CORR Insights?: What factors influence applicants' rankings of orthopaedic surgery residency programs in the National Resident Matching Program?

摘要

As Huntington and colleagues note in their study, there is a dearth of literature regarding the experiences and perceptions of applicants to orthopaedic residency programs. Traditionally, residency programs have grown accustomed to a certain "buyer's market" when it comes to applicants. Thanks to a surplus of qualified candidates, programs are not required to "sell" themselves. As a result, our profession has invested little energy in discovering what medical students are actually looking for in their residency programs. As the current study shows, we may finally be seeing some cracks in the status quo.