Statistics
2021
| Certification | |
| All Candidates | 81% |
| First Time Candidates | 85% |
| Repeat Candidates | 67% |
| ABIM-certified | 82% |
| ABP-certified | 82% |
| ABIM/ABP-certified | 91% |
| USA/Canadian Medical School Graduates | 84% |
| Foreign Medical School Graduates | 69% |
| 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 |
| Completed CAP | 2.835 | 3.066 | 3.237 | 3.315 | 3.370 | 3,390 | 3,410 | 3,515 |
| Above 80% | 2,635 | 2,935 | 3,130 | 3,294 | 3,273 | 3,213 | 3,398 | 3,432 |
| Below 80% | 200 | 131 | 107 | 81 | 97 | 67 | 74 | 83 |
| Min Score | 80% | 75% | 55% | 50% | 50% | 33% | 16% | 33% |
| Max Score | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Avg Score | 93% | 93% | 94% | 94% | 93% | 94% | 95% | 95% |
| Incompletes | 321 | 791 | 961 | 691 | 166 | 192 | 218 | 151 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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