Schwan Josianna, Abaza Mona, Cabrera-Muffly Cristina
University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, U.S.A.
Laryngoscope. 2015 Oct;125(10):2291-4. doi: 10.1002/lary.25268. Epub 2015 Mar 30.
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: To determine the attitudes of otolaryngology residency program directors and chairpersons toward unmatched residency applicants, including whether a surgical internship or research year is preferred in considering repeat applicants.
Cross-sectional survey.
Approval was obtained from the Colorado Multiple Institution Review Board. A 12-question Web-based survey was sent to otolaryngology residency program directors and chairpersons three times over a 6-week period. Responses collected from respondents were anonymous, with no identifying characteristics.
Forty-five percent of those contacted responded to the survey. The most commonly recommended course of action for an unmatched applicant was completion of a general surgery intern year (43%) or a year of research (31%). Program directors were more likely than chairpersons to recommend a year of research (P value 0.014). Ninety-seven percent of the respondents felt it was important or essential to obtain new letters of recommendation. Respondents ranked poor interview skills as the most common reason for applicants remaining unmatched (29%).
Otolaryngology residency match is even more competitive for previously unmatched applicants. Unmatched applicants should be advised to proceed with either a research year or postgraduate year 1 general surgery year. Before applying again, applicants should obtain new letters of recommendation, and the importance of improving poor interviewing skills should be emphasized by advisors.
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目的/假设：确定耳鼻咽喉科住院医师培训项目主任和主席对未匹配的住院医师申请人的态度，包括在考虑再次申请的申请人时，外科实习年或研究年是否更受青睐。
横断面调查。
获得科罗拉多多机构审查委员会的批准。在6周内分三次向耳鼻咽喉科住院医师培训项目主任和主席发送了一份包含12个问题的网络调查问卷。从受访者收集的回复是匿名的，没有识别特征。
45% 的被联系者回复了调查。对于未匹配的申请人，最常被推荐的行动方案是完成普通外科实习年（43%）或进行一年的研究（31%）。项目主任比主席更有可能推荐一年的研究（P值0.014）。97% 的受访者认为获得新的推荐信很重要或至关重要。受访者将面试技巧差列为申请人未匹配的最常见原因（29%）。
对于之前未匹配的申请人来说，耳鼻咽喉科住院医师匹配竞争更加激烈。应建议未匹配的申请人继续进行一年的研究或普通外科研究生一年级学习。再次申请之前，申请人应获得新的推荐信，顾问应强调提高差的面试技巧的重要性。
不适用。
