Abstract
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has had a significant impact on undergraduate medical education with limitation of patient care activities and disruption to medical licensing examinations. In an effort to promote both safety and equity, the emergency medicine (EM) community has recommended no away rotations for EM applicants and entirely virtual interviews during this year’s residency application cycle. These changes affect the components of the EM residency application most highly regarded by program directors – Standardized Letters of Evaluation from EM rotations, board scores, and interactions during the interview. The Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine Application Process Improvement Committee suggests solutions not only for the upcoming year but also to address longstanding difficulties within the process, encouraging residency programs to leverage these challenges as an opportunity for disruptive innovation.
Highlights
The coronavirus pandemic has substantially disrupted undergraduate medical education
We offer here suggestions on the application and interview process, many of which could be carried forward into future application cycles
The timeframe for completion of Emergency medicine (EM) rotations could be expanded beyond the traditional summer months, considering the recently updated Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) application timeline with residency programs not being able to view residency applications until October 21, 2020.14
Summary
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health. Title COVID-19: A Driver for Disruptive Innovation of the Emergency Medicine Residency Application Process. Journal Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, 21(5).
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