Journal article
Orthopedic Surgery Residency Application Process in 2020 - Has Diversity been Affected?
The Iowa orthopaedic journal, Vol.41(1), pp.1-4
01/01/2021
PMCID: PMC8259198
PMID: 34552395
Appears in Diamond Open Access
Abstract
BackgroundOrthopedic surgery is currently the least diverse field in medicine. COVID-19 necessitated a virtual rotation and interview process for orthopedic residency applications in 2020. Given the pressing need to address disparities within the field, any change in the application process should be examined with regard to the potential effects it could have on the diversity of trainees in orthopedic surgery. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of virtual rotations and interviews on the demographic distribution of applicants to orthopedic surgery residency. MethodsA retrospective review of orthopedic surgery residency applicants was performed comparing the 2018 and 2020 application cycle. Self-reported ethnicity on Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) forms was recorded for all applicants who met prescreening criteria, were invited to interview and who completed interviews. The proportion of underrepresented minority (URM) applicants was compared between these two cohorts. ResultsThere were no significant differences between the 2018 and 2020 application cohorts in terms of number or proportion of URM applicants that met initial screening criteria (p=0.7598), female applicants that met initial screening criteria (p=0.3106), URM applicants who were invited to interview (p=0.6647), or female applicants who were invited to interview (p=0.63). Overall, applicants in the 2018 cycle were 2.38 times more likely to be invited to interview (OR 2.38, 95% CI 1.6886-3.3623, p<0.0001) and applicants who were invited to interview were 20.96 times more likely to interview in the 2020 cycle than in the 2018 cycle (OR 20.96, 95% CI 4.89-90.09, p<0.0001). ConclusionThe proportion of URMs applying to orthopedic surgery residency was not significantly different after transitioning to a virtual rotation and interview platform at the single institution studied. Applicants were 2.38 times more likely to be invited to interview in 2018 and were 20.96 times more likely to attend the interview in 2020.Level of Evidence: III.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Orthopedic Surgery Residency Application Process in 2020 - Has Diversity been Affected?
- Creators
- Lindsey S CaldwellEricka A Lawler
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Iowa orthopaedic journal, Vol.41(1), pp.1-4
- Publisher
- Dept. of Orthopaedics, The University of Iowa; United States
- PMID
- 34552395
- PMCID
- PMC8259198
- ISSN
- 1541-5457
- eISSN
- 1555-1377
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2021
- Academic Unit
- Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
- Record Identifier
- 9984303977502771
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