The Role of Geography in the AUA Residency Match

Anwar, Taha; Wakefield, Mark R.; Murray, Katie S.

doi:10.1097/ju.0000000000000796

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“…4 For instance, 45% of trainees matched at a urology program within the same AUA Section as their medical school. 5 The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in unprecedented changes in the residency match process implemented across all specialties. To our knowledge, this is the first study to analyze urology match outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic application cycle compared to previous cycles.…”

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Urology Match Outcomes during the Coronavirus Pandemic

2021

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“…4 For instance, 45% of trainees matched at a urology program within the same AUA Section as their medical school. 5…”

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Urology Match Outcomes during the Coronavirus Pandemic

2021

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“…5 A recent analysis of the 2018-2019 match demonstrated that 65% of applicants matched at a program outside of the region of their medical school. 12 It is possible that the interview process introduces some applicants to geographic locations that they may not have previously seen or considered. The impact of this void on applicants' choices will likely be significant.…”

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Urology Residency Applications in the COVID-19 Era

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Khouri

Kuprasertkul

et al. 2020

Urology

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OBJECTIVETo evaluate urology applicants' opinions about the interview process during the COVID-19 pandemic. MATERIAL AND METHODSAn anonymous survey was emailed to applicants to our institution from the 2019 and 2020 urology matches prior to issuance of professional organization guidelines. The survey inquired about attitudes toward the residency interview process in the era of COVID-19 and which interview elements could be replicated virtually. Descriptive statistics were utilized. RESULTSEighty percent of urology applicants from the 2019 and 2020 matches received our survey. One hundred fifty-six people (24% of recipients) responded. Thirty-four percent preferred virtual interviews, while 41% in-person interviews at each program, and 25% regional/centralized interviews. Sixty-four percent said that interactions with residents (pre/postinterview social and informal time) were the most important interview day component and 81% said it could not be replicated virtually. Conversely, 81% believed faculty interviews could be replicated virtually. Eighty-seven percent believed that city visits could not be accomplished virtually. A plurality felt that away rotations and second-looks should be allowed (both 45%). COMMENTApplicants feel that faculty interviews can be replicated virtually, while resident interactions cannot.Steps such as a low-stakes second looks after programs submit rank lists (potentially extending this window) and small virtual encounters with residents could ease applicant concerns. CONCLUSIONApplicants have concerns about changes to the match processes. Programs can adopt virtual best practices to address these issues. UROLOGY 143: 55−61, 2020.

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“…Our findings add an additional year of study to corroborate early findings from Gabrielson et al, who found that there was no home or in-section geographic clustering in the first year of the pandemic. 3 Our analysis indicates that large residency programs were already consistently matching applicants at home and in section from 2016-2020, and hence, the pandemic had limited effects on their match patterns. Conversely, small programs became significantly more likely to prefer geographically proximal applicants during the pandemic.…”

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“…Strong geographic ties often serve as auxiliary measures of perceived interest. 3 , 4 , 5 Moreover, geographic proximity facilitates networking to build program familiarity with prospective candidates or their faculty mentors. Previously, applicants lacking established geographic ties would utilize interviews, away rotations, and associated recommendation letters to express interest, but pandemic-related changes have complicated this strategy.…”

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confidence: 99%