class size

1.1%

02Away rotation impactpast cycles

+87pp lift

Non-rotators

13%

179 of 1,334

Rotators

100%

6 of 6

Interview lift

+87pp

vs not rotating

Of 6 prior-cycle rotators, 100% got an interview vs 13% for the wider applicant pool here. Rotation appears to materially shift interview odds at this program.

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Interview day

From notes past applicants shared, 2024-25 to 2026-27

Format: Virtual; 2025-26
The day: Tuesdays and Thursdays, morning and afternoon sessions; 2025-26
Social: Virtual, Wednesday evening of interview week; 2025-26

What stood out

Case volume 3

Worth knowing

EM always runs head of bed at both UNC and WakeMed. 2026-27
One dedicated night block of about 17 to 18 nights over 28 days. 2026-27
Didactics run Wednesday mornings; PGY3 has no off-service rotations. 2026-27
Sites are spread out, so expect some driving between them. 2024-25

Paraphrased from applicant notes. A tag shows once two notes mention it; the number is how many did.

Training sites2 hospitals

1
University of North Carolina Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Primary
2
WakeMed Health and Hospitals
Raleigh, NC
Participant

Interview invites

Score rangesinvited cohort

USMLE Step 2 CK234 – 266

180205230255280

Level 2 CE data not available

Interview rates

US MD

20%

US DO

US IMG

Non-US IMG

Applicant origin

In-state

61%

Out-of-state

11%

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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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