Intended Audience: MS1-MS4 

• MS1/MS2: Understand important research/academic characteristics for a specialty 

• MS3/MS4: Compare your own data to assess your competitiveness for a specialty 

Strengths:   

• Recent data that can be used to evaluate your competitiveness and to understand recent application patterns in a specialty, including demographic characteristics 

Reliability: strong – info directly from NRMP based on applicant ranking behaviors and application characteristics 

Limitations: Does not include non-NRMP participating specialties; data updated every other year; some data essentially self-report from ERAS (e.g., research experiences); some data from Applicant Survey based on an individual’s personal preferences