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- Title
Geographic Location and Corporate Ownership of Hospitals in Relation to Unfilled Positions in the 2023 Emergency Medicine Match.
- Authors
Jarou, Zachary J.; Cai, Angela G.; Adelman, Leon; Carlberg, David J.; Dimeo, Sara P.; Fisher, Jonathan; Guth, Todd; Lo, Bruce M.; Oh, Laura; Puttagunta, Rahul; Schmitz, Gillian R.
- Abstract
Introduction: In the 2023 National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) match, there were 554 unfilled emergency medicine (EM) positions before the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP). We sought to describe features of EM programs that participated in the match and the association between select program characteristics and unfilled positions. Methods: The primary outcome measures included the proportion of positions filled in relation to state and population density, hospital ownership type, and physician employment model. Secondary outcome measures included comparing program-specific attributes between filled and unfilled programs, including original accreditation type, year of original accreditation, the total number of approved training positions, length of training, urban-rural designation, hospital size by number of beds, resident-to-bed ratio, and the percentage of disproportionate share patients seen. Results: The NRMP Match had 276 unique participating EM programs with 554 unfilled positions. Six states offered 52% of the total NRMP positions available. Five states were associated with two-thirds of the unfilled positions. Public hospitals had a statistically significant higher match rate (88%) when compared to non-profit and for-profit hospitals, which had match rates of 80% and 75%, respectively (P < 0.001). Programs with faculty employed by a health systemhad the highestmatch rate of 87%, followed by clinician partnerships at 79% and private equity groups at 68% (P < 0.001 overall and between all subgroups). Conclusion: The 2023 match in EM saw increased rates in the number of residency positions and programs that did not fill before the SOAP. Public hospitals had higher match rates than for-profit or nonprofit hospitals. Residency programs that employed academic faculty through the hospital or health system were associated with higher match rates.
- Subjects
UNITED States; PUBLIC hospitals; INTERNSHIP programs; SCIENTIFIC observation; POPULATION density; HOSPITALS; EMERGENCY medicine; ACQUISITION of property; COLLEGE teachers; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; EMPLOYEE recruitment; EMPLOYEE selection; HEALTH facilities; HEALTH outcome assessment; PHYSICIANS; COMPARATIVE studies; LABOR supply; EMPLOYMENT
- Publication
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, 2024, Vol 25, Issue 3, p332
- ISSN
1936-900X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5811/westjem.18436