Do Students Have Access to the Data They Desire When Selecting an Emergency Medicine Residency Program? # AA16 Denver Health/UColorado, ETSU, UWashington, NYU, Mount Sinai, Baystate/Tufts Zach Jarou, Sean Ochsenbein, Doug Franzen, Fiona Gallahue, Hilary Fairbrother, Kevin Hu, Adam Kellogg
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 th year MDs o 739 non-4 th 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 3 rd 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, ETSU, UWashington, NYU, Mount Sinai, Baystate/Tufts
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 Zach Jarou, Sean Ochsenbein, Doug Franzen, Fiona Gallahue, Hilary Fairbrother, Kevin Hu, Adam Kellogg Denver Health/UColorado, ETSU, UWashington, NYU, Mount Sinai, Baystate/Tufts
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 Zach Jarou, Sean Ochsenbein, Doug Franzen, Fiona Gallahue, Hilary Fairbrother, Kevin Hu, Adam Kellogg Denver Health/UColorado, ETSU, UWashington, NYU, Mount Sinai, Baystate/Tufts
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 CONCLUSIONSLIMITATIONS 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, 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 | 1pm – Curricular Innovations Session