Availability of Emergency Medicine Away Rotations.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Residency directors in emergency medicine (EM) have been placing increased value on the Standardized Letter of Evaluation to evaluate the escalating numbers of residency applications received each year. This has placed added significance on EM away rotations (ARs). We sought to determine the overall availability of ARs in EM.

Methods

We surveyed clerkships sites at the end of 2018-2019 application season. The survey requested data about maximum rotation spots available, actual number of students that rotated, and data about application processing and rotation offer decision making.

Results

We received 190 responses, of which 129 (49% of 262 clerkship sites surveyed) provided data regarding available positions and student rotators. A total of 3,472 ARs were

SUBMITTER: Kiemeney M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8019196 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature