{"id":2739,"date":"2016-11-09T13:54:42","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T18:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/education\/residents\/generalsurgery\/for-prospective-residents\/resident-demographics\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T10:03:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T14:03:48","slug":"resident-demographics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/education\/residents\/generalsurgery\/for-prospective-residents\/resident-demographics\/","title":{"rendered":"Resident Demographics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">UNC Residents come from all over the United States and across the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/ResidentsMedicalSchools.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/ResidentsMedicalSchools-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/ResidentsMedicalSchools-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/ResidentsMedicalSchools-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/ResidentsMedicalSchools-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/ResidentsMedicalSchools-688x512.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/ResidentsMedicalSchools.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"xSmallFont\">(click to enlarge)<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Resident stats<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Male to Female: 50\/50<\/li>\n<li>Married vs. Single: 1\/3 vs. 2\/3<\/li>\n<li>73% of resident graduates go directly into Fellowship, while 27% enter practice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Board Pass Rates<\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Five-year first time pass rate for Qualifying Exam: <strong>97%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 60px\">National average: 86%<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Five-year first time pass rate for Certifying Exam: <strong>93%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 60px\">82% for all takers<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Overall first time QE\/CE pass rate: <strong>90%*<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 60px\">73% for all takers<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 30px\">RRC minimum pass rate for QE\/CE: 60%<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 30px\">*Top 20 nationally<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span class=\"xSmallFont\">data via <a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.absurgery.org\/xfer\/5yr_summary.pdf\" target=\"_self\">Program Summary of Performance on ABS Exams: 2009-2014<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"MsoNormal\">Specialties Pursued<\/h2>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]<br \/>\n\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNC Residents come from all over the United States and across the world. 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