These results suggest ongoing challenges for the internal medicine community to improve communication with applicants and uniform compliance with the NRMP communications code of conduct during the fellowship recruitment process.Ĭornett, PA Williams, C Alweis, RL McConville, J Frank, M Dalal, B Kopelman, RI Luther, VP O'connor, AB Muchmore, EAĪBSTRACT Some internal medicine residency program directors have expressed concerns that their third-year residents may have been subjected to inappropriate communication during the 2016 fellowship recruitment season.

Post-interview communication policies were not made clear to most applicants. Moreover, female respondents were more likely to have been asked questions during interview experiences about other programs to which they applied, and about their family plans. Many respondents indicated that they had been asked questions that would constitute violations of the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) Communications Code of Conduct agreement, including how they plan to rank specific programs. The authors sought to study applicants' interpersonal communication experiences with fellowship programs.

Some internal medicine residency program directors have expressed concerns that their third-year residents may have been subjected to inappropriate communication during the 2016 fellowship recruitment season. Problematic communications during 2016 fellowship recruitment in internal medicine.Ĭornett, Patricia A Williams, Chris Alweis, Richard L McConville, John Frank, Michael Dalal, Bhavin Kopelman, Richard I Luther, Vera P O'connor, Alec B Muchmore, Elaine A

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