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Attributes of successful and unsuccessful female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery fellowship applicants
Tyler M Muffly1, Emily R Penick, Fengming Tang
1From the *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH; †Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Missouri at Kansas City, Kansas City, MO; ‡Department of Cardiovascular Outcomes Research, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, Kansas City, MO; and §Saint Luke's Urogynecology, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, Kansas City, MO.
Objective:
: To evaluate qualifications of successful applicants to Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS) fellowship programs.
Methods:
: A 55-point web-based survey was sent to 49 applicants participating in the 2008 FPMRS Match.
Results:
: The survey achieved a 59% response rate, with a total of 29 respondents. Regarding prematch educational preparations pursued by applicants, 11 of the 24 matched respondents (46%) trained at residencies that offered FPMRS fellowship training. About 19 matched applicants (19/21, 90%) and 2 unmatched applicants (2/5, 40%) received a letter of recommendation from a "nationally-known" female pelvic medicine surgeon. About 40% of matched and unmatched applicants authored at least one manuscript.
Conclusions:
: If these respondents are representative of all fellowship candidates in FPMRS match, then it would be expected that combined application costs for all candidates would be almost $350,000.
