ArticleAEM education and training2021
Implementation of holistic review into emergency medicine residency application screening to improve recruitment of underrepresented in medicine applicants.
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- Examining racial, ethnic, and gender representation of applicants and matriculants to emergency medicine residency programs from 2005 to 2021.AEM education and training · 2025Article
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- Public Board Score Reporting Undermines Holistic Review for Residency Selection.Journal of general internal medicine · 2025Article
- Cultivating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Pulmonary and Critical Care Training: A Path Toward Health Care Excellence.Critical care clinics · 2024Review
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- Implementing a Holistic Review Process for Psychiatry Residency Screening and Interviewing.Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing) · 2024Article
- Selection and Recruitment Strategies among Competitive Pediatric Training Programs and the Impact of Diversity.Academic pediatrics · 2024Article
- Using a Consensus-Driven Approach to Incorporate Holistic Review Into an Internal Medicine Residency Program.Journal of graduate medical education · 2023Article
- Beyond diversity and inclusion: Developing a research agenda for anti-racism in emergency medicine education.AEM education and training · 2023Article
- Virtual Brunches to Enhance Recruitment of Residents and Fellows Who Self-Identify as Underrepresented in Medicine.Journal of graduate medical education · 2023Article
- Interventions Associated With Racial and Ethnic Diversity in US Graduate Medical Education: A Scoping Review.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Evaluating the Whole Applicant: Use of Situational Judgment Testing and Personality Testing to Address Disparities in Resident Selection.Current urology reports · 2022Review
- Creating a high-quality personal statement for residency application: A guide for medical students and mentors.AEM education and training · 2022Article
- Increasing Diversity in Residency Training Programs.Cureus · 2022Article
- Making the Personal Statement "Truly Personal": Recommendations From a Qualitative Case Study of Internal Medicine Program and Associate Program Directors.Journal of graduate medical education · 2022Article
- Implementation of holistic review into emergency medicine residency application screening to improve recruitment of underrepresented in medicine applicants.AEM education and training · 2021Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionIncreasing the diversity of the emergency medicine (EM) workforce is imperative, with more diverse teams showing improved patient care and increased innovation. Holistic review, adapted from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), focuses on screening applicants with a balanced method, valuing their experiences, attributes, and academic metrics equally. A core tenet to holistic review is that diversity is essential to excellence.
objectiveImplementation of holistic review into the residency application screening process is effective at improving exposure to underrepresented in medicine (URiM) applicants.
methodsAfter adjustment of our residency application screening rubric, improving our balance across the experience, attributes, and metrics domains, we conducted a retrospective cohort study comparing the representation of URiM applicants invited to interview, interviewed, and ranked by composite score compared to our previous primarily metric-based process.
resultsA total of 8,343 applicants were included in the study. Following implementation of holistic review, we saw an increase in the absolute percent of URiM applicants invited to interview (+11%, 95% confidence interview [CI] = 6.9% to 15.4%,
conclusionHolistic review can be used as a systematic and equitable tool to increase the exposure and recruitment of URiM applicants in EM training programs.
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