How to Create Frequently Used Segments
Overview
Below are the steps to create frequently used Segments.
Biographic Segments
Gender Segment
- Click Add Criteria.
- Select Application Form.
- Type Gender in the search bar (you may need to click Show all fields).
- Select Applicant Gender or Sex.
- Operation = Is.
- Select the Value from the corresponding drop down.
- Values include Male, Female, Prefer not to disclose, Decline to state.
- Click OK and Apply.
Geographic Segments
Hometown Segment
- Click Add Criteria.
- Select Application Form.
- Type Applicant Birth Location in the search bar (you may need to click Show all fields).
- Select the corresponding country, state, city, as applicable.
- Note: you only need to complete one prompt for the segment to generate (e.g., state); completing additional prompts (e.g., city and state) is optional unless you require that information for the segment.
- Click OK and Apply.
Local Applicant Segment
- Click Add Criteria.
- Select Application Form.
- Type State then select Medical School Attended - School state (you may need to click Show all fields).
- Operation = Is Exactly.
- Value = the two letter abbreviation for the state, e.g. FL.
- Click OK and Apply.
Geographic Region Segment
To create a geographic region segment, add the states in that region to the segment builder. For example, to build a west coast regional segment, add CA, OR, and WA.
- Click Add Criteria.
- Select Application Form.
- Type Permanent in the search bar and select Permanent Address (you may need to click Show all fields).
- Type the two letter state code of the applicable state, e.g., CA.
- Click OK.
- Repeat these steps to include additional states in the desired region.
- Note: as you add additional criteria, use the AND/OR operators to configure the segment.
- Click Apply.
Medical School Segments
Medical School Graduation Year Segment
Find applicants who graduated between a certain set of years, e.g., recent graduates from the years 2021-2024.
- Click Add Criteria.
- Select Application Form.
- Type Degree in the search bar and select Medical Schools Attended - Degree Year (you may need to click Show all fields).
- Operation = Contains.
- Value = applicable year, e.g., 2021.
- Repeat these steps until you add all desired years.
- Note: as you add additional criteria, use the AND/OR operators to configure the segment.
- Click OK and Apply.
Graduated from (School) Segment
Find applicants who graduated from a specific medical school.
- Click Add Criteria.
- Select Application Form.
- Type Medical School in the search bar and select Medical Schools Attended - Medical School Name (you may need to click Show all fields).
- Operation = Contains.
- Value = name of medical school, e.g., Wayne State University.
- Set the AND/OR operator to AND.
- Click Add Criteria.
- Select Application Form.
- Type Degree in the search bar and select Medical Schools Attended - Degree Status (you may need to click Show all fields).
- Operation = Is Exactly.
- Value = Degree Awarded.
- Click OK and Apply.
Miscellaneous Segments
Couples Matching Segment
- Click Add Criteria.
- Select Application Form.
- Type Couples in the search bar (you may need to click Show all fields).
- Select NRMP- Couples Match Status.
- Operation = Is.
- Value = Yes.
- Click OK and Apply.
Test Score Segments
USMLE and COMLEX Pass/Fail
This segment displays applicants who have any USMLE or COMLEX failures.
To add USMLE failures to the segment:
- Click Add Criteria.
- Select Application Form.
- Type USMLE in the search bar and select USMLE - Pass/Fail Indicator (you may need to click Show all fields).
- Operation = Contains.
- Value = Fail.
- Click OK and Apply.
To add COMLEX failures to the segment:
- Click Add Criteria.
- Select Application Form.
- Type COMLEX in the search bar and select COMLEX - Exam Status (you may need to click Show all fields).
- Operation = Contains.
- Value = Fail.
- Click OK and Apply.
Change the operator in the segment from AND to OR. Then, click Apply to apply the segment to your applicant grid.
USMLE and COMLEX: Minimum Thresholds
This segment displays applicants who either meet, exceed, or fall below a specified threshold for the USMLE Step 2 CK or COMLEX Level 2.
- Click Add Criteria.
- Select Application Property, then choose one of the following:
- Best USMLE Step2CK Result
- BEST COMLEX Level2-CE Result
- Set the operation to either less than, less than or equal to, greater than, or greater than or equal to.
- Enter the threshold value.
- Click OK and Apply.