Student Achievement
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) evaluates success with respect to student achievement consistent with its mission and with national criteria for health related institutions of higher learning. UTMB pursues and achieves its educational mission through the academic programs it offers in its four schools.
Pass Rates for National Certification and Licensure Exams
Graduates of our clinical programs, with the exception of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, are required to pass a certification or licensure examination for practice. UTMB has set a target pass rate of 90% for each of these programs.
School of Health Professions
| Program |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
| Clinical Laboratory Sciences |
95% |
100% |
88% |
90% |
89% |
91% |
| Physical Therapy |
100% |
97% |
100% |
92% |
98% |
100% |
| Occupational Therapy |
93% |
100% |
95% |
96% |
100% |
95% |
| Respiratory Care |
93% |
95% |
90% |
87% |
92% |
100% |
| Nutrition and Metabolism |
100% |
100% |
83% |
83% |
88% |
95% |
School of Medicine
| Program |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
| USMLE Step 1 |
99% |
98% |
98% |
98% |
98% |
|
| USMLE Step 2 - Clinical Knowledge |
95% |
95% |
96% |
97% |
|
|
| USMLE Step 2 - Skills |
95% |
92% |
95% |
95% |
|
|
| Physician Assistant Studies* |
100% |
95% |
100% |
100% |
93% |
97% |
* First-time test takers
School of Nursing
| Program |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
| NCLEX-RN |
94% |
95% |
97% |
97% |
99% |
99% |
| Adult Gerontology Primary |
96% |
100% |
85% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
| Family Nurse Practitioner |
99% |
99% |
91% |
99% |
98% |
100% |
| Neonatal Nurse Practitioner |
100% |
76% |
94% |
71% |
96% |
90% |
| Clinical Nurse Leader |
89% |
67% |
100% |
56% |
82% |
100% |
In the event the pass rate does not meet the criterion, programs receive immediate and intense attention by faculty, program, and school leadership.
National Residency Matching
A closely monitored measure of the effectiveness of UTMB's medical education program and the competitiveness of medical school graduates is the rate at which they successfully place into residencies through the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) to complete the graduate medical education portion of their training. UTMB's criterion is 90%. Table 3 summarizes the NRMP rate of placement for the past five years.
| Year |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Matched through NRMP
Initial Results |
92% |
94% |
82% |
92% |
87% |
88% |
89% |
87% |
| Percent eligible who started residency |
95% |
96% |
92% |
95% |
93% |
94% |
97% |
96% |
Undergraduate Job Placement Rates
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board tracks graduates of all undergraduate higher education programs in Texas and matches social security numbers to payroll data collected by the state as well as data from the federal government. The result is a profile of the employment rates for programs and schools at UTMB. UTMB's criterion is an 85% rate. Table 4 shows the employment rate for undergraduates who completed their educational program in the year indicated.
|
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
|
Cohort |
Rate |
Cohort |
Rate |
Cohort |
Rate |
Cohort |
Rate |
| Clinical Laboratory Science |
71 |
92% |
74 |
80% |
54 |
87% |
53 |
81% |
| Nursing |
331 |
95% |
399 |
93% |
388 |
91% |
399 |
90% |
| Respiratory Care |
25 |
92% |
19 |
58% |
20 |
40% |
24 |
79% |