国家趋势和成功的特征在泌尿器科匹配过程
Joshua A Halpern1,2, Brian Dinerman1,2, Michael F Cosiano1,2
1Department of Urology, New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York.
Urology practice
|June 14, 2023
概括
泌尿外科住院仍然具有竞争力,申请人和职位的数量不断增加. 在2006年至2016年期间,匹配的申请人申请的课程和完成的副实习数量也大幅增加.
科学领域:
- 医学教育 医学教育
- 外科手术的专业领域.
- 住院培训 培训 住院培训
背景情况:
- 泌尿外科住院是一个备受追捧的外科专业.
- 了解申请人趋势对于项目主管和潜在居民至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 分析泌尿器科住院申请人统计和特征的时间趋势.
- 为了确定影响泌尿病学匹配十年的因素.
主要方法:
- 美国泌尿病学协会对2006-2016年的统计数据进行分析.
- 审查申请人自报的数据 (USMLE第一步,副实习,研究,AOA状态) 从2014-2016年.
- 应用单变线性回归和逻辑回归来评估趋势的意义.
主要成果:
- 申请人数每年增加19.1%;职位每年增加25.1%.
- 匹配的申请人申请的课程数量从60.0增加到65.2 (p=0.037).
- 完成的平均副实习从2.6增加到2.8 (p=0.004).
结论:
- 泌尿器科保持了竞争力的匹配率,尽管申请人越来越多.
- 数据表明,泌尿器科住院所需的竞争力和申请力度正在增加.
- 调查结果可以指导未来的申请人优化他们的居留申请.
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