Otolaryngology interest groups: A potential solution to the residency match crisis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether medical student Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Oto-HNS) interest groups increase student and resident interest in the specialty and influence decisions to apply to Oto-HNS residency.

Methods

Two web-based surveys were distributed by the Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at UConn Health: one to current medical students at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and the other to currents residents at Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-approved otolaryngology training programs.

Results

Fifty medical students and 89 residents completed the surveys. Several components were assessed in these surveys, including factors contributing to the selection process, interest group availability, attendance

SUBMITTER: Naples JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6383298 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature