Navigating the Ophthalmology & Urology Match with a Significant Other.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Medical students with a significant other in medical school face challenges when applying for residency as they attempt to match in proximity to their partner. The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) offers a Couples Match to aid such applicants. This system is not available for ophthalmology and urology because these specialties utilize match systems outside the NRMP and have an early match timeline. The purpose of this study is to analyze usage of the Couples Match and assess ophthalmology and urology applicant viewpoints on the Couples Match system.

Design & setting

First, NRMP data on the Couples Match from 1987 to 2021 was reviewed. Second, an online survey was sent to 559 ophthalmology and 321 urology applicants to The Johns Hopkins University School of

SUBMITTER: Massenzio SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9792430 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature