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A Comparison of Otolaryngology Residency Applicants Over Time and to Other Surgical Applicants.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The impact of preference signaling on interview and match rate for surgical match in resident education: a meta-analysis.BMC medical education · 2025Pooled it
- On and Off-Ramps: Residents Transferring Into and Out of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2026Article
- Sound Progress? Asian Representation in Otolaryngology Residency Programs: A 5-Year Update.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2025Article
- Language Analysis of Matched and Unmatched Otolaryngology Residency Applicants.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2025Article
- Otolaryngology Residency Application Trends and Match Outcomes at a Large Academic Medical Center.ORL; journal for oto-rhino-laryngology and its related specialties · 2025Article
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- How Changing Signaling Volume Impacts the Importance of Away Rotations in the Otolaryngology Match.OTO openArticle
- A Study of Otolaryngology Residency Match Outcomes from the National Residency Matching Program.OTO openArticle
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Abstract
Objective: Understand how otolaryngology residency applicant characteristics have changed over time and compare them to those of other surgical subspecialties. Study Design: Retrospective analysis of academic, extracurricular, and application data in the Texas Seeking Transparency in Application to Residency databases. Setting: Applicants to otolaryngology, neurological surgery, ophthalmology, plastic surgery, urology, and orthopedic surgery applicants from 2019 to 2023. Methods: Kruskal-Wallis, Wilcoxon rank sum, Fischer's exact, and Mann-Whitney Results: Across 4 match cycles and 541 otolaryngology applicants, significant differences were found in the average number of honored clerkships per applicant ( Conclusion: Matching into otolaryngology has become increasingly competitive and is as competitive as peer surgical subspecialties. Strong academic performance, judicious program signaling, increased research involvement, and holistic factors like letters of recommendation may help applicants successfully match.
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