Association Between Internal Medicine Residency Applicant Characteristics and Performance on ACGME Milestones During Intern Year.

Background: Residency programs apply varying criteria to the resident selection process. However, it is unclear which applicant characteristics reflect preparedness for residency.

Objective: We determined the applicant characteristics associated with first-year performance in internal medicine residency as assessed by performance on Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Milestones.