Outcomes in the Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Match, 2010-2017

Mulcahey, Mary K.; Hayes, Meghan K.; Smith, Christopher M.; Kraeutler, Matthew J.; Trojan, Jeffrey D; McCarty, Eric C.

doi:10.1177/2325967118771845

Cited by 13 publications

(14 citation statements)

References 15 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Regardless, 207 of 222 (93%) positions were filled across the participating sports medicine fellowship programs, which was similar to previous years. 28 Bates et al 29 provided perspectives on the virtual interview process for radiation oncology residency programs and stated that virtual interviews led to increased efficiency by allowing residency programs to interview more applicants per day while allowing faculty to maintain their clinical duties. In addition, the reduced costs of the virtual interviews allowed applicants to attend more interviews and fellowship programs to interview more total applicants.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Virtual Interviews for Sports Medicine Fellowship Positions Save Time and Money but Don’t Replace In-Person Meetings

Clark

Kraeutler

McCarty

et al. 2022

Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose: To understand the perceptions of program directors (PDs) and fellowship applicants regarding the virtual interview process for orthopaedic surgery sports medicine fellowship programs. Methods: An anonymous online survey was distributed through the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) to applicants and PDs of orthopaedic surgery sports medicine fellowship programs following the 2020-2021 fellowship application cycle. Results: A total of 40 responses were received from PDs for a response rate of 47% (40 of 85) and 72 responses were received from applicants for a response rate of 27% (72 of 271). All of the surveyed PDs (40/40, 100%) agreed/strongly agreed that the applicant's interview carries significant weight in determining where an applicant is ranked on the match list. Fifty-eight percent (23 of 40) of PDs agreed/strongly agreed that virtual interviews negatively affected their personal connection with the fellowship interviewee. The presence of virtual interviews allowed 80% (57 of 71) of applicants to go on more interviews. Seventy-three percent (51 of 70) of applicants were able to save greater than $5,000 on travel expenses and 63% (25 of 40) of fellowship programs were able to save greater than $2,500 by conducting virtual interviews. Conclusions: Virtual interviews allowed fellowship programs and applicants to complete more interviews, but both PDs and applicants stated that interviewing in-person was important for applicants to meet faculty and tour the institution where they may be spending a year. In contrast, significant financial savings resulted due to the transition to virtual interviews. Finally, both PDs and applicants were in favor of having the option of interviewing virtually, suggesting that virtual interviews may continue to play a role in future application cycles. Clinical Relevance: This study may be valuable to fellowship programs that will continue to implement virtual interviews into future application cycles.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Virtual Interviews for Sports Medicine Fellowship Positions Save Time and Money but Don’t Replace In-Person Meetings

Clark

Kraeutler

McCarty

et al. 2022

Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The study also indicated that 2013 was the only year in which there were more positions than applicants ( Figure 1 ). 16 Our study demonstrated that in 2013, in comparison to 2012, there was a decline from 32 to 9 sports medicine advertisements in JAAOS and from 12 to 9 in AJSM .…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 57%

“…In 2018, Mulcahey et al 16 evaluated sports medicine fellowship match results from 2010–2017 to identify the overall match rate, number of programs filled, and number of applicants that were ranked by filled programs during this time period. The study utilized the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine match data including the number of applicants, number of matched/unmatched positions, and number of applicants matching into one of their top two positions.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The relationship between the orthopedic job market and sports medicine fellowship applications between 2010 and 2017

et al. 2022

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objectives: More than 90% of graduating orthopedic residents pursue at least one year of fellowship training. There are no studies to date that examine the trends for sports medicine positions in the orthopedic job market. The purpose of this study was to evaluate trends in orthopedic sports medicine positions using postings from four orthopedic journals. Methods: Print advertisements for job positions in three American orthopedic journals ( Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and American Journal of Sports Medicine) between 2010 and 2017 were reviewed. The results were compared to sports medicine fellowship match trends. Results: Between 2010 and 2017, there were a total of 403 postings for orthopedic sports medicine positions, 186 in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 113 in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and 52 in American Journal of Sports Medicine. There was a 43% decline in print sports medicine advertisements from 2010 to 2015. The number of job advertisements for sports medicine positions remained consistent (approximately 10%) from 2010 to 2015, then dropped to 2.1% (57/2698) and 1.4% (66/4735) in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Conclusion: There is no direct correlation between job positions advertised in orthopedic journals and sports medicine fellowship positions offered. Additionally, there has been an increase in job advertisements requiring fellowship training, indicating an increased demand for sub-specialty trained orthopedic surgeons. Lastly, the drop in total orthopedic advertisements in the years proceedi ng 2015 may serve as a harbinger for the transition to largely online content, and job postings in journals may not be the most reliable source of job opportunities, but further investigation should be done in relation to this topic.

show abstract

“…Promising evidence has been published regarding fellowship match outcomes. 19 From 2010 to 2017, the mean number of programs participating in the fellowship match was 92.9 with an average of 244.8 applicants per year. 19 Of these programs, 75.8% matched all available fellowship positions and interviewed an average of 9.0 applicants per position compared to programs that did not fully match, which interviewed 6.5 applicants per position.…”

Section: Traditional Sports Medicine Fellowship Interview Processmentioning

confidence: 99%

“… 19 From 2010 to 2017, the mean number of programs participating in the fellowship match was 92.9 with an average of 244.8 applicants per year. 19 Of these programs, 75.8% matched all available fellowship positions and interviewed an average of 9.0 applicants per position compared to programs that did not fully match, which interviewed 6.5 applicants per position. Furthermore, Mulcahey and colleagues 19 revealed that 92.0% of these applicants successfully matched into a sports medicine fellowship program.…”

Section: Traditional Sports Medicine Fellowship Interview Processmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Application Process

Peebles¹,

Kraeutler²,

Waterman³

et al. 2021

Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Over the last year, coronavirus disease 2019 has spread across the world as a global pandemic, bringing unprecedented changes to the healthcare landscape for patients and physicians. Medical trainees have been similarly affected, as medical schools throughout the United States have implemented remote learning-based curriculums and withdrawn third-and fourth-year students from in-hospital clerkships. Of particular importance is the impact of COVID-19 on current orthopaedic surgery residents applying to subspecialty fellowship programs. Because of the highly transmissible nature of the virus and current social distancing restrictions, orthopaedic sports medicine fellowship interviews are being held virtually during the 2020e2021 application cycle. This transition to videoconference interviewing may de-emphasize an applicant's unique personality or interpersonal interactions that are traditionally captured in a variety of settings during the interview day. In turn, this may lead to increased prioritization of various aspects of the application, such as the applicant's residency program, letters of recommendation, and research productivity. Matching to a sports medicine fellowship program is an inherently competitive process and the COVID-19 pandemic presents novel challenges to orthopaedic residents in their efforts to successfully match. The purpose of this review is to describe the changes made to the orthopaedic sports medicine fellowship interview process resulting from COVID-19 during the 2020-2021 application cycle and discuss how these changes may impact the future fellowship application process. This review discusses the changes made to the orthopaedic sports medicine fellowship interview process caused by COVID-19 during the 2020e2021 application cycle. This review also assesses how such changes may impact the future application process and proposes potential adaptations to the current virtual interview format if it should become the new standard moving forward.S ince being declared a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, by the World Health Organization, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has resulted in over 2 million deaths and more than 102 million cases worldwide. 1

show abstract

Outcomes in the Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Match, 2010-2017

Cited by 13 publications

References 15 publications

Virtual Interviews for Sports Medicine Fellowship Positions Save Time and Money but Don’t Replace In-Person Meetings

Virtual Interviews for Sports Medicine Fellowship Positions Save Time and Money but Don’t Replace In-Person Meetings

The relationship between the orthopedic job market and sports medicine fellowship applications between 2010 and 2017

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Application Process

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About