Financial Implications of the Emergency Medicine Interview Process.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emergency medicine (EM) residency interviews are an important, yet costly process for programs and applicants. The total economic burden of the EM interviewing process is previously unstudied. Graduate medical education funding and student finances are both fragile shifting sources, which appear to fund most of these economic expenditures.

Objectives

The total economic impact of the EM interview season is unknown. This study sought to calculate total dollars spent by EM residency programs and senior medical students (M4) during interview season. Potential solutions for reducing this burden will be outlined.

Methods

Institutional review board-approved, piloted e-mail surveys were sent to accredited (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education [ACGME

SUBMITTER: Van Dermark JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6001822 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature