Which Residency Programs Interview IMGs at Your Step 2 CK Score?

How to read the bands

Both numbers describe IMGs (international graduates who are not US citizens or permanent residents) whom the program invited to interview, taken from Residency Explorer (AAMC). They are not the scores of matched residents.

• Within reach: the program interviewed at least one IMG whose Step 2 CK was at or below your band score. Someone with your score has been invited before, but you may be at the bottom of the pool.
• Typical range: the 25th percentile of the IMGs the program interviewed is at or below your band score, so your score is at least as high as the bottom quarter of the IMGs it invited.

Programs by Step 2 CK band

Typical-range programs by specialty and band

Each number is the count of programs in that specialty where your band score is at or above the program's IMG 25th percentile. Specialties with at least 8 programs reporting IMG scores are shown. Open a specialty to see its programs.

Compare your band with the specialty medians in step 2 CK scores that get IMGs interviews, by specialty, and check stated cut-offs in step 2 CK minimum scores and cut-offs by specialty.

How to use this

• Start at the band that contains your score and look at the typical-range counts for your specialty.
• Treat "within reach" programs as stretches and "typical range" programs as the core of your list.
• Use the named programs as examples, then filter the full list by visa and location in your account.
• If you graduated more than a few years ago, read older IMG graduates with modest scores: where to apply.