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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Surgical Residency Admissions
  • Thoracic Surgery

Background:

  • Application costs for integrated thoracic surgery (I6) residency are not well-documented.
  • Previous data exists for other competitive surgical subspecialties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify the application costs for integrated thoracic surgery residency.
  • To assess the value of away rotations and geographic connections in the I6 application process.
  • To identify characteristics of successful I6 applicants.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of the Texas Seeking Transparency in Application to Residency survey database (2019-2022).
  • Analysis of application costs, focusing on interviews and away rotations.
  • Comparison of characteristics between matched and unmatched I6 applicants.

Main Results:

  • Average total application costs ranged from $1554 to $9173.
  • Away rotations became the largest cost contributor by 2022.
  • Matched applicants had significantly more abstracts/presentations, research years, and higher USMLE Step 2 scores.

Conclusions:

  • Integrated thoracic surgery residency has low match rates (31.7%).
  • Away rotations represent a substantial financial burden for applicants.
  • Academic and testing performance are key differentiators for matched I6 applicants.