biostudies-literatureUnknown15(1)Miles MC<h4>Background</h4>In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, dramatic change in the graduate medical education (GME) trainee recruitment process was required. Kotter's 8-Step Change Model is a change management framework that has been successfully applied to a variety of GME initiatives but not for recruitment redesign.<h4>Objective</h4>To implement major change in program recruitment during the COVID-19 pandemic while maintaining Match outcomes and a high-quality candidate experience.<h4>Methods</h4>In 2020, we applied Kotter's 8 steps to implement major changes to program recruitment for a department of internal medicine including 15 GME programs (1 internal medicine residency and 14 subspecialty fellowships). We collected each program's Match fill rates and used Google Analytics to collect monJournal of graduate medical education98-104https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9934828biostudies-literatureUsing Kotter's Change Management Framework to Redesign Departmental GME Recruitment.PMC9934828Miles MCKelly CHairston KPruitt ZMastandrea NRichardson KMWolfe RLippert JCleveland MfalseUsing Kotter's Change Management Framework to Redesign Departmental GME Recruitment.<h4>Background</h4>In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, dramatic change in the graduate medical education (GME) trainee recruitment process was required. Kotter's 8-Step Change Model is a change management framework that has been successfully applied to a variety of GME initiatives but not for recruitment redesign.<h4>Objective</h4>To implement major change in program recruitment during the COVID-19 pandemic while maintaining Match outcomes and a high-quality candidate experience.<h4>Methods</h4>In 2020, we applied Kotter's 8 steps to implement major changes to program recruitment for a department of internal medicine including 15 GME programs (1 internal medicine residency and 14 subspecialty fellowships). We collected each program's Match fill rates and used Google Analytics to collect mon2023-01-01T00:00:00Z2023 Feb2025-04-04T12:28:51.083Z2025-04-04T12:28:51.083ZS-EPMC99348283681752610.4300/jgme-d-22-00191.110.4300/JGME-D-22-00191.1