MedPage Today June 30, 2024
— It’s time for a firm cap on residency application publication numbers
“Good morning, Dr. Holmes. It’s so nice to meet you. Tell me, how will the medical school assure me that I can author 25 publications so I can secure a residency position in neurosurgery?”
While the details are altered, this type of question from a first-year medical student visiting the student affairs office is not exaggerated, and variations of this encounter have increased at medical schools nationwide. Students have read the highly available national “data” on match rates in competitive subspecialties. They know what they “have” to do to match. But this comes with significant consequences for future doctors and patients alike.
It’s time to alter incentives to...
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