ArticleJournal of graduate medical education2021
Mission-Based Filters in the Electronic Residency Application Service: Saving Time and Promoting Diversity.
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- Evaluating Methodology for Increasing Diversity in US Residency Training Programs: A Scoping Review.Journal of graduate medical education · 2025Article
- Holistic Review in Applicant Selection: A Scoping Review.Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges · 2025Article
- U.S. Medical School Graduates' Placement in Graduate Medical Education: A National Study.Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges · 2025Observational
- 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
- To the Editor: Immigrant Applicants to Residency in the United States.Journal of graduate medical education · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundHolistic review promotes diversity, but widespread implementation remains limited.
objectiveWe aimed to develop a practical approach to incorporate holistic review principles in screening applicants in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) and to assess the impact on diversity.
methodsThree residency programs (internal medicine [IM], pediatrics, and surgery) at McGovern Medical School developed filters to identify applicants with experiences/attributes aligned with the institutional mission. These filters were retroactively applied to each program's 2019-2020 applicant pool using built-in ERAS capabilities to group applicants by user-defined features. We compared the demographics of applicants reviewed during the cycle with those identified retrospectively through experiences/attributes filters.
resultsThe IM, pediatrics, and surgery programs received 3527, 1341, and 1313 applications, respectively, in 2019-2020. Retrospective use of experiences/attributes filters, without scores, narrowed the IM applicant pool for review to 1301 compared to 1323 applicants reviewed during actual recruitment, while the pediatrics filters identified 514 applicants compared to 384 at baseline. The surgery filters resulted in 582 applicants, but data were missing for baseline comparison. Compared to the baseline screening approach utilizing scores, mission-based filters increased the proportions of underrepresented in medicine applicants selected for review in IM (54.8% [95% CI 52.1-57.5] vs 22.7% [20.4-24.9],
conclusionsProgram directors can leverage existing ERAS features to conduct application screening in alignment with holistic review principles. Widespread implementation could have important repercussions for enhancing physician workforce diversity.
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