Sheila Pakdaman , Jennifer LaFemina , Katie S. Byrd , Dana M. Dunleavy , Sara G. Balestrieri , Daniel P. Jurich , Aileen J. Dowden , Donna L. Lamb
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Understanding the Ranking and Matching Behaviors During the 2023 and 2024 General Surgery Match Cycles: A Program Signaling Approach
Objective
General Surgery (GS) employed a static signaling practice with five signals per applicant in the 2022 to 2024 application cycles. Previous research demonstrated that signaling enhances a GS applicant's likelihood of being granted a residency interview. To understand the relationship between program signaling and ranking and matching outcomes in GS.
Design
The analysis from the 2023 and 2024 Match data examined the relationship between signaling and three primary outcomes—inclusion on a program’s rank order list (ROL), inclusion on the competitive portion of program ROLs, and matching. A multilevel model was utilized to explore how different factors impact an applicant's odds of being included on a program's ROL.
Setting
This study is a collaboration between the NRMP, AAMC and NBME.
Participants
Participants are medical residents who participated in the 2023 (N = 3903) and 2024 (N = 5057) Match cycles.
Results
Signaling increases the odds of being ranked, and applicants who signaled had higher percentages of being ranked competitively and matching; however, the majority of those on the ROL and who matched did not send a signal. The odds of being ranked increase when the applicant signals a program (OR = 5.63, 95% CI [5.31, 5.98]), is from the same state as the program (OR = 3.52, 95% CI [3.35, 3.70]) or has a Step 1 score one standard deviation above the mean (OR = 1.77, 95% CI [1.74, 1.81]). The odds of being ranked are lower for programs with a high signal-to-application ratio (OR = 0.76, 95% CI [0.71, 0.80]) and for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) (OR = 0.50, 95% CI [0.48, 0.53]) or international medical graduates compared (US IMGs: OR = 0.11, 95% CI [0.10, 0.13]; Non-US IMGs: OR = 0.11, 95% CI [0.09, 0.12]) to U.S. MDs, though all applicants benefit from the use of signals.
Conclusions
Although signaling is not a requirement to be ranked, ranked competitively, or matched to a program in GS, those who signaled were ranked and matched at a higher percentage, with signals having the strongest effect on ROL inclusion.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Surgical Education (JSE) is dedicated to advancing the field of surgical education through original research. The journal publishes research articles in all surgical disciplines on topics relative to the education of surgical students, residents, and fellows, as well as practicing surgeons. Our readers look to JSE for timely, innovative research findings from the international surgical education community. As the official journal of the Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS), JSE publishes the proceedings of the annual APDS meeting held during Surgery Education Week.