Cost of the Otolaryngology Residency Application Process: Comparison With Other Specialties and Equity Implications

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Objective: This study aims to assess trends in applicant-reported costs of the otolaryngology residency application process between 2019 and 2021 and evaluate the impact of application costs on number of interview offers. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: US allopathic and osteopathic medical schools. Methods: Survey data from applicants were obtained from the Texas STAR database (Seeking Transparency in Application to Residency) for the years 2019 to 2021. Outcomes included total cost, interview cost, other costs, application fees, and number of interview offers. Simple and multivariable linear regression was used to identify novel predictors of cost and assess the correlation between cost and interview offers. Results: Among 363 otolaryngology applicants, there was a 74% reduction in total costs and a 97% reduction in interview costs in the 2021 cycle vs the 2020 cycle. Significant predictors of total cost among otolaryngology applicants included the number of away rotations (P

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Benjamin, W. J., Lenze, N. R., Farlow, J. L., Mihalic, A. P., Bohm, L. A., & Kupfer, R. A. (2022). Cost of the Otolaryngology Residency Application Process: Comparison With Other Specialties and Equity Implications. OTO Open, 6(3). https://doi.org/10.1177/2473974X221119150

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