You are probably aware of the pain points in the transition to residency process. But are you aware of the exciting and innovative work happening across academic medicine to address these pain points and improve the process for everyone involved? Learn more about these solutions and possibilities:
Machine learning in the residency applicant screening process
In a new episode of the Academic Medicine Podcast, guests discuss the development of a decision support tool that incorporates machine learning and the use of that tool in residency applicant screening. They also talk about the residency application process and potential ways that artificial or augmented intelligence might mitigate current challenges.
AAMC supplemental ERAS® application, work preferences tool
The AAMC is offering a supplemental ERAS application to help students share more about themselves and assist program directors in finding applicants that fit their programs’ setting and mission. For the 2022 application and selection cycle, applicants to three specialties (internal medicine, dermatology, and general surgery) will complete a short, free supplemental application that asks questions about: geographic information (by region or by urban/suburban/rural setting); information about their most meaningful work, volunteer or research experiences; and preference signals.
During this initial year, there is a concurrent (non-operational) AAMC research project underway to test a proprietary work preferences inventory tool that aims to better understand the workstyles of applicants.
Data to help medical schools improve their curricula
The AAMC is testing/assessing a Resident Readiness Survey, a new process to help program directors provide feedback to medical schools about the performance of their graduates for continuous quality improvement of the curricula.
Optimizing compatibility in OB/GYN residency application
The American Medical Association’s “Reimagining Residency” initiative is funding work by the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) to develop a single national calendar for residency application deadlines, interview offers and rejections, and to establish communication guidelines between applicants and programs. The group is also investigating: additional application review metrics to encourage holistic review; an applicant compatibility index app that aids students with program selection by increasing transparency of the metrics and characteristics programs use for selection; and an optional early result match program.
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Alison Whelan
Chief Medical Education Officer
Association of American Medical Colleges
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