Do audition electives impact match success?
Purpose: The authors sought to determine the value of the audition elective to the overall success of medical students in the match. Method: The authors surveyed 1,335 fourth-year medical students at 10 medical schools in 2013. The study took place over a 2-month period immediately following the mat...
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| author | Elizabeth Higgins Linnie Newman Katherine Halligan Margaret Miller Sally Schwab Lynn Kosowicz |
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| description | Purpose: The authors sought to determine the value of the audition elective to the overall success of medical students in the match. Method: The authors surveyed 1,335 fourth-year medical students at 10 medical schools in 2013. The study took place over a 2-month period immediately following the match. Medical students were emailed a 14-question survey and asked about audition electives, rank order, and cost of ‘away’ rotations. Results: One hundred percent of students wishing to match in otolaryngology, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, radiation oncology, and urology took the audition electives. The difference by specialty in the proportion of students who took an audition was statistically significant (p<0.001). Of the students who auditioned, 71% matched at one of their top three choices compared with 84% of non-auditioners who matched to one of their top three choices (p<0.01). Conclusions: Students performed a large number of ‘away’ rotations as ‘auditions’ in order to improve their chances in the match. For certain competitive specialties, virtually all students auditioned. Overall, students who did not audition were just as successful as or more successful than students who did audition. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-76220ec8ae754b628050ae8f206b695d2022-12-21T18:38:36ZengTaylor & Francis GroupMedical Education Online1087-29812016-06-012101410.3402/meo.v21.3132531325Do audition electives impact match success?Elizabeth Higgins0Linnie Newman1Katherine Halligan2Margaret Miller3Sally Schwab4Lynn Kosowicz5 Department of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA Department of Medical Education, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA Department of Pediatrics, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, Denver, CO, USA Faculty Development, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA Department of Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USAPurpose: The authors sought to determine the value of the audition elective to the overall success of medical students in the match. Method: The authors surveyed 1,335 fourth-year medical students at 10 medical schools in 2013. The study took place over a 2-month period immediately following the match. Medical students were emailed a 14-question survey and asked about audition electives, rank order, and cost of ‘away’ rotations. Results: One hundred percent of students wishing to match in otolaryngology, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, radiation oncology, and urology took the audition electives. The difference by specialty in the proportion of students who took an audition was statistically significant (p<0.001). Of the students who auditioned, 71% matched at one of their top three choices compared with 84% of non-auditioners who matched to one of their top three choices (p<0.01). Conclusions: Students performed a large number of ‘away’ rotations as ‘auditions’ in order to improve their chances in the match. For certain competitive specialties, virtually all students auditioned. Overall, students who did not audition were just as successful as or more successful than students who did audition.http://med-ed-online.net/index.php/meo/article/view/31325/47123auditionelectivesmatch4th year students |
| spellingShingle | Elizabeth Higgins Linnie Newman Katherine Halligan Margaret Miller Sally Schwab Lynn Kosowicz Do audition electives impact match success? Medical Education Online audition electives match 4th year students |
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