Matching into competitive surgical residencies: predictors of success

Autor: Jacob S Nasser, Anthony R Artino, Terry Kind, Xuejing Duan, Angela P Mihalic, Katherine Chretien
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Medical Education Online, Vol 28, Iss 1 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 10872981
1087-2981
DOI: 10.1080/10872981.2023.2189558
Popis: ABSTRACTEvidence-informed data may help students matching into competitive residency programs guide curricular activities, extracurricular activities, and residency career choices. We aimed to examine the characteristics of students applying to competitive surgical residencies and identify predictors of matching success. We identified the five lowest match rates for the surgical subspecialities listed in the 2020 National Resident Matching Program report to define a surgical residency as competitive. We analyzed a database from 115 United States medical schools regarding application data from 2017 to 2020. Multilevel logistic regression was used to determine predictors of matching. Statistical significance was set at p
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