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ArticleThe American surgeon2023

Increasing lengths of rank order lists of applicants and programs of US medical residencies.

Kevin Newsome, Brendon Sen-Crowe, Dino Fanfan, Mark McKenny, Adel Elkbuli

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Article in The American surgeon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It carries an expression of concern. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Kevin NewsomeDepartment of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Kendall Regional Medical Center, Miami, FL, USA.
Brendon Sen-CroweDepartment of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Kendall Regional Medical Center, Miami, FL, USA.
Dino FanfanDepartment of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Kendall Regional Medical Center, Miami, FL, USA.
Mark McKennyDepartment of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Kendall Regional Medical Center, Miami, FL, USA.
Adel ElkbuliDepartment of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Kendall Regional Medical Center, Miami, FL, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo match medical students into residency training programs, both the program and student create rank order lists (ROLs). We aim to investigate temporal trends in ROL lengths across 7 match cycles between 2014 and 2021 for both matched and unmatched residency applicants and programs.

methodsretrospective study of ROLs of 7 match cycles, 2014-2021. Residency match and ROL data were extracted from the NRMP database to assess the number of programs filled and unfilled, length of ROLs, position matched, and average ranks per position for osteopathic (DO) and allopathic (MD) medical programs.

resultsFor filled residency programs, the average ROL length consistently increased from 70.72 in 2015 to 88.73 in 2021 (

conclusionTrends across the past 7 residency match cycles suggest that ROL lengths for both programs and applicants have been increasing with matched programs and applicants submitting significantly longer ROLs than unmatched applicants. Additionally, fewer applicants are matching at their preferred programs over time. Our findings support the mounting evidence that the Match has become increasingly congested and we discuss the possible factors that may be contributing to the current state of the Match as well as potential solutions.

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Internship and ResidencyOsteopathic MedicineStudents, MedicalEducation, Medical, GraduateHumansRetrospective StudiesGraduate Medical Education residency trainingmatch ratesNational Residency Matching Programrank order listsurgical education

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PMID34734532

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