Ryley K Zastrow1, Jesse Burk-Rafel2, Daniel A London3. 1. is a Fourth-Year Medical Student, Department of Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. 2. is Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, and Assistant Director of UME-GME Innovation, Institute for Innovations in Medical Education, NYU Grossman School of Medicine. 3. At the time of writing, was an Orthopaedic Surgery Resident, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and is currently a Hand Surgery Fellow, Mary S. Stern Hand Surgery Fellowship, TriHealth.
Abstract
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.
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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