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Impact of Preference Signaling on Residency Interview Distribution Among Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Taylor C Standiford1, C W David Chang2, Marc C Thorne3
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco; San Francisco, California.
Objective:
This study investigates interview offer distribution among applicants of varying levels of competitiveness in a residency application cycle with and without preference signaling.
Design And Setting:
Self-reported applicant survey data evaluating the 2021-2022 Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery residency signal experience was used to investigate the current distribution of interview offers among applicants. These data then informed a model to assess the distribution of interview offers without signaling in place.
Participants:
260 (47% response rate) Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery residency applicants who responded to the survey.
Results:
Applicants were divided into four quartiles based on their overall interview offer rate (self-reported number of interviews/self-reported number of applications submitted). Applicants in the top quartile received fewer interview offers while applicants in all other quartiles received more interview offers when signaling was introduced.
Conclusions:
Our data demonstrate that when signaling is introduced, interviews are more evenly distributed among applicants.
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