<i>Viewpoint From 2 Graduate Medical Education Deans</i> Application Overload in the Residency Match Process

Berger, Jeffrey S.; Cioletti, Anne

doi:10.4300/jgme-d-16-00239.1

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“…The NRMP 2017 Main Residency Match was highly competitive, with 43,157 applicants vying for 31,757 residency positions 9 . In response to the competitive nature of the match, applicants are applying to and interviewing at an increasing number of residency programs to improve their chances of matching 10, 11. Application and interview expenses, as well as the time required to interview, at an increasing number of programs can be prohibitive to prospective residents.…”

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Impact of Doximity Residency Navigator on Graduate Medical Education Recruitment

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Long

Tooley

et al. 2018

Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes

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ObjectiveTo assess residency applicants' use and perceptions of Doximity Residency Navigator (DRN) and to analyze the impact of Doximity reputation rankings on application, interview acceptance, and match list ranking decisions.Participants and MethodsWe developed and distributed a survey seeking feedback from residency applicants to describe their use of DRN during the 2017 residency recruitment and match process. The dates of the study were March 1, 2017, through May 8, 2017.ResultsWe received responses from 2152 of 12,617 applicants (17%) across 24 graduate medical education programs. Sixty-two percent of respondents (n=1339) used DRN during the residency application, interview, and match list process. Doximity reputation rankings were noted to be valuable or very valuable to 78% of respondents (958 of 1233). Overall, 79% of respondents (977 of 1241) reported that Doximity reputation rankings influenced their application, interview acceptance, or match list ranking decisions. When asked about the accuracy of Doximity reputation rankings, 56% of respondents (699 of 1240) believed that rankings were slightly accurate or not accurate. The most commonly used resources to research potential residency programs were residency program websites, American Medical Association resources, and DRN.ConclusionMost survey respondents used DRN during the application, interview, and match ranking process. Doximity reputation rankings were found to be the most valuable resource in DRN, although more than 50% of responders had doubts about the accuracy of reputation rankings.

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Impact of Doximity Residency Navigator on Graduate Medical Education Recruitment

Smith

Long

Tooley

et al. 2018

Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes

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“…The literature offers a number of solutions to address the rising costs of the interview process for applicants and programs, some more provocative than others [3,[5][6][7]. The general reaction to a rise in applications has been to consider increasing the number of interview slots and days.…”

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“…The general reaction to a rise in applications has been to consider increasing the number of interview slots and days. This can have a significant impact on the clinical learning environment as faculty and administrative staff are having to allocate more time to the interview process [5]. In our program, development of grading systems to rank applicants, timely interview invitations, and meticulous attention to filling cancelations has allowed us to maintain the same number of interview slots and days.…”

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“…Perhaps the most easily adoptable and least provocative approach to address the costs of rising applications are to evaluate applicants more holistically with an emphasis on person-organization and person-job "fit." This strategy improves the applicant selection process, rather than simply increasing the quantity [5,9]. The AAMC offers guidance on best practices for interviewing potential applicants and determining "fit."…”

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“…The AAMC offers guidance on best practices for interviewing potential applicants and determining "fit." Interview days that require very little preparation, and minimal knowledge about the program, may motivate applicants who are less enthusiastic about the program to apply [5]. Evidence suggests that use of behavioral or situational questions, standardization of question content, and asking specific job-related questions, all improves rater validity [9].…”

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