Oregon Health and Science University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Portland, OR.
West J Emerg Med. 2010 Dec;11(5):474-8.
We sought to characterize the experiences and preferences of applicants to emergency medicine (EM) residency programs about being contacted by programs after their interview day but before the rank list submission deadline.
This cross-sectional study surveyed all applicants to an academic EM residency during the 2006-2007 interview cycle. Participation was anonymous and voluntary. We used a Web-based survey software program to administer the survey in February 2007, after rank lists were submitted. Two additional invitations to participate were sent over the next month. The instrument contained multiple-choice and free-text items. This study was submitted to our Institutional Review Board and was exempt from formal review.
240/706 (34%) of applicants completed the survey. 89% (214/240) of respondents reported being contacted by a residency program after their interview but before rank lists were due. Of those contacted, 91% report being contacted by e-mail; 67% by mail; and 55% by phone. 51% of subjects reported that being contacted changed the order of their rank list in at least one case. A majority of contacted applicants felt "happy" (58%) or "excited" (56%) about being contacted, but significant numbers reported feeling "put on the spot" (21%) or "uncomfortable" (17%).A majority felt that it is appropriate for programs to contact applicants after interview day but before the rank lists are submitted, but 39% of contacted subjects responded that contact by phone is either "always inappropriate" or "usually inappropriate." Regarding perceptions regarding the rules of the match, 80% (165/206) of respondents felt it was appropriate to tell programs where they would be ranked, and 41% (85/206) felt it was appropriate for programs to notify applicants of their place on the program's rank list.
Most EM residency applicants report being contacted by programs after the interview day but before rank lists are submitted. Although applicants feel this practice is appropriate in general, over a third of subjects feel that contact by phone is inappropriate. These findings suggest that residency programs can expect a majority of their applicants to be contacted after an interview at another program, and shed light on how applicants perceive this practice.
我们旨在描述急诊医学（EM）住院医师项目申请人在面试日之后、排名名单提交截止日期之前接到项目方联系的经历和偏好。
本研究为 2006-2007 年面试周期期间的一项学术性 EM 住院医师项目的所有申请人进行了横断面调查。参与者匿名且自愿。我们于 2007 年 2 月在提交排名名单后，使用基于网络的调查软件程序进行了调查。在接下来的一个月内又发送了另外两份参与邀请。该工具包含多项选择和自由文本项目。本研究提交给我们的机构审查委员会，并被豁免正式审查。
706 名申请人中有 240 名（34%）完成了调查。89%（214/240）的受访者报告说，在面试后且在排名名单提交截止日期之前接到过住院医师项目的联系。在被联系的人中，91%的人报告通过电子邮件联系；67%的人通过邮件联系；55%的人通过电话联系。51%的调查对象报告说，至少在一个案例中，接到联系改变了他们的排名名单顺序。大多数接到联系的申请人表示，他们接到联系时感到“高兴”（58%）或“兴奋”（56%），但也有相当数量的人表示感到“尴尬”（21%）或“不舒服”（17%）。大多数人认为项目在面试日之后、排名名单提交截止日期之前联系申请人是合适的，但 39%的被联系对象认为电话联系“总是不合适”或“通常不合适”。关于对比赛规则的看法，80%（165/206）的受访者认为告诉项目方他们的排名是合适的，41%（85/206）的受访者认为项目方通知申请人他们在项目的排名名单上的位置是合适的。
大多数急诊医学住院医师项目的申请人在面试日之后、排名名单提交截止日期之前被项目联系。尽管申请人普遍认为这种做法是合适的，但超过三分之一的受访者认为电话联系是不合适的。这些发现表明，住院医师项目可以预期他们的大多数申请人在参加另一个项目的面试后会接到联系，并揭示了申请人如何看待这种做法。
