Ponce Robert B, Maxson Ridge, Wrenn Sean P, Morris Cade, Louer Craig, Mitchell Phillip M
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
JB JS Open Access. 2024 Oct 24;9(4). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.OA.24.00131. eCollection 2024 Oct-Dec.
Unmatched orthopaedic surgery applicants often pursue research fellowships to strengthen their residency applications. The aims of this study were to (1) report the trend of the number of orthopaedic research fellowships offered online between 2019 and 2024, (2) describe the characteristics of research fellowships available to unmatched applicants, and (3) assess the quality of support received by unmatched applicants who complete research fellowships.
An online orthopaedic forum was retrospectively reviewed to identify job postings for medical student research fellowships in the 2019 to 2020 and 2024 to 2025 academic years. Information regarding expected mentorship and funding described in these postings was collected. Surveys were administered electronically to assess the funding received and perceived levels of mentor advocacy among unmatched orthopaedic applicants who had completed research fellowships between 2022 and 2024.
The number of orthopaedic research fellowships offered online increased by 165% (54-143) between 2019 and 2024, corresponding with a rate of 18 new fellowships offered per year. For the 2024 to 2025 academic year, 80 fellowships (56%) were available to unmatched applicants. The minority of online postings for these positions described support in the match (49%), the specific amount of funding offered (36%), a successful match track record for prior fellows (20%), and contact information of current or prior fellows (11%). The average amount of publicly offered funding was $32,537 (range, $18,000 to $65,000). Among 31 unmatched applicants who responded, the average amount of funding received was $38,180 ± 11,719. Most respondents rated advocacy from research fellowship mentors as high (53%) or moderate (40%), met with their mentors weekly or biweekly (63%), and received feedback on their residency applications (83%).
Over the past 5 years, the number of orthopaedic research fellowships available to unmatched applicants has more than doubled. Although perceived advocacy was rated highly by most unmatched research fellows, fewer than half of the online postings for these positions provided details regarding financial compensation and support during the match cycle. Improvements in transparency related to fellowship characteristics are warranted to assist unmatched orthopaedic applicants in making informed decisions when pursuing research years between match cycles.
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未匹配到骨科住院医师培训项目的申请者通常会寻求研究奖学金来增强他们的住院医师培训申请竞争力。本研究的目的是：（1）报告2019年至2024年在线提供的骨科研究奖学金数量趋势；（2）描述未匹配申请者可获得的研究奖学金的特点；（3）评估完成研究奖学金的未匹配申请者所获得的支持质量。
对一个在线骨科论坛进行回顾性审查，以确定2019至2020学年以及2024至2025学年医学生研究奖学金的招聘信息。收集这些招聘信息中关于预期指导和资金的信息。通过电子方式对2022年至2024年期间完成研究奖学金的未匹配骨科申请者进行调查，以评估他们获得的资金以及对导师支持程度的感知。
2019年至2024年期间，在线提供的骨科研究奖学金数量增加了165%（从54个增加到143个），相当于每年新增18个奖学金。在2024至2025学年，80个奖学金（56%）可供未匹配申请者申请。这些职位的在线招聘信息中，少数提到了在住院医师匹配中的支持（49%）、提供的具体资金数额（36%）、之前获得奖学金者的成功匹配记录（20%）以及现任或前任奖学金获得者的联系信息（11%）。公开提供的平均资金数额为32,537美元（范围为18,000美元至65,000美元）。在31名回复的未匹配申请者中，获得的平均资金数额为38,180 ± 11,719美元。大多数受访者将研究奖学金导师的支持程度评为高（53%）或中等（40%），他们每周或每两周与导师会面一次（63%），并收到关于他们住院医师培训申请的反馈（83%）。
在过去5年中，可供未匹配申请者申请的骨科研究奖学金数量增加了一倍多。尽管大多数未匹配的研究奖学金获得者对导师的支持评价很高，但这些职位的在线招聘信息中，不到一半提供了关于经济补偿和匹配周期内支持的详细信息。有必要提高奖学金特点的透明度，以帮助未匹配的骨科申请者在匹配周期之间选择进行研究的年份时做出明智的决定。
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