The Influence of Quality-of-Life, Academic, and Workplace Factors on Residency Program Selection

Nuthalapaty, Francis S.; Jackson, James R.; Owen, John

doi:10.1097/00001888-200405000-00010

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“…Similarly, geographic location was only moderately important to applicants in this study but has been identified as a high priority by other investigators. 5,6,11,17 This may relate to our focus on applicants who have already decided to apply; it is logical that geography would have a lesser role as applicants choose between locations already deemed acceptable, than it would in initial decisions on where to apply.…”

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“…17 This finding could relate to the limited variability in salaries and benefits among programs nationally, making this a less useful discriminating factor. 19 Also, applicants in this study rated the importance of health care benefits higher than they did salary, which may reflect the high cost of health insurance and a growing number of residency applicants with dependents.…”

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“…19 Also, applicants in this study rated the importance of health care benefits higher than they did salary, which may reflect the high cost of health insurance and a growing number of residency applicants with dependents. 17 The literature is unclear about the effect of sex on residency program choice. Earlier studies found no statistically significant sex-based differences but may not have been sufficiently powered.…”

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Applicants' Self-Reported Priorities in Selecting a Residency Program

Phitayakorn¹,

Macklin²,

Goldsmith³

et al. 2015

Journal of Graduate Medical Education

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Resident recruitment is a high-stakes, resource-intensive activity for teaching institutions, graduate medical education programs, and applicants. Hospitals direct substantial resources toward attracting top candidates, recognizing that residents affect the quality and efficiency of patient care, and the institution's reputation. Applicants devote substantial time, money, and emotional energy to selecting a program, which requires a multiyear commitment and has implications for their future careers.Limited information is available to help programs optimize their recruitment process or inform applicants about how their peers make these decisions. Previous survey studies were often limited to a single specialty with a small number of respondents. 1-6The goals of this study were to (1) identify the factors influencing residents' selection of their residency program; (2) determine whether sex, race/ethnicity, or specialty affect factors important to applicants; and (3) assess whether applicant priorities changed from 2004 to 2012, given the increasing medical student debt and the apparent shift toward ''controllable lifestyle'' specialties. 7,8 We hypothesized that applicants prioritized academic factors over factors related to quality of life or program environment, but the importance of quality of life would increase over the study period. We also hypothesized that priorities would vary according to applicants' specialty, sex, and race/ethnicity.

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Applicants' Self-Reported Priorities in Selecting a Residency Program

Phitayakorn¹,

Macklin²,

Goldsmith³

et al. 2015

Journal of Graduate Medical Education

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“…The LSEMR study did not address the effect of friendliness, environment, interview day, academics, positive resident opinions of their program, the content of a program's website, or availability of specialized study in ultrasound or international medicine, factors that were previously shown to be important in residency selection. 7.…”

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Applicant Considerations Associated with Selection of an Emergency Medicine Residency Program

Laskey

Cydulka

2009

Academic Emergency Medicine

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Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to assess variables that residency applicants ranked as influential in making residency choices. The secondary objective was to determine if residents were satisfied with their residency choices.Methods: A secondary analysis was performed on a cohort database from a stratified, random sampling of 322 emergency medicine (EM) residents collected in 1996-1998 and 2001-2004 from the American Board of Emergency Medicine Longitudinal Study on Emergency Medicine Residents (ABEM LSEMR). Residents rated the importance of 18 items in response to the question, ''How much did each of the following factors influence your choice of residency program location?'' The degree to which residents' programs met prior expectations and the levels of satisfaction with residency programs were also assessed. All analyses were conducted using descriptive statistics.Results: Three-hundred twenty-two residents participated in the survey. Residents considered the following to be the most important variables: institutional reputation, hospital facilities, program director reputation, and spousal influence. Several geographic and gender differences were noted. Ninety percent (95% confidence interval [CI] = 86% to 93%) of residents surveyed in their final year answered that the residency program met or exceeded expectations. Seventy-nine percent (95% CI = 76% to 82%) of residents identified themselves as ''highly satisfied'' with their residency choice. Conclusions:The most influential factors in residency choice are institutional and residency director reputation and hospital facilities. Personal issues, such as recreational opportunities and spousal opinion, are also important, but are less influential. Significant geographic differences affecting residency choices exist, as do minor gender differences. A majority of residents were highly satisfied overall with their residency choices.ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2009; 16:355-359 ª

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“…The survey was designed by 2 of the authors (with the consensus of the other authors), and was administered during the 2012-2013 interview season to applicants at Colorado and Texas A&M to determine feasibility. The questions were based on the annual NRMP survey, 1,2 published applicant surveys, 5,6 and training/exposure to ob-gyn procedures and subspecialties. No changes were made to the survey instrument following the pilot administration.…”

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