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Statistics

Certification 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Candidates 156 183 178 171 163 176 181 182
Total Pass Rate 88% 81% 81% 83% 83% 81% 91% 91%
First Time Candidates 91% 85% 89% 86% 86% 84% 94% 94%
Repeat Candidates 67% 62% 51% 71% 67% 71% 77% 70%
ABIM-certified 87% 83% 85% 86% 84% 82% 95% 92%
ABP-certified 89% 80% 77% 79% 83% 81% 86% 89%
ABIM/ABP-certified 91% 60% 100% 82% 87% 91% 88% 88%
USA/Canadian Medical School Graduates 88% 81% 80% 86% 85% 85% 91% 93%
Foreign Medical School Graduates 87% 83% 88% 65% 78% 68% 89% 81%


CAP Progress Comparison 2018 Block 1 2018 Block 2 2019 Block 1 2019 Block 2 2020 Block 1 2021 Block 1 2021 Block 2 2022 Block 1 2022 Block 2 2023 Block 1 2023 Block 2
Completed CAP 2.835 3.066 3.237 3.315 3.370 3,390 3,410 3,515 3.419 3,496 3,509
Above 80% 2,635 2,935 3,130 3,294 3,273 3,213 3,398 3,432 3.357 3,456 3,424
Below 80% 200 131 107 81 97 67 74 83 62 40 55
Min Score 80% 75% 55% 50% 50% 33% 16% 33% 50% 60% 55%
Max Score 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Avg Score 93% 93% 94% 94% 93% 94% 95% 95% 93% 94% 93%
Incompletes 321 791 961 691 166 192 218 151 75 68 30
Average time to answer article-based questions 1 minute 20 seconds 1 minute 2 seconds 1 minute 23 seconds 1 minute 6 seconds 1 minute 28 seconds 1 minute 17 seconds 1 minute 18 seconds 1 minute 11 seconds 1 minute 14 seconds 1 minute 17 seconds 1 minute 15 seconds
Average time to answer core questions 1 minute 34 seconds 1 minute 47 seconds 1 minute 20 seconds 1 minute 34 seconds 1 minute 28 seconds 1 minute 42 seconds 1 minute 13 seconds 1 minute 37 seconds 1 minute 19 seconds 1 minute 22 seconds 1 minute 12 seconds


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