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Do Students Have Access to the Data They Desire When Selecting an Emergency Medicine

Residency Program?

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Denver Health/UColorado, Quillen @ ETSU, UWashington, NYU, Mount Sinai, Baystate/Tufts

Zach Jarou, Sean Ochsenbein, Doug Franzen, Fiona Gallahue, Hilary Fairbrother, Kevin Hu, Adam Kellogg

QUESTIONS? @zachjarou | @DenverEMed

Do Students Have Access to the Data They Desire When Selecting an Emergency Medicine Residency Program?

BACKGROUND• In 2015, 2352 students applied for 1821 emergency

medicine (EM) residency positions at 171 programso 1613 4th year MDso 739 non-4th year MD, osteopathic [DO], and international

medical graduates [IMGs] • Number of applications per interview offer is increasing

o In 2015, matched US seniors submitted a median 39 applications to obtain 19 interview offers (2:1)

o In 2009, it took only 26 applications to obtain 17 interview offers in 2009 (1.5:1)

• Many programs report using filters to screen applicants

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OBJECTIVE• To determine which factors applicants consider most

important when selecting an EM residency program

METHODS• Anonymous web-based survey• Two thousand 3rd and 4th year medical students• Students asked to select 7 program factors from a list of 16

options that they consider most important in selecting an EM residency program

• Preference for geographic location, length of training, and program accreditation type were omitted as the importance of these have previously been validated

RESULTS• 261 respondents (13% response rate) • 210 (80.5%) were 4th years, 51 (19.5%) were 3rd years• 67.3% of respondents were MD students, 26.5% were DO,

and 6.2% were IMGs

Zach Jarou, Sean Ochsenbein, Doug Franzen, Fiona Gallahue, Hilary Fairbrother, Kevin Hu, Adam KelloggDenver Health/UColorado, Quillen @ ETSU, UWashington, NYU, Mount Sinai, Baystate/Tufts


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TOP 8 FACTORS IMPORTANT TO APPLICANTS IN CHOOSING AN EM RESIDENCY

Is moonlighting allowed

Culture description of the ED provided by the program

Program size by total number of current residents

Hospital ED visits per year

USMLE scores required for consideration

Number of shifts per month

Hours worked per shift (8 vs. 10 vs. 12)

Hospital type - University vs. County vs. Community vs. Mix

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%



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BOTTOM 8 FACTORS IMPORTANT TO APPLICANTS IN CHOOSING AN EM RESIDENCY

Total alumni from the program

Research requirement vs. scholarly activity only

Dedicated children's ED at the main training hospital

Percentage of graduates entering fellowship/academic jobs

(Non)-accredited fellowships

Number of weeks spent in the ED during intern year (R1)

Compensation & meals paid/credit by the hospital

% DO & % IMG currently in program

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%



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• Several factors are considered by EM residency applicants, some of which (ie: USMLE scores required for consideration) are not published on program websites, possibly leading towards over application

• By making certain data more transparent, students might be able to make more informed residency application decisions

CONCLUSIONS LIMITATIONS• Absence of questions regarding elective time,

longitudinal specialty tracks, and number of ICU /off-service rotations

• Factors believed to be important by applicants may not be in agreement with what current/graduating residents or academic advisors would recommend


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