Impact of considering United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 pass/fail on diversity in dermatology residency recruitment

The University of Chicago dermatology residency program considered the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 pass/fail during the 2020-2021 application cycle with the goal of recruiting diverse dermatology residency candidates. We conducted a retrospective multiyear cross-sectional study among applicants to the dermatology residency program during the 2018-2019 and 2020-2021 application cycles, the latter excluding use of USMLE Step 1 cutoff scores as a screening tool. Of the applicants, 69.8% (n  = 419) and 94.5% (n = 605) had their residency applications reviewed by our program during the 2018-2019 and 2020-2021 application cycles, respectively.
Source: Clinics in Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Tags: Graduate Medical Education Rounds Source Type: research