ArticleThe western journal of emergency medicine2023
Deciphering a Changing Match Environment in Emergency Medicine and Identifying Residency Program Needs.
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- Changes in the Growth Rate for Emergency Medicine Residency Training Positions From 2011 to 2025.AEM education and training · 2025Article
- Pre- and Post-Pandemic Trends in Emergency Medicine Resident Attrition.AEM education and training · 2025Article
- Monitoring the Evolving Match Environment in Emergency Medicine 2023.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Push and Pull: What Factors Attracted Applicants to Emergency Medicine and What Factors Pushed Them Away Following the 2023 Match.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Cracking the code on the emergency medicine match: It's about supply and demand, not interviews.AEM education and training · 2024Article
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Abstract
introductionThe Match in emergency medicine (EM) is historically competitive for applicants; however, the 2022 residency Match had a large number of unfilled positions. We sought to characterize the impact of and response to the Match on programs and determine programs' needs for successful recruitment strategies.
methodsWe conducted a web-based survey of EM residency program leadership during March-April 2022. Program characteristics were generated from publicly available data, and descriptive statistics were generated. We analyzed free-text responses thematically.
resultsThere were 133/277 (48%) categorical EM residency programs that responded. Of those, 53.8% (70/130) reported a negative impression of their Match results; 17.7% (23/130) positive; and the remainder neutral (28.5%; 37/130). Three- and four-year programs did not differ in their risk of unfilled status. Hybrid programs had a higher likelihood of going unfilled (odds ratio [OR] 4.52, confidence interval [CI] 1.7-12.04) vs community (OR 1.62, CI 0.68-3.86) or university programs (0.16, 0.0-0.49). Unfilled programs were geographically concentrated. The quality of applicants was perceived the same as previous years and did not differ between filled and unfilled programs. Respondents worried the expansion of EM residency positions and perceptions of the EM job market were major factors influencing the Match. They expressed interest in introducing changes to the interview process, including caps on applications and interviews, as well as a need for more structural support for programs and the specialty.
conclusionThis survey identifies impacts of the changed match environment on a broad range of programs and identifies specific needs. Future work should be directed toward a deeper understanding of the factors contributing to changes in the specialty and the development of evidence-based interventions.
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