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Otolaryngology residency selection process. Medical student perspective. 1992

S P Stringer, and N J Cassisi, and W H Slattery

Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville.

In an effort to improve the otolaryngology matching process at the University of Florida, Gainesville, we sought to obtain the medical student's perspective of the current system. All students who interviewed here over a 3-year period were surveyed regarding the application, interview, and ranking process. In addition, suggestions for improving the system were sought from the students. The application and interviewing patterns of the students surveyed were found to be similar to those of the entire otolaryngology residency applicant pool. We were unable to identify any factors that influence a student's rank list that could be prospectively used to help select applicants for interview. A variety of suggestions for improvements in the match were received, several of which could easily be instituted. A uniform interview invitation date as requested by the students could be rapidly implemented and would provide benefits for both the students and the residency programs.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007396	Internship and Residency	Programs of EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE training to meet the requirements established by accrediting authorities.	House Staff,Internship, Dental,Residency, Dental,Residency, Medical,Dental Internship,Dental Internships,Dental Residencies,Dental Residency,Internship,Internship, Medical,Internships, Dental,Medical Residencies,Medical Residency,Residencies, Dental,Residencies, Medical,Residency,Residency and Internship,Internships, Medical,Medical Internship,Medical Internships,Residencies,Staff, House
D007407	Interviews as Topic	Works about conversations with an individual or individuals held in order to obtain information about their background and other personal biographical data, their attitudes and opinions, etc. It includes works about school admission or job interviews.	Group Interviews,Interviewers,Interviews, Telephone,Oral History as Topic,Group Interview,Interview, Group,Interview, Telephone,Interviewer,Interviews, Group,Telephone Interview,Telephone Interviews
D010036	Otolaryngology	A surgical specialty concerned with the study and treatment of disorders of the ear, nose, and throat.	Otology,Otorhinolaryngology,Laryngology
D010560	Personnel Selection	The process of choosing employees for specific types of employment. The concept includes recruitment.	Employee Recruitment,Employee Selection,Personnel Recruitment,Recruitment Activities,Activity, Recruitment,Employee Recruitments,Personnel Recruitments,Recruitment Activity,Recruitment, Employee,Recruitment, Personnel,Selection, Employee,Selection, Personnel
D005431	Florida	State bounded on east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Gulf of Mexico, on the west by Alabama and on the north by Alabama and Georgia.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012570	School Admission Criteria	Requirements for the selection of students for admission to academic institutions.	Student Selection,Admission Criteria, School,Criteria, School Admission,Selection, Student,Selections, Student,Student Selections
D013337	Students, Medical	Individuals enrolled in a school of medicine or a formal educational program in medicine.	Medical Student,Medical Students,Student, Medical
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.