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Outcomes in the Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Match, 2010-2017
Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, v 6(5), pp 2325967118771845-2325967118771845
15 May 2018
PMID: 29796398
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Abstract
Background: Sports medicine is one of the most competitive fellowships in orthopaedic surgery. Despite its popularity, fellowship applicants have limited understanding of the orthopaedic sports medicine fellowship match process.
Purpose: To define key outcomes in the orthopaedic sports medicine fellowship match, including the overall match rate, number of programs filled, and number of applicants ranked by programs that filled between 2010 and 2017.
Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Methods: This study utilized data regarding the orthopaedic sports medicine fellowship match collected by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) from 2010 through 2017. Applicant data included number of applicants, number of matched and unmatched applicants, and percentage of applicants matching into their top choices. Fellowship program data included number of programs participating in the match and number of applicants ranked by filled and unfilled programs.
Results: Between 2010 and 2017, the mean number of orthopaedic sports medicine fellowship applicants was 244.8. On average, 92.0% of applicants matched into a fellowship program. The mean number of programs participating in the fellowship match was 92.9, with a mean of 219.9 accredited positions and 5.4 nonaccredited positions. Over the time period studied, a mean of 75.8% of programs matched all available positions. Programs that matched fully ranked 9.0 applicants per position, on average, compared with a mean of 6.5 applicants ranked per position among programs that did not fully match (P = .0016).
Conclusion: From 2010 to 2017, the number of applicants, positions available, overall match rate, and number of programs participating in the orthopaedic sports medicine fellowship match have remained consistent. The mean number of applicants per position ranked by fully matched fellowship programs was 9.0 compared with a mean of 6.5 applicants per position ranked by programs that did not fully match. These data may be helpful as we look to the future of orthopaedic sports medicine fellowship positions and the match process. In addition, this study reveals characteristics that divide sports medicine fellowship programs that fully match from those that do not. Applicants and/or fellowship program directors may utilize this information to modify their approach to the match process going forward.
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- Title
- Outcomes in the Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Match, 2010-2017
- Creators
- Mary K. Mulcahey - Tulane UniversityMeghan K. Hayes - Drexel UniversityChristopher M. Smith - Cooper Medical School of Rowan UniversityMatthew J. Kraeutler - Seton Hall UniversityJeffrey D. Trojan - Tulane UniversityEric C. McCarty - University of Colorado Denver
- Publication Details
- Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, v 6(5), pp 2325967118771845-2325967118771845
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 5
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Orthopedic/Orthopaedic Surgery
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000432276100001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85048250503
- Other Identifier
- 991019168526604721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Orthopedics
- Sport Sciences