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Medicine, General & Internal
Reesa L. Monir, Kristina Michaudet, Joseph G. Monir, Kiarash P. Rahmanian, Charlie Michaudet, Lou Ann Cooper, Heather Harrell
Summary: Despite the existence of the NRMP Match Participation Agreement, violations of matching rules continue to occur, particularly during the interview process. These violations include asking applicants about other interview locations and pressuring them to reveal their rankings. With the exception of communication implying matching outcomes, most applicants view programs that engage in such violations negatively and tend to rank them lower.
CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
(2021)
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Urology & Nephrology
Juan Sebastian Rodriguez-Alvarez, Carlos Munoz-Lopez, Roger K. Khouri Jr, Joao Pedro Emrich Accioly, Samuel Harwood, Steven C. Campbell, Molly E. DeWitt-Foy
Summary: This study aims to assess the factors influencing the choice of preference signaling and sub-internships by urology applicants. The results show that applicants prioritize geographic location and perceived quality of training when choosing where to do their internships. The diversity of residents plays a significant role in attracting diverse applicants.
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Lauren Bougioukas, Alyssa Heiser, Adrian Berg, Marek Polomsky, Chris Rokkas, Fuyuki Hirashima
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the trends, qualifications, race/ethnicity, and gender of applicants to integrated cardiothoracic (CT I-6) residency programs and compare them with other competitive surgical subspecialties.
JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2023)
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Orthopedics
Jennings H. Dooley, Kristen A. Bettin, Clayton C. Bettin
Summary: Efficiently sorting through hundreds of competitive applicants and identifying well-qualified candidates is crucial for the success and growth of orthopedic surgery. Ensuring that the representation within orthopedic surgery reflects that of the general population is important for providing the best possible care to patients in an increasingly diverse world.
ORTHOPEDIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
(2021)
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Ravi Theja Chintapalli, Muneeb Shah, Christopher M. Straus
Summary: This study used publicly available resources to analyze shifts in match metrics for diagnostic radiology residency from 2008 to 2018. The results showed no significant trends in applicant volumes or match rates, but significant upward trends in total interview volumes and average interviews attended per applicant. The findings also revealed a strong positive correlation between average interviews attended per applicant and the average number of ranks needed by programs to fill a position.
ACADEMIC RADIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Deanna Claus, Dustin Anderson, Vera Staley, Jeri Forster, Adele Meron
Summary: An updated analysis of data collected by NRMP for PM&R residency program applicants from 2007 to 2018 showed an increase in the number of applicants and residency positions. Matched applicants had longer rank order lists and higher USMLE scores compared to unmatched applicants. PM&R applicants had significantly faster increase in USMLE scores compared to other medical specialties.
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Clinical Neurology
Kurt A. Yaeger, Alexander J. Schupper, Jeffrey T. Gilligan, Isabelle M. Germano
Summary: Neurosurgery residency is highly competitive with a match rate of 65%. Applicants have recently prioritized programs that value resident well-being over strictly academic factors.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY
(2021)
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Urology & Nephrology
Jennifer Fantasia, Sammy Elsamra, Simone Thavaseelan
Summary: Preference signaling (PS) is a standardized system in which students can demonstrate genuine interest in a particular program by sending a signal or token. It helps to streamline pre-interview communication and allows programs to identify applicants with sincere interest, potentially optimizing scarce resources such as time and interview slots in the match process.
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Urology & Nephrology
Gianpaolo P. Carpinito, Rohit R. Badia, Roger K. Khouri, Vishnu Ganesan, Alexander P. Kenigsberg, Steven J. Hudak, Gary E. Lemack
Summary: To guide future decisions, a survey was conducted to assess applicant response to the preference signaling program and continuing virtual aspects of the 2022 Urology Residency Match. The majority of applicants were satisfied with the preference signaling program and preferred virtual interviews. The geographic location of programs had the highest impact on the choice of programs for preference signaling.
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Gianpaolo P. Carpinito, Roger K. Khouri, Alexander P. Kenigsberg, Vishnu Ganesan, Amy Kuprasertkul, Kelly M. Caldwell, Steven J. Hudak, Gary E. Lemack
Summary: The majority of applicants prefer virtual interviews and believe all interview offers should be released on the same day. Faculty and resident interviews were deemed the most important factors in program ranking, and were adequately replicated in the virtual format.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ian Etheart, Stephanie M. Krise, J. B. Burns, Kristen Conrad-Schnetz
Summary: The year 2020 marked the first match under single accreditation, impacting DO applicants attempting to match into surgical specialties. From 2018 to 2020, DO applicants saw a decrease in matched spots in surgical specialties. MD applicants had higher match rates in certain specialties, and a significant number of former AOA programs now have MD program directors as a result of single accreditation.
CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
(2021)
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Urology & Nephrology
Joon Kyung Kim, Benjamin Morrison, Jason Bylund, Alison Rasper, Benjamin M. Dropkin
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the influencing factors of preference signaling among urology residency applicants during the 2022 AUA Match. An anonymous questionnaire survey was emailed to applicants to our institution for the match. The results showed that program location and reputation were the most important factors influencing preference signaling. Program location was considered the most important factor. Preference signaling appears to have a beneficial impact on obtaining interviews and successfully matching.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Afreen A. Siddiqui, Alyssa Reese, Sarah Debs, Michele M. Carr
Summary: This study reviewed the changes made by otolaryngology residency program directors during the 2020-2021 NRMP match cycle and explored their attitudes towards the 2021-2022 match cycle. The results showed that despite some changes, the match outcomes were perceived as typical by a majority of program directors, providing comfort to applicants.
CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
(2022)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Ralph Grauer, Daniel Ranti, Kirsten Greene, Michael A. Gorin, Mani Menon, Sasa Zorc
Summary: This study analyzed the usage and results of preference signals in the American Urological Association urology match, finding that geographic similarity and signal usage were associated with successful applications. The findings provide important insights for future behavior.
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Urology & Nephrology
Christopher J. Warren, Chanan R. Reitblat, Charles A. Ferreri, Nicholas W. Eyrich, Stephanie Daignault-Newton, Juan J. Andino, Hossein Sadeghi-Nejad, Raj S. Pruthi, Kate H. Kraft
Summary: This study examines stakeholders' perspectives on the lack of in-person externships and the transition to a virtual urology residency interview format. The majority of applicants were satisfied with their match outcomes, but unmatched applicants were significantly more likely to be unsatisfied. Most program directors expressed satisfaction with the match outcomes. Although most applicants and program directors recommended retaining an in-person externship option, there was ambivalence regarding the format of interviews for future match cycles.