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Postinterview communication from residency applicants does not influence their rank list position. Sending correspondence offers no advantage and may lead to misleading statements, potentially violating NRMP agreements.

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Area of Science:

Medical Education
Residency Matching
Applicant Communication

Background:

Postinterview communication from residency applicants is a common practice.
Previous studies suggest this communication may influence NRMP rank order list placement.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the association between postinterview correspondence and an applicant's rank on a residency program's list.
To determine if applicant communication impacts their final placement in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).

Main Methods:

Collected postinterview correspondence from applicants over two recruitment seasons.
Compared applicant characteristics, correspondence content, and timing with their rank list position.
Utilized Pearson chi-squared test for data analysis.

Main Results:

61.7% of interviewed applicants sent postinterview correspondence.
No significant difference in rank list position was found between applicants who corresponded and those who did not.
Applicants stating intent to rank the program first or highly were not ranked higher than other corresponding applicants.

Conclusions:

Postinterview correspondence is not associated with an applicant's rank order list position.
Such communication does not benefit applicants and may result in misleading statements.
Misleading statements in correspondence could violate NRMP participation agreements.