Editor’s Spotlight/Take 5: Does “Hoarding” Impact Interview Distribution Among Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Applicants? A Modeling Study Based on a Large Database

Reply to Letter to the Editor: Does “Hoarding” Impact Interview Distribution Among Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Applicants? A Modeling Study Based on a Large Database

“…We thank Mr. Posner and colleagues [4] for their close reading of our work and for their thoughtful response, especially given the personal relevance of the topic to a group of medical students interested in pursuing a career in orthopaedic surgery.…”

“…The dataset and redistribution modeling represent the effects on the overall applicant pool. As the authors of the letter [4] correctly point out, any changes to the process are likely to have effects for at least some individual applicants. Importantly, our paper [2] does not allow for an analysis of the ultimate match rate into residency positions, although a higher number of interviews is associated with a higher probability of matching successfully [3].…”