These author provide a detailed historical analysis
of 12 years of dermatology match data (JAAD 2019;80:788-790).
Interesting findings were that although matched applicants with PhD
degrees is diminishing (11.6% to 8%), those with other
graduate degrees are increasing (6.8% to 12.8%). Matched US allopathic
MS4s increased from 61.7% before plateauing at 82.7% in 2012. For
matching US MS4 allopathic applicants from 2007 to 2016, mean step 1
scores increased from 238 to 249, step 2 CK scores
increased from 242 to 257, and AOA membership increased from 47% to
52.8%.
The University of Texas Medical Branch Dermatology Interest Group (UTMB DIG) is a resource for medical students interested in Dermatology as well as for dermatologists and residents.
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