Residency Specialty & Average USMLE Step 1 Score
Posted by medliorator on October 21, 2008
Overall, U.S. senior applicants in 2007 had mean USMLE Step 1 scores of 220.4 (s.d. = 20.3)
For U.S. seniors who matched in 2007:
| Rank | Specialty | Average Step 1 Score |
| 1. | Plastic Surgery | 243 |
| 2. | Dermatology | 240 |
| 3. | Otolaryngology | 239 |
| 4. | Radiation Oncology | 236 |
| 5. | Radiology – Diagnostic | 235 |
| 6. | Orthopaedic Surgery | 234 |
| 7. | Transitional Year | 233 |
| 8. | Internal Medicine | 222 |
| 8. | Pathology | 222 |
| 8. | General Surgery | 222 |
| 11. | Emergency Medicine | 221 |
| 11. | Internal Medicine / Pediatrics | 221 |
| 13. | Anesthesiology | 220 |
| 14. | Neurology | 218 |
| 15. | Pediatrics | 217 |
