From Scores to Scholarship: Evolving Metrics in Vascular Surgery Residency Admissions

Ismail Zazay, James R. Burmeister, Jose I. Ortiz De Elguea-Lizarraga, Lily Cormier, Annie Cherner, Mitchell Cox, John Sealy School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Published online on December 23, 2025

Abstract

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Volume 60, Issue 5, Page 462-466, July 2026.
BackgroundIn 2022, the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 transitioned to a pass/fail format, removing a long-standing objective measure from residency applications. This shift led applicants and/or residency program directors to ...