Smith Drew H, Zeitouni Jad, Kim Thiesse Nayeon, Bowe Sarah N
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock Texas USA.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium JBSA-Ft Sam Houston Texas USA.
OTO Open. 2024 Jul 15;8(3):e170. doi: 10.1002/oto2.170. eCollection 2024 Jul-Sep.
As competitiveness to obtain a residency position in the field of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Oto-HNS) has continued to rise, applicants have endeavored to set themselves apart. One increasingly popular strategy is maximizing research output. Over the past 6 years, applicant metrics such as board scores and volunteer and work experiences have risen incrementally, while research production has more than doubled, from 8.4 mean number of abstracts, presentations, and publications in 2016 to 17.2 in 2022. This coincides with the exponential surge of new research fellowships among Oto-HNS departments over a similar period, which is now up to at least 68 advertised positions. With a significant difference between the research production of matched and unmatched applicants, programs may be signaling a positive bias towards research-heavy applicants. Whether this is intended and/or preferable should be examined more closely.
随着在耳鼻咽喉-头颈外科（Oto-HNS）领域获得住院医师职位的竞争愈发激烈，申请者们努力使自己脱颖而出。一种越来越流行的策略是最大化研究产出。在过去6年里，诸如委员会分数、志愿者和工作经历等申请者指标稳步上升，而研究成果增长了一倍多，从2016年平均8.4篇摘要、报告和出版物增加到2022年的17.2篇。这与同期Oto-HNS各科室新的研究奖学金呈指数级激增相吻合，目前公布的职位至少有68个。由于匹配和未匹配申请者的研究成果存在显著差异，各项目可能对研究成果丰富的申请者表现出积极的偏好。这种情况是否是有意的和/或可取的，应进行更仔细的研究。
