Do Students Have Access to the Data They Desire When Selecting an Emergency Medicine Residency Program?
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Presented at the 2016 CORD Academic Assembly in Nashville, Tennessee. A product of CORD's Student Advising Task Force.
![Do Students Have Access to the Data They Desire When
Selecting an Emergency Medicine Residency Program?
BACKGROUND
• In 2015, 2352 students applied for 1821 emergency
medicine (EM) residency positions at 171 programs
o 1613 4th year MDs
o 739 non-4th year MD, osteopathic [DO], and international
medical graduates [IMGs]
• Number of applications per interview offer is increasing
o In 2015, matched US seniors submitted a median 39
applications to obtain 19 interview offers (2:1)
o In 2009, it took only 26 applications to obtain 17 interview
offers in 2009 (1.5:1)
• Many programs report using filters to screen applicants
#CORDAA16
OBJECTIVE
• To determine which factors applicants consider most
important when selecting an EM residency program
METHODS
• Anonymous web-based survey
• Two thousand 3rd and 4th year medical students
• Students asked to select 7 program factors from a list of 16
options that they consider most important in selecting an
EM residency program
• Preference for geographic location, length of training, and
program accreditation type were omitted as the
importance of these have previously been validated
RESULTS
• 261 respondents (13% response rate)
• 210 (80.5%) were 4th years, 51 (19.5%) were 3rd years
• 67.3% of respondents were MD students, 26.5% were DO,
and 6.2% were IMGs
Zach Jarou, Sean Ochsenbein, Doug Franzen, Fiona Gallahue, Hilary Fairbrother, Kevin Hu, Adam Kellogg
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- 1. Do Students Have Access to the Data They Desire When Selecting an Emergency Medicine Residency Program? Denver Health/UColorado, Quillen @ ETSU, UWashington, NYU, Mount Sinai, Baystate/Tufts Zach Jarou, Sean Ochsenbein, Doug Franzen, Fiona Gallahue, Hilary Fairbrother, Kevin Hu, Adam Kellogg QUESTIONS? @zachjarou | @DenverEMed
- 2. Do Students Have Access to the Data They Desire When Selecting an Emergency Medicine Residency Program? BACKGROUND • In 2015, 2352 students applied for 1821 emergency medicine (EM) residency positions at 171 programs o 1613 4th year MDs o 739 non-4th year MD, osteopathic [DO], and international medical graduates [IMGs] • Number of applications per interview offer is increasing o In 2015, matched US seniors submitted a median 39 applications to obtain 19 interview offers (2:1) o In 2009, it took only 26 applications to obtain 17 interview offers in 2009 (1.5:1) • Many programs report using filters to screen applicants #CORDAA16 OBJECTIVE • To determine which factors applicants consider most important when selecting an EM residency program METHODS • Anonymous web-based survey • Two thousand 3rd and 4th year medical students • Students asked to select 7 program factors from a list of 16 options that they consider most important in selecting an EM residency program • Preference for geographic location, length of training, and program accreditation type were omitted as the importance of these have previously been validated RESULTS • 261 respondents (13% response rate) • 210 (80.5%) were 4th years, 51 (19.5%) were 3rd years • 67.3% of respondents were MD students, 26.5% were DO, and 6.2% were IMGs Zach Jarou, Sean Ochsenbein, Doug Franzen, Fiona Gallahue, Hilary Fairbrother, Kevin Hu, Adam Kellogg Denver Health/UColorado, Quillen @ ETSU, UWashington, NYU, Mount Sinai, Baystate/Tufts
- 3. Do Students Have Access to the Data They Desire When Selecting an Emergency Medicine Residency Program? #CORDAA16 TOP 8 FACTORS IMPORTANT TO APPLICANTS IN CHOOSING AN EM RESIDENCY 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Is moonlighting allowed Culture description of the ED provided by the program Program size by total number of current residents Hospital ED visits per year USMLE scores required for consideration Number of shifts per month Hours worked per shift (8 vs. 10 vs. 12) Hospital type - University vs. County vs. Community vs. Mix Zach Jarou, Sean Ochsenbein, Doug Franzen, Fiona Gallahue, Hilary Fairbrother, Kevin Hu, Adam Kellogg Denver Health/UColorado, Quillen @ ETSU, UWashington, NYU, Mount Sinai, Baystate/Tufts
- 4. Do Students Have Access to the Data They Desire When Selecting an Emergency Medicine Residency Program? #CORDAA16 BOTTOM 8 FACTORS IMPORTANT TO APPLICANTS IN CHOOSING AN EM RESIDENCY 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Total alumni from the program Research requirement vs. scholarly activity only Dedicated children's ED at the main training hospital Percentage of graduates entering fellowship/academic jobs (Non)-accredited fellowships Number of weeks spent in the ED during intern year (R1) Compensation & meals paid/credit by the hospital % DO & % IMG currently in program Zach Jarou, Sean Ochsenbein, Doug Franzen, Fiona Gallahue, Hilary Fairbrother, Kevin Hu, Adam Kellogg Denver Health/UColorado, Quillen @ ETSU, UWashington, NYU, Mount Sinai, Baystate/Tufts
- 5. Do Students Have Access to the Data They Desire When Selecting an Emergency Medicine Residency Program? #CORDAA16 • Several factors are considered by EM residency applicants, some of which (ie: USMLE scores required for consideration) are not published on program websites, possibly leading towards over application • By making certain data more transparent, students might be able to make more informed residency application decisions CONCLUSIONS LIMITATIONS • Absence of questions regarding elective time, longitudinal specialty tracks, and number of ICU /off-service rotations • Factors believed to be important by applicants may not be in agreement with what current/graduating residents or academic advisors would recommend Zach Jarou, Sean Ochsenbein, Doug Franzen, Fiona Gallahue, Hilary Fairbrother, Kevin Hu, Adam Kellogg Denver Health/UColorado, Quillen @ ETSU, UWashington, NYU, Mount Sinai, Baystate/Tufts Learn more about the next generation residency directory, a collaboration between EMRA, CORD’s SATF, and CDEM EMRA Match v4.0 | www.emra.org/match Thursday @ 1pm – Curricular Innovations Session QUESTIONS? @zachjarou | @DenverEMed