Historically, urology ranks among the most competitive specialties. The Urology Match cycles in 2021 and 2022 saw significant growth coupled with a scarcity of available positions resulting in the match rate of 65.6% in 2022, the lowest since 2014.1 Applicants continue to outnumber available residency positions with only 365 positions offered for a record 556 applicants submitting rank lists to the American Urological Association (AUA) Residency Match in 2022, leaving 191 applicants unmatched.1 The increased number of applications per applicant and overall applicants places an intensified burden on both applicants and residency programs. The COVID-19 pandemic created unforeseeable changes in medical education and the Residency Match process including limitations on clinical rotations, delays in USMLE? (United States Medical Licensing Examination?) scheduling, restrictions on away rotations, and transition to virtual in-terviews.3 To our knowledge, no studies have analyzed trends in the Match including the 2022 cycle. The purpose of this article is to explore longitudinal trends in the Urology Residency Match and the cost burden of application fees on urology applicants.
urologyinternship and residencyeducationmedicalgraduate
Zoe Guckien、Nikhi P. Singh、Carter J. Boyd、Soroush Rais-Bahrami
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Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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