Outcomes

COMLEX Past Performances  MATCH Data

 

Graduate Outcome Data

WVSOM pays very close attention to the performance of its graduates. The charts below provide the past five (5) year performance of WVSOM graduates in the following areas: Graduation, Retention, and Graduate Medical Education Residency Match.

Graduation Rates

Six Year Graduation Rates All Previous Years Entering Class 2012-13
Expected Class of 2014		 Entering Class 2013-14
Expected Class of 2015		 Entering Class 2014-15
Expected Class of 2016		 Entering Class 2015-16
Expected Class of 2017		 Entering Class 2016-17
Expected Class of 2018		 All-Time Total
Total 3306 198 193 198 211 212 4318
- Graduated in 6 Years or Less 3103 (94%) 172 (87%) 176 (91%) 184 (93%) 203 (96%) 192 (91%)

4030 (93%)

 

Retention Rates

Retention Rates* Academic Year
2017-18		 Academic Year
2018-19		 Academic Year
2019-20		 Academic Year
2020-21		 Academic Year
2021-22
1st Year Student 95% 95% 96% 95% 97%
2nd Year Student 98% 98% 99% 99% 97%
3rd Year Student 99% 98% 95% 98% 99%
4th Year Student 100% 97% 99% 97% 98%

* Retention rates equal the percentage of students being retained in the program each academic year.

 

Graduate Medical Education (GME) Residency Placement (Match)

Timeframe of Graduates
receiving a D.O. degree		 Total Graduates applying for
placement during that timeframe		 # and % applied to and obtained or were offered placement # and % who applied but were unable to obtain placement
July 1, 2021–June 30, 2022 192 190 (99%) 2 (1%)
July 1, 2020–June 30, 2021 178 171 (96.1%) 7 (3.9%)
July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020 194 192 (99%) 1 (1%)
July 1, 2018–June 30, 2019 207 205 (99%) 2 (1%)
July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018 193 190 (98.4%) 3 (1.6%)
July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017 182 182 (100%) 0
July 1, 2015–June 30, 2016 187 187 (100%) 0

 

National Boards (COMLEX-Level 1, Level 2CE and Level 2PE-USA) Pass Rates*

  2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022
Level 1 (NBOME cohort May 1 - April 30)
1st Attempt 85.13% 89.33% 89.64% 92.35%
All Attempts 97% 97.3% 97.45% 98.41%
Level 2 - CE (NBOME Cohort June 1- May 31)
1st Attempt 93.14% 93.75% 91.06% 96.95%
All Attempts 97.98% 99% 98.84% 100%
Level 2 - PE (NBOME Cohort March 1 - March 1)
1st Attempt 92.8% 92.1% N/A N/A
All Attempts 98.98% 99.4% N/A N/A

*Data compiled on September 9, 2022. Data source: 1st Attempt - NBOME website/School Annual Reports; All Attempts - institutional data repository

 

National Boards (COMLEX Level 3-USA) Pass Rates*

Level 3
  NBOME Cohort
March 2017 - May 2018		 NBOME Cohort
September 2018 - December 2019		 NBOME Cohort
January 2020 - December 2020		 NBOME Cohort
January 2021 - December 2021
1st Attempt 93.08% 97.69% 93.78% 94.54%
All Attempts 98.30% 100% 94.82% 96.71%

*Data compiled on September 9, 2022. Data source: 1st Attempt - NBOME website/School Annual Reports; All Attempts - institutional data repository