Ten Years of a Trans-Pacific Medical Education Partnership—Training Globally to Serve Locally

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Average passing United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 score by year of graduation, Ochsner Clinical School, 2012-2023.
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Average passing United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 2 Clinical Knowledge score by year of graduation, Ochsner Clinical School, 2012-2022.
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First time match rate of match-eligible graduates by year of graduation, Ochsner Clinical School, 2012-2022.

Table 1.

Matriculation, Graduation, and Attrition Rates by Year of Entry, Ochsner Clinical School, 2009-2019

Entry Year	N	Withdrawn (Personal Reasons)	Dismissed (Academic Reasons)	Transferred to University of Queensland Cohort^a	4-year Graduates^b	5-year Graduates	6-year Graduates
2009	16	0	1	4	10	0	1
2010	34	1	1	0	30	2	0
2011	34	2	4	0	26	2	0
2012	80	3	6	0	62	9	0
2013	100	4	1	1	86	6	2
2014	130	6	7	0	103	14	0
2015	120	7	5	0	96	7	5
2016	123	4	5	0	98	12	4
2017	122^c	3	4	0	92	19	3
2018	110^d	3	5	0	86	11	1
2019	108^e	8	8	0	74	5	0

↵^aAfter the class entering in 2009, a policy change strongly discouraged transfers to the traditional Australian University of Queensland cohort.
↵^bStudents off cycle by 1 rotation are considered in the total number of 4-year graduates.
↵^cOne student from the class that matriculated in 2017 remains enrolled.
↵^dFour students from the class that matriculated in 2018 remain enrolled.
↵^eThirteen students from the class that matriculated in 2019 remain enrolled.
Note: The Australian academic year runs from January through November.

Table 2.

Age, Sex, Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) Score, and Postgraduate Degrees at Matriculation, Ochsner Clinical School, 2009-2023

Entry Year	N	Average Age at Entry, Years	Percentage Female	Average MCAT Score^a	Percentage With Master's Degree/PhD
2009	16	26	25	29.4	6
2010	34	27	34	27.9	14
2011	34	26	50	28.6	9
2012	80	25	48	27.6	23
2013	100	25	38	28.5	20
2014	130	25	54	27.8	20
2015	120	26	48	28.8	22
2016	123	27	41	29, 504.7	24
2017	122	26	42	30.1, 503.7	24
2018	110	25	48	30.4, 507.5	21
2019	108	25	55	508	19
2020	118	28	51	509	21
2021	115	27	50	508	25
2022	101	25	50	508	25
2023	90	26	54	510	30

↵^aMCAT scoring changed in 2015, so the mean for both formats is shown for 2016 through 2018. Beginning in 2019, all students had 3-digit scores. The minimum MCAT requirement for Ochsner Clinical School entry was increased from 499 in 2016, to 502 with the class entering in 2018, and to 504 with the class entering in 2019.