Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship Applicant and Matching Trends in the United States: An Analysis of National Resident Matching Program Data.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: SAGE Publications in association with Southeastern Surgical Congress Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0370522 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1555-9823 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00031348 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Am Surg Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2020- : [Thousand Oaks, CA] : SAGE Publications in association with Southeastern Surgical Congress
      Original Publication: Atlanta Ga : Southeastern Surgical Congress
    • Subject Terms:
      Internship and Residency*; Humans ; United States ; Fellowships and Scholarships ; Retrospective Studies ; Education, Medical, Graduate ; Colon
    • Abstract:
      Background: Colon and Rectal Surgery fellowships are training programs that aim to train surgeons in the management of small bowel, colon, rectal, and anal pathologies.
      Objective: We investigated trends in Colon and Rectal Surgery fellowship match to help applicants anticipate future fellowship application cycles.
      Design: This was a retrospective cohort study of applicants in the Colon and Rectal Surgery match from 2009 to 2023. Proportion of positions filled, match rates, and rank-order lists were collected. The impact of US-MD, non-US-MD, and DO status on match rate was assessed. We used the Mann Kendall trend test to obtain tau statistic and P -value for temporal trends over time, while associations between categorical variables were investigated by a chi-square test.
      Results: Fellowship programs increased from 43 to 67, positions increased from 78 to 110, and number of applicants rose from 113 to 135. Nearly all positions were filled from 2009 to 2023 (range: 96.3%-100%). The overall match rate fluctuated between 67.3% and 80.7%. The match rate over the past 5 years was 72.0%. The match rate for US-MDs was 80.0%, while non-US-MDs had a 56.2% match rate. The percentage matching at each rank were first choice 28.0%, second choice 10.4%, third choice 6.9%, and fourth choice or lower 23.5%.
      Conclusion: Despite an increase in Colon and Rectal Surgery fellowship positions, the overall match rate has not changed significantly over the years, mainly as a result of increased applicants.
      Competing Interests: Declaration of conflicting interestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: colorectal; gastrointestinal; general surgery
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20231206 Date Completed: 20240402 Latest Revision: 20240402
    • Publication Date:
      20240402
    • Accession Number:
      10.1177/00031348231220574
    • Accession Number:
      38054447