The Summer Match: A qualitative study exploring a two-stage residency match option.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of residency applications submitted by medical students rises annually, resulting in increased work and costs for residency programs and applicants, particularly in emergency medicine. We propose a solution to this problem: an optional, two-stage Match with a "summer match" stage, in which applicants can submit a limited number of applications early. This would be conducted similarly to the early decision process for college admissions. The study objectives were to explore stakeholder opinions on the feasibility of a summer match and to identify the ideal logistic parameters to operationalize this proposal.

Methods

We used exploratory qualitative methodology following a constructivist paradigm to develop an understanding of the potential impact of a sum

SUBMITTER: Dacre M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8237086 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature