From the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI (Dr. Cotter, Mr. Polce, Dr. Lee, Dr. Williams, Dr. Spiker, Dr. Grogan and Dr. Lang).
J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev. 2021 Nov 15;5(11):e21.00247. doi: 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-21-00247.
The purpose of this study was to (1) determine the incidence of a research gap year (RGY) in orthopaedic residency applicants at a single institution over a seven-year span; (2) compare applicant characteristics between applicants who did a RGY with those who did not, and (3) report variables associated with match success for RGY applicants.
Applicants who reported taking a year out from medical school to pursue research on their Electronic Residency Application Service to a single institution from 2014 to 2015 through 2020 to 2021 were reviewed.
A strong positive correlation was noted between the percentage of applicants who participated in a RGY and time (Pearson correlation: r = 0.945 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.666-0.992], P = 0.001). Over the study period, 11% of applicants had done a RGY, most commonly after their third year of medical school (82.7%). Most RGY applicants matched orthopaedics (72.8%) and 19.4% matched at the same institution they did their RGY.
The percentage of RGY applicants to the study institution nearly doubled between 2014 to 2015 and 2020 to 2021. RGY applicants had a higher match rate than nationally published match rates. Further study is needed on a national level.
本研究的目的是：(1) 确定在单一机构的骨科住院医师申请者中，研究空档年（RGY）的发生率；(2) 比较进行 RGY 的申请者与未进行 RGY 的申请者的特征；(3) 报告与 RGY 申请者匹配成功相关的变量。
对 2014 年至 2015 年至 2020 年至 2021 年期间，在单一机构的电子住院医师申请服务（Electronic Residency Application Service）上报告从医学院休学一年从事研究的申请者进行了回顾。
注意到参加 RGY 的申请者百分比与时间之间存在强烈的正相关（Pearson 相关系数：r = 0.945 [95%置信区间 (CI)，0.666-0.992]，P = 0.001）。在研究期间，11%的申请者进行了 RGY，最常见于他们的第三年医学院（82.7%）。大多数 RGY 申请者选择了骨科（72.8%），19.4%选择了与他们进行 RGY 的相同机构。
研究机构的 RGY 申请者比例在 2014 年至 2015 年和 2020 年至 2021 年期间几乎翻了一番。RGY 申请者的匹配率高于全国公布的匹配率。需要在全国范围内进一步研究。
