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A comparison of match outcomes between traditional medical degree and dual-degree applicants — Europe PMC PMID:33338062

Source: Europe PMC (en)
Original: https://europepmc.org/article/MED/33338062
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244147
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A comparison of match outcomes between traditional medical degree and dual-degree applicants — Europe PMC PMID:33338062 — Europe PMC (en), https://europepmc.org/article/MED/33338062 (CC0-1.0); archived copy: https://metraipolis.com/documento/dc_0a625f6916ee (Metraipolis archive dc_0a625f6916ee, sha256 2df08d64cc31d7e4508c9ff10f34e11e203f23329762e74848c35a50dfa7f1a5)

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@misc{dc0a625f6916ee,
  title = {A comparison of match outcomes between traditional medical degree and dual-degree applicants — Europe PMC PMID:33338062},
  howpublished = {Europe PMC (en)},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/33338062},
  note = {License CC0-1.0; archived copy https://metraipolis.com/documento/dc_0a625f6916ee; sha256 2df08d64cc31d7e4508c9ff10f34e11e203f23329762e74848c35a50dfa7f1a5},
  year = {2026}
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Background: Dual degrees combining and MD with another professional degree (MPH, MBA, or PhD) are becoming more common in an attempt to increase an applicant's competitivity for a residency. Objective: This study was designed to assess differences in MD-only and dual degree MD applicants with respect to applicant characteristics and match outcomes. Methods: Utilizing the voluntarily-reported publicly available 2017-2019 Texas STAR database, we assessed applicants from 115 medical schools. Texas STAR indicates that over this time period, there were 18,224 responses for a response rate of 43.8%. Comparisons were made between groups using student's t-test and chi-squared analysis. Results: Compared to MD only students, MD/MPH applicants had a higher propensity towards primary care specialties. MD/PhD applicants did not differ versus MD only applicants in their selection of primary care specialties, or of competitive specialties. MD/MBA applicants chose more competitive specialties and less primary care specialties. Despite all these differences, match rates were not different comparing MD only and dual-degree students. Conclusions: Despite the growing popularity of combined MD programs, such programs do not appear to increase applicant match competitivity.

Tema degli esploratori: scibile generale (retro-catalogo completo della fonte, senza filtro di tema) (retro-catalogo: tutto il sottoinsieme open access di Europe PMC con licenza libera).
Pubblicazione: PloS one, 2020 (prima pubblicazione 2020-12-18).
Identificativi: PMID 33338062 · PMCID PMC7748145 · DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0244147.
Descrittori MeSH principali: Career Mobility.
Pagina: https://europepmc.org/article/MED/33338062 — https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244147. Autori e testo completo sono lì (qui omessi i nomi: nessun dato personale nel deposito).
Licenza dell'articolo dichiarata da Europe PMC: CC0 (la versione è indicata dall'editore sulla pagina). Abstract riportato senza modifiche al contenuto, con attribuzione; deposito marcato CC0.
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