<scp>COVID</scp>‐19 and the Otolaryngology Residency Match: Rising Incidence of Home Matches

Bernstein, Jeffrey D.; Harmon, Matthew; Watson, Deborah

doi:10.1002/lary.30028

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“…Regardless of region, an overall increase was observed as well during the study period from 19% HP matched applicants on average between 2016-2020 to 29% HP matched applicants in 2021. Two recent studies also identified an increase in applicants matching at their respective home programs [ 6 , 12 ]. Additionally, this was also similar to what was seen in the integrated plastic surgery match, another competitive surgical specialty, in 2021 where there was a 9% increase in HP matches [ 13 ].…”

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COVID-19 and the Otolaryngology Match: An Increase in Applicants Remaining Close to Home

Whisonant¹,

Shahriari²,

McDonald³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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Introduction: Otolaryngology residency remains one of the most competitive surgical subspecialties to apply for with a 63% match rate in 2021. This is a difficult and stressful process for applicants in any given year, and it was even further complicated by restrictions mandated by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) protections. Analyzing geographical trends in successfully matched applicants provides prospective applicants and programs with helpful information about how previous trends were affected by the pandemic as we look toward future match cycles. Methods: The medical schools of 1,587 successfully matched applicants from 2017-2021 were identified and compared to the 116 otolaryngology residency programs. Successful applicants’ medical school state and region were then compared to the location of their matched residency program state and region. From this, we evaluated the number of applicants matching at the residency program affiliated with their medical school or at a residency program within the same state or region as their home medical school. Results: A significant increase in the percentage of applicants matching at their home program and within their home state (p < 0.001) occurred in 2021 when compared to previous years. Applicants matching within their home region was not found to increase significantly (p = 0.43) in 2021 compared to previously. The regions with the greatest increase in the percentage of applicants matching to their home programs were the Northeast and Midwest (12% increase), while the Midwest had the largest increase in percentage of applicants matching within their home state (15%). Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected the otolaryngology match in 2021 with applicants and programs alike choosing to stay closer to home with their residency match selections. Overall, regional location remains a major determinant of future residency location for otolaryngology applicants, and this did not change significantly during 2021, but applicants matched more frequently at their home medical school program. It is anticipated that the match process will be similar in 2022 given the ongoing pandemic, so the importance of home program and region will likely be emphasized again.

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COVID-19 and the Otolaryngology Match: An Increase in Applicants Remaining Close to Home

Whisonant¹,

Shahriari²,

McDonald³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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“…Their team attributed the observed difference to a lack of in-person opportunities outside of the applicant’s home program. Bernstein et al 18 investigated geographic trends and home program match trends of otolaryngology during the COVID-19 pandemic and identified a statistically significant increase from the 2020 match to the 2021 match (22% in 2020 to 30% in their COVID-impacted group). Their study did not identify any geographic differences in matching between the cohorts.…”

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“…There is also only 1 year of information available for COVID-impacted data. In addition, there is a paucity of information regarding the impact of virtual interviewing on the orthopaedic surgery match process during 2020 to 2021 10 , 11 , 18 , 19 . Even if such data existed, the extreme variability in the structure of each virtual rotation would require further analysis based on offerings of the rotation.…”

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Effects of COVID-19 on Geographical Trends in the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Match

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BACKGROUND: Historically, medical students often match within the same geographic location or to an orthopaedic surgery residency program affiliated with their medical school. The objective of this investigation was to determine differences in geographic trends between orthopaedic residents matching before and during the Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic. METHODS: This study analyzed 2 groups of orthopaedic residents: Pre-COVID cohort (years 2016-2020) and COVIDimpacted cohort (year 2021). A list of accredited orthopaedic surgery residency programs (n = 202) was obtained. Orthopaedic residency program webpages were located (region [n = 4], division [n = 9], state [n = 50]). For each resident, their medical school and year of postgraduate training were recorded. Year 2021 resident information was obtained from the orthopaedic residency program webpages, social media accounts, and medical school match lists. Residency programs affiliated with a medical school were also assigned. Descriptive statistics were performed. Two sample Student t tests with Bonferroni correction applied to p-values (a < 0.05 significant) were performed. RESULTS: There were 4,832 residents analyzed (4,074 in Pre-COVID cohort; 758 in COVID-impacted cohort [758/868 of all positions in 2021 Match]). Statistically significant differences were detected between the COVID-impacted cohort (39.6%, p < 0.001) matching in the same state as their medical school (Pre-COVID 33.1%) and the COVID-impacted cohort (28.0%, p < 0.001) matching to a residency program affiliated with their medical school (Pre-COVID 21.2%). In the COVIDimpacted cohort, students who matched in state matched to their home program more frequently (69.3%) compared with the Pre-COVID cohort (60.5%). Geographically, there was a difference in the COVID-impacted cohort (52.5%, p < 0.011) matching in the same division (Pre-COVID 47.5%). No statistically significant differences were identified for residents matching to the same region as their medical school (Pre-COVID 60.1%; COVID-impacted 61%, p = 0.968). CONCLUSION: Residents matching in the same state, in the same division, and to a residency program affiliated with their medical school increased significantly in the COVID-impacted cohort. There was no difference between cohorts matching in the same region as their medical school.

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“…With the increased competitiveness of otolaryngology residency programs along with multiple changes to the application process during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to determine their impact on applications and residency programs. Previous studies of otolaryngology applicants have used the National Residency Match Program data to show a significant increase in the number of applicants matching at or close to home during the years of the COVID-19 pandemic, likely due to the limitations of away rotations and in-person interviews [ 11 - 12 ]. Studies were performed with dermatology and orthopedics applicants looking more specifically at the change in costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic [ 9 , 13 ].…”

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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Expenses of Medical Students Applying to Otolaryngology Residency Programs

Powers¹,

Favre²,

Raghavan³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to many changes in the residency application process. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of these changes on the cost of applying to otolaryngology residency programs.Materials and Methods: A retrospective, cross-sectional analysis was conducted using the Texas Seeking Transparency in Application to Residency (Texas STAR) Dashboard database to determine the differences in residency application costs from 2019 to 2022. Applicant information and cost data including application fees, interview expenses, away rotation expenses, total expenses, and geographic regions were collected. Median expenses and interquartile ranges were reported for each year and geographic region. Nonparametric comparisons were conducted.Results: Data from 499 otolaryngology applicants were collected from the Texas STAR database. The total expenses, interview expenses, and away rotation expenses of applicants from 2019 to 2022 were significantly decreased (p < 0.001) in all regions of the United States with the greatest decrease between 2020 and 2021. Application fees (p = 0.005) were not significantly different among regions of the United States throughout the time period studied. Conclusion:The COVID-19 pandemic significantly decreased the total expenses of applying to otolaryngology residencies including away rotation and interview expenses.

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COVID‐19 and the Otolaryngology Residency Match: Rising Incidence of Home Matches

Cited by 15 publications

References 5 publications

COVID-19 and the Otolaryngology Match: An Increase in Applicants Remaining Close to Home

COVID-19 and the Otolaryngology Match: An Increase in Applicants Remaining Close to Home

Effects of COVID-19 on Geographical Trends in the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Match

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Expenses of Medical Students Applying to Otolaryngology Residency Programs

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