Medical schools as gatekeepers: A survey and analysis of factors predicting dermatology residency placement

Scaling the gates: Mentor relationships and scholarly work facilitate dermatology residency placement

“…They hypothesized that qualitative factors, such as mentorship, might have helped certain medical schools match more residents than those expected based on research rank alone. Based on our analysis of matched dermatology applicants, we offer evidence pertaining to mentor relationships to expound the findings of Ogidi et al 1 and add further insight into dermatology matching. 2 We analyzed matched applicants from top-25 Doximity-ranked dermatology residencies from 2016 to 2018 (n ¼ 345).…”

“…To the Editor: We read with interest the study by Ogidi et al 1 investigating the association between medical school characteristics and the number of matched dermatology residency applicants. The authors reported that from 2017 to 2020, more students from medical schools affiliated with dermatology residency programs (8.9 vs 3.9; P \.001) and those with dermatology clerkship rotations (10.7 vs 7.3; P \.001) matched into dermatology residencies than those from medical schools without dermatology residency programs and those without dermatology clerkship rotations.…”

Resources Utilized by Otolaryngology Fellowship Directors When Determining Reputations of Residency Programs

“…Residency program directors use USNWR for medical school ranking as a factor when selecting future residents, with students from top 40 medical schools often viewed favorably. 8 Similarly, when fellowship directors are considering fellowship candidates, residency reputation is often cited as an important factor impacting the strength of the application. 4 Our results are consistent with prior studies and demonstrate the importance of residency reputation when selecting fellowship candidates.…”

The linked roles of research and mentorship in dermatology matching success

“…Our analysis of dermatology residents highlighted the importance of research and exposure in dermatology match success while hypothesizing the importance of mentorship. 2 As Yeh et al suggest with their study, research is an important factor in dermatology match success. Furthermore, mentorship, research output, and residency program presence are all linked factors that may improve an applicant's match success; however, there are limitations to both of our analyses.…”

“…To the Editor: We read the response of Yeh et al 1 to our recent study 2 with great interest and appreciate their further analysis of scholarly work and mentorship in the dermatology match process. Our analysis of dermatology residents highlighted the importance of research and exposure in dermatology match success while hypothesizing the importance of mentorship.…”