Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Hosted by: Alexis Pelletier-Bui, MD, Laura Hopson, MD, Michael Bond, MD, Alisa Hayes, MD, and Jason Reminick, MD, MBA, MS
As we all know, there were many open positions and unfilled programs in 2022 emergency medicine match. Many theories have been discussed regarding the factors leading to this. Was the rise in the number of residency programs not matched by the number of applicants applying to EM? Did we scare away applicants to EM with the workforce projection study or stressors of the COVID-19 pandemic? Did the removal of travel for interviews make it easier for a smaller group of applicants to engage in a larger number of interviews, essentially leading us to interview all of the same people? Or were there other factors at play? Using data from the NRMP, ERAS, Thalamus and CORD's 2022 Match Survey, we will discuss these theories and more, ending with a discussion on the actions residency programs may consider to maximize their yield in the upcoming EM residency match.