Profile of the OSU College of Medicine Student Quinn Capers, IV, M. D. , F. A. C. C. , F. S. C. A. I. Assistant Professor of Medicine Director, Peripheral Vascular Interventions Division of Cardiovascular Medicine Associate Dean of Admissions
College of Medicine • Ranked #27 by U. S. News & World Report – Goal to be in top 20 by 2015 • Top 10 of public medical schools
Ohio State University Our rise in the rankings 17 points since 2003 U. S. News & World Report
USNWR Medical School Rankings: What Do They Measure? • Peer assessment • Assessment score by residency directors • Avg Undergrad GPA • Avg MCAT • Total NIH grants • Acceptance rate (total accepts/total applications) • NIH grants/faculty member • Faculty/Student ratio
Entering Class of 2010 Profile • • Total Number of Applications: 4, 237 Total Applicants Interviewed: 879 Total Acceptances: 466 Total Class Size: 220 – Underrepresented in Medicine: 34 – Males: 119 – Females: 101
107 institutions 50 Ohio 57 Non-Ohio 10 Ivy League
Entering Class of 2009 Profile • Class GPA: 3. 70 • Class Science GPA: 3. 63 • MCAT Composite: 32. 91 Q – Verbal Mean: 10. 52 – Biological Mean: 11. 52 – Physical Science Mean: 11. 43 – Writing Section: Q
Progress! 2009 2010 • Avg MCAT: 32. 91 • Avg MCAT: 33. 46 • # “Activated” from waiting list: 22 • # “Activated” from waiting list: 5
US Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 Step 2 CK Students Tested 200 199 OSU Pass Rate 95. 5% 98. 9% OSU Mean 223 237 National Mean 221 229
2010 Residency MATCH 200 participants – 41% in Ohio – Primary Care – 45% • • • Family Medicine – 11% Internal Medicine – 12% Pediatrics – 12% Medicine/Pediatrics – 4% Ob/Gyn – 6%
Key Out of State Residency Placements • • • Anesthesiology – UCLA, U. of Chicago, UNC, Iowa, Tufts Dermatology – Jackson Memorial/Miami, U. of Colorado Emergency Med – Beth Israel/Deaconess/Boston ENT – UT Southwestern, U. of Michigan Family Medicine – Oregon, U. of Virginia General Surgery – UCSD, USC, Tufts Internal Med – U. of Virginia, Boston U. , Duke, Cedars/Sinai/LA Med-Peds – Vanderbilt, U. of Chicago, Pittsburgh Neurosurgery – Emory Orthopedic Surgery – Mass General/Boston, Henry Ford, Mayo Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation – Emory Radiology – U of Minnesota, Northwestern