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
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