Internal and geographic dermatology match trends in the age of COVID-19

Abstract

The sample size of subgroups was not large enough to make comparisons of the MIC between countries or skin types. Future studies should aim to assess the MIC and SDC within the same patient population, including different ethnicities, to provide more representative results and could focus on further optimizations (eg, by use of VESplus) to reduce the SDC to become smaller than the MIC. 5 Patients seem to perceive even very small changes in BSA involvement as an improvement and that location and disease extent are important to consider when interpreting changes in VES and SA-VES. Our results improve the interpretability of these measurement instruments and can be used to determine number of responders in future studies using the VES and SA-VES as outcome instruments.We express our gratitude to the volunteering patients who participated in this study.

Cross-sectional study of dermatology residency home match incidence during the COVID-19 pandemic

“…This aligns with previous analyses of COVID-19 match trends. 4 Program size was also significant in that home matching appeared to occur more frequently with programs having more spots than the national median of 4 and less often with programs having fewer spots (P ¼ .00001) (Table II).…”

Orthopaedic surgery residency match trends during COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study

“…Some factors leading to increased home match rates in orthopaedic surgery also have been observed in other competitive specialties 5–7. In one study, otolaryngology applicants placed a high value on the geographic location of a residency program 5.…”

“…Similar to the authors’ findings, increased home match rates also have been observed in dermatology. 7 Further research should investigate other specialties; they might find a consistent increase in home matching within several competitive specialties.…”

“…Some factors leading to increased home match rates in orthopaedic surgery also have been observed in other competitive specialties. [5][6][7] In one study, otolaryngology applicants placed a high value on the geographic location of a residency program. 5 After observing a 2.3 to 3.7 times higher than expected regional match ratio in ophthalmology residents, Loh et al 6 speculated that geographic bias might reflect implied interest between applicants and programs.…”

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Canadian Dermatology Residency Match

“…Analyses of the American dermatology match found a significant increase in home school matches and minor increase in regional matches in 2020-2021. [1][2][3] However, the impact of COVID-19 on CaRMS has yet to be explored.…”