Khouri Roger K, Joyner Byron D, Lemack Gary E
Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
Department of Urology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.
Urol Pract. 2019 May;6(3):185-190. doi: 10.1016/j.urpr.2018.08.003. Epub 2019 Apr 23.
Despite the competitiveness and high stakes of the urology residency match little research has focused on the application process from the applicants' perspective.
In April 2018 we e-mailed a 23-question multiple-choice survey to all applicants to the 2018 urology residency match.
Of the 436 applicants 186 (42.7%) completed our survey. Among the most interesting findings was that most applicants (65.1%) would prefer limiting the number of applications per applicant to 60 or fewer, and the vast majority of applicants (89.8%) would prefer a system where interviews are organized by geographic region to reduce cross-country travel. Most applicants (86.6%) also prefer the January match over the National Resident Matching Program match in March.
This study provides applicants' perspectives of the urology residency match process as well as a working framework for improving the application process at the national and individual program levels. Combining these findings with the perspective of the residency program directors should provide the optimal guidance for the structure of the match process going forward.
尽管泌尿外科住院医师招录竞争激烈且关乎重大，但从申请人角度出发，针对申请流程的研究却很少。
2018年4月，我们向所有参加2018年泌尿外科住院医师招录的申请人发送了一份包含23个问题的多项选择题调查问卷。
436名申请人中，186人（42.7%）完成了我们的调查。其中最有趣的发现是，大多数申请人（65.1%）希望将每位申请人的申请数量限制在60份或更少，绝大多数申请人（89.8%）希望采用按地理区域组织面试的系统，以减少跨国旅行。大多数申请人（86.6%）也更喜欢1月份的招录，而不是3月份的全国住院医师匹配计划招录。
本研究提供了申请人对泌尿外科住院医师招录流程的看法，以及在国家和各项目层面改进申请流程的工作框架。将这些发现与住院医师项目主任的观点相结合，应为未来招录流程的结构提供最佳指导。
