Evaluating the Influence of Research on Match Success for Osteopathic and Allopathic Applicants to Residency Programs.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-2019

Abstract

Context: Analyzing factors that may enhance osteopathic applicants' likelihood of matching is warranted given that United States osteopathic and allopathic residency programs will have a single accreditation system in 2020.

Objectives: To determine the impact of research accomplishments and experiences on osteopathic and allopathic residency matching.

Methods: Analysis of variance, t test, and odds ratios were used to examine data from the National Resident Matching Program Charting Outcomes from 2016 and 2018. Relationships between match status and medical degree, specialty matching, and mean numbers of research accomplishments and experiences in the Main Residency Match were analyzed.

Results: Matched osteopathic and allopathic applicants had significantly greater numbers of research accomplishments (mean [SD], 5.18 [4.34]) than unmatched applicants (3.66 [2.87]) (P=.006). Applicants who matched (mean [SD], 2.81 [1.64]) had similar numbers of research experiences to those who did not match (2.43 [1.26]) (P=.068). Matched and unmatched allopathic applicants' research accomplishments (5.91 [3.72]) were significantly greater than that of osteopathic applicants (2.60 [2.90]) (P

Publication Title

The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volume

119

Issue

9

First Page

588

Last Page

596

PubMed ID

31449305

Comments

This article was published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, Volume 119, Issue 9, pages 588-596.

The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.7556/jaoa.2019.102.

Copyright © 2019 American Osteopathic Association.

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