Internal Medicine Program Directors' Perceptions of the "All In" Match Rule: A Cross-Sectional Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since 2013, the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) has asked all programs to declare themselves to be "all in" or "all out" for the NRMP. Before this rule was enacted, program directors who were surveyed expressed concerns about what they anticipated with the change, including resources for increased applications and potential delays with residency start times.

Objective

This study investigated the positive and negative effects of the rule change on recruiting seen from the perspective of internal medicine (IM) program directors.

Methods

In this mixed model cross-sectional survey, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-accredited IM program directors were surveyed regarding their impressions of the impact of the policy change. Data were

SUBMITTER: Alweis R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5398148 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature