AAIM Recommendations for the 2020-2021 Internal Medicine Residency Application Cycle in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Chretien, Katherine C.; Raj, Jaya; Abraham, R; Aronowitz, Paul B; Astiz, Donna J.; Chheda, Shobhina G.; Esquivel, Ernie; García, M.; Ismail, Nadia; Lane, Susan; McLaughlin, Suzanne; Pereira, Anne G.; Shaheen, Amy W.; Spencer, Abby L.; Tartaglia, Kimberly; Willett, Lisa L.

doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.06.002

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“…46 Program-specific paragraphs were found to be generically crafted, 46 and seemingly exacerbated a downturn in the number of otolaryngology applicants, resulting in them now being optional. 131,132 The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the residency application process in numerous ways, [133][134][135][136] accelerating calls for disruptive innovation and affording opportunities for novel reform. 1,[137][138][139][140][141] Application caps were the most frequently proposed reform (n ¼ 28 articles), and many specialties have recommended limits for the 2020-2021 cycle.…”

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Systems-Level Reforms to the US Resident Selection Process: A Scoping Review

Zastrow

Burk-Rafel²,

London

2021

Journal of Graduate Medical Education

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Background Calls to reform the US resident selection process are growing, given increasing competition and inefficiencies of the current system. Though numerous reforms have been proposed, they have not been comprehensively cataloged. Objective This scoping review was conducted to characterize and categorize literature proposing systems-level reforms to the resident selection process. Methods Following Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines, searches of Embase, MEDLINE, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were performed for references published from January 2005 to February 2020. Articles were included if they proposed reforms that were applicable or generalizable to all applicants, medical schools, or residency programs. An inductive approach to qualitative content analysis was used to generate codes and higher-order categories. Results Of 10 407 unique references screened, 116 met our inclusion criteria. Qualitative analysis generated 34 codes that were grouped into 14 categories according to the broad stages of resident selection: application submission, application review, interviews, and the Match. The most commonly proposed reforms were implementation of an application cap (n = 28), creation of a standardized program database (n = 21), utilization of standardized letters of evaluation (n = 20), and pre-interview screening (n = 13). Conclusions This scoping review collated and categorized proposed reforms to the resident selection process, developing a common language and framework to facilitate national conversations and change.

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Systems-Level Reforms to the US Resident Selection Process: A Scoping Review

Zastrow

Burk-Rafel²,

London

2021

Journal of Graduate Medical Education

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“…14 Additionally, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, internal medicine programs have adopted their own version of the SLOE. 15 A similar letter has recently been introduced for orthopedic surgery applicants. 16 These standardized letters are simple, concise, and provide a more objective measure by which applicants may be compared.…”

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Promoting Access of Osteopathic Medical Students to Surgical Residency Training Programs

Petree

Heard

Schenarts

et al. 2020

The American Surgeon

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The COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered disparities for allopathic and osteopathic surgical applicants for the upcoming 2021 residency application cycle. It has provided an opportunity for change to the current paradigm in surgical resident selection. This study seeks to quantify the disproportionality of opportunities between allopathic and osteopathic students and provides solutions to level the playing field for all applicants.

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“…In 2020, the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM), a national organization representing leaders in undergraduate and graduate internal medicine education, published recommendations for the 2020-2021 internal medicine residency application cycle in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The recommendations addressed multiple aspects of the application process, including conducting all-virtual interviews, suspending outside rotations, utilizing a standardized letter of evaluation (SLOE), advising students on the number of programs to which they should apply, and considering innovations to mitigate application inflation ( 1 ). In May, 2021, AAIM convened a new writing group of UME and GME educators and charged them to develop a set of recommendations to advise residency programs and medical schools how interviews should be conducted during the 2021-2022 recruitment season.…”

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