Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation·Chicago, IL

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

Signal lift20%75%+55 pp with a signal here

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

Step 2 invited

233–264

p10 – p90

Sample N

678

applicants this cycle

This cycle

—

no tracked aways yet

Match rate

0.6%

4 of 134 applicants

01Cohort funnelthis cycle

N = 678

Applied

678

100.0%

Invited

134

19.8%

Class size

0.6%

02Away rotation impactpast cycles

+81pp lift

Non-rotators

19%

126 of 670

Rotators

100%

8 of 8

Interview lift

+81pp

vs not rotating

Of 8 prior-cycle rotators, 100% got an interview vs 18% for the wider applicant pool here. Rotation appears to materially shift interview odds at this program.

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Program Director

Leslie Rydberg, MD

Email director

Program Coordinator

Jamie Byrne, BA

Email coordinator

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Training sites6 hospitals · Chicago

1
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Chicago, IL
Primary
2
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Chicago, IL
Sponsor
3
Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Participant
4
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
Participant
5
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Participant
6
Center for Pain Management
Chicago, IL
Participant

Interview invites

Score rangesinvited cohort

USMLE Step 2 CK233 – 264

180205230255280

COMLEX Level 2 CE440 – 679

400500600700800

Interview rates

US MD

31%

US DO

11%

US IMG

Non-US IMG

Applicant origin

In-state

45%

Out-of-state

18%

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Community resourcesPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation · 25-26

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