The relationship between the orthopedic job market and sports medicine fellowship applications between 2010 and 2017
Objectives: More than 90% of graduating orthopedic residents pursue at least one year of fellowship training. There are no studies to date that examine the trends for sports medicine positions in the orthopedic job market. The purpose of this study was to evaluate trends in orthopedic sports medicin...
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| author | Marcus A Hoof Symone M Brown Cadence B Miskimin Mary K Mulcahey |
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| description | Objectives: More than 90% of graduating orthopedic residents pursue at least one year of fellowship training. There are no studies to date that examine the trends for sports medicine positions in the orthopedic job market. The purpose of this study was to evaluate trends in orthopedic sports medicine positions using postings from four orthopedic journals. Methods: Print advertisements for job positions in three American orthopedic journals ( Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery , Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons , and American Journal of Sports Medicine ) between 2010 and 2017 were reviewed. The results were compared to sports medicine fellowship match trends. Results: Between 2010 and 2017, there were a total of 403 postings for orthopedic sports medicine positions, 186 in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery , 113 in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons , and 52 in American Journal of Sports Medicine . There was a 43% decline in print sports medicine advertisements from 2010 to 2015. The number of job advertisements for sports medicine positions remained consistent (approximately 10%) from 2010 to 2015, then dropped to 2.1% (57/2698) and 1.4% (66/4735) in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Conclusion: There is no direct correlation between job positions advertised in orthopedic journals and sports medicine fellowship positions offered. Additionally, there has been an increase in job advertisements requiring fellowship training, indicating an increased demand for sub-specialty trained orthopedic surgeons. Lastly, the drop in total orthopedic advertisements in the years proceedi ng 2015 may serve as a harbinger for the transition to largely online content, and job postings in journals may not be the most reliable source of job opportunities, but further investigation should be done in relation to this topic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-802f5a074ef8424db69c3a5283dcf9692022-12-22T04:10:04ZengSAGE PublishingDigital Health2055-20762022-09-01810.1177/20552076221123118The relationship between the orthopedic job market and sports medicine fellowship applications between 2010 and 2017Marcus A Hoof0Symone M Brown1Cadence B Miskimin2Mary K Mulcahey3 Department of Orthopaedics, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA Department of Orthopaedics, , New Orleans, LA, USA Department of Orthopaedics, , New Orleans, LA, USA Department of Orthopaedics, , New Orleans, LA, USAObjectives: More than 90% of graduating orthopedic residents pursue at least one year of fellowship training. There are no studies to date that examine the trends for sports medicine positions in the orthopedic job market. The purpose of this study was to evaluate trends in orthopedic sports medicine positions using postings from four orthopedic journals. Methods: Print advertisements for job positions in three American orthopedic journals ( Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery , Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons , and American Journal of Sports Medicine ) between 2010 and 2017 were reviewed. The results were compared to sports medicine fellowship match trends. Results: Between 2010 and 2017, there were a total of 403 postings for orthopedic sports medicine positions, 186 in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery , 113 in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons , and 52 in American Journal of Sports Medicine . There was a 43% decline in print sports medicine advertisements from 2010 to 2015. The number of job advertisements for sports medicine positions remained consistent (approximately 10%) from 2010 to 2015, then dropped to 2.1% (57/2698) and 1.4% (66/4735) in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Conclusion: There is no direct correlation between job positions advertised in orthopedic journals and sports medicine fellowship positions offered. Additionally, there has been an increase in job advertisements requiring fellowship training, indicating an increased demand for sub-specialty trained orthopedic surgeons. Lastly, the drop in total orthopedic advertisements in the years proceedi ng 2015 may serve as a harbinger for the transition to largely online content, and job postings in journals may not be the most reliable source of job opportunities, but further investigation should be done in relation to this topic.https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076221123118 |
| spellingShingle | Marcus A Hoof Symone M Brown Cadence B Miskimin Mary K Mulcahey The relationship between the orthopedic job market and sports medicine fellowship applications between 2010 and 2017 Digital Health |
| title | The relationship between the orthopedic job market and sports medicine fellowship applications between 2010 and 2017 |
| title_full | The relationship between the orthopedic job market and sports medicine fellowship applications between 2010 and 2017 |
| title_fullStr | The relationship between the orthopedic job market and sports medicine fellowship applications between 2010 and 2017 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between the orthopedic job market and sports medicine fellowship applications between 2010 and 2017 |
| title_short | The relationship between the orthopedic job market and sports medicine fellowship applications between 2010 and 2017 |
| title_sort | relationship between the orthopedic job market and sports medicine fellowship applications between 2010 and 2017 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076221123118 |
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