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Incidence of Research Gap Years in Orthopaedic Residency Applicants: The New Standard?

INTRODUCTION: 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 va...

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Autores principales: Cotter, Eric J., Polce, Evan M., Lee, Eric, Williams, Kathryn L., Spiker, Andrea M., Grogan, Brian F., Lang, Gerald J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8594658/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34779792
http://dx.doi.org/10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-21-00247
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author Cotter, Eric J.
Polce, Evan M.
Lee, Eric
Williams, Kathryn L.
Spiker, Andrea M.
Grogan, Brian F.
Lang, Gerald J.
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Polce, Evan M.
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Spiker, Andrea M.
Grogan, Brian F.
Lang, Gerald J.
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description INTRODUCTION: 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. METHODS: 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. RESULTS: 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), 0.666­0.992], 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. CONCLUSION: 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.
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spelling pubmed-85946582021-11-17 Incidence of Research Gap Years in Orthopaedic Residency Applicants: The New Standard? Cotter, Eric J. Polce, Evan M. Lee, Eric Williams, Kathryn L. Spiker, Andrea M. Grogan, Brian F. Lang, Gerald J. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev Research Article INTRODUCTION: 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. METHODS: 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. RESULTS: 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), 0.666­0.992], 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. CONCLUSION: 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. Wolters Kluwer 2021-11-15 /pmc/articles/PMC8594658/ /pubmed/34779792 http://dx.doi.org/10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-21-00247 Text en Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CCBY) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8594658/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-21-00247
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