New Insights Into the Dermatology Residency Application Process Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

Stewart, Claire; Chernoff, Karen A.; Wildman, Horatio F.; Lipner, Shari R.

doi:10.12788/cutis.0054

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated discussions about the resident application process, with increased calls for reform within dermatology and across all specialties. 38 , 39 Areas of particular interest include: preference signaling mechanisms, application and interview limits, virtual interviewing, increased transparency between programs and applicants, and an honest accounting of how we counsel dermatology hopefuls and weigh certain application parameters such as Step scores, research gap years, and publication numbers. Considerations to optimize the process are critical to address ongoing changes to UME and to create a more equitable and sustainable application process beyond the current crisis.…”

Section: Impact On Resident Recruitment and Selectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of COVID-19 on Dermatology Residency

Samimi

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Rosman

et al. 2021

Dermatologic Clinics

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COVID-19 has created challenges across medicine, including in medical education, with deeply rooted impacts in the dermatology residency experience. Its effects are both acute and chronic, including: shifts to virtual education and conferences, skewed clinical experiences, negatively impacted wellness, and uncertainty in the future. As educators and mentors, it is important to recognize and address these issues so that we may remain transparent, adaptable, and engaged as we continue to build a better tomorrow for our resident trainees.

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Section: Impact On Resident Recruitment and Selectionmentioning

confidence: 99%