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Post-match disorder: how to cope when your program fails to match

A Zamudio1, C Feifer, P W Pennock

  • 1University of Southern California-California Hospital Medical Center Family Practice Residency Program, Los Angeles, USA.

Family Medicine
|March 1, 1996
PubMed
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Programs failing to match in the National Resident Matching Program can experience Post-Match Disorder (PMD). Applicant feedback revealed positive program perceptions, aiding recovery and successful future recruitment.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Graduate Medical Education
  • Resident Recruitment

Background:

  • Failure to match in the National Resident Matching Program can lead to Post-Match Disorder (PMD).
  • PMD symptoms include shock, anger, and depression, impacting program function.
  • This study details one program's experience with unexpected non-match and subsequent PMD.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the development and impact of Post-Match Disorder (PMD) in a medical residency program.
  • To explore strategies for mitigating PMD symptoms and facilitating program recovery.

Main Methods:

  • A survey was administered to applicants who were not matched with the program.
  • Qualitative and quantitative data analysis of applicant survey responses.

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Main Results:

  • Applicants perceived the program favorably, ranking it highly.
  • Despite positive perceptions, the program did not achieve a match.

Conclusions:

  • Positive applicant perceptions of the program helped alleviate PMD symptoms.
  • This awareness enabled the program to refocus on resident recruitment, leading to a successful match the following year.