What is the 50th percentile Step 1 score?

What is the 50th percentile Step 1 score?

Until the scoring system for Step 1 changes to Pass/Fail, the scores on Step 1 can be interpreted based on historical percentiles. While 194 represents the 5th percentile, the average (50th percentile) falls between 230 and 235. Scores at or just above the mean are good scores!

What percentile is 255 on Step 1?

91 76
Percentiles for Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3

Score Step 1 Percentile Step 2 CK Percentile
255 91 76
250 84 65
245 76 54
240 66 42

What is a good USMLE Step 1 score for IMG?

IMGs: Average Step 1 Scores by Specialty

Step 1, US IMG (Matched) Step 1, Non-US IMG (Matched)
Emergency Medicine 232 229
Family Medicine 211 220
General Surgery 237 242
Internal Medicine 225 236

Is 235 a good Step 1 IMG?

For less competitive residencies, the mean USMLE® Step 1 score was between 211 and 237….Least competitive residencies.

Specialty Average USMLE® Step 1 Score (U.S. Seniors Matched) Average USMLE® Step 1 Score (IMGs Matched)
Internal medicine 235 226
Family medicine 221 211
Pediatrics 228 222
General surgery 237 237

Is UWorld Form 1 predictive?

Of the UWorld self assessments, #1 overestimates your score by about 10 points and may give a false sense of security to students. #2 is generally a good predictor of actual score performance.

Can IMG match surgery?

However, the IMG has to wait for about 6 months between their graduation and the commencment of a residency program. Another study depicts that 50% IMG’s are unsuccessful in getting their match in surgery residency, hence adding more numbers to applicants next year and so on. (Newton and Grayson, 2003).