The New Internal Medicine Fellowship Match Timeline: A Change in the Right Direction

• Published in: The American journal of medicine Vol. 127; no. 11; pp. 1132 - 1136
• Main Authors: Angus, Steven, MD, FACP, Adams, Michael, MD, FACP, Willett, Lisa L., MD, FACP, Swenson, Sara L., MD, Chaudhry, Saima I., MD, MSHS, Halvorsen, Andrew J., MS, Arora, Vineet, MD, McDonald, Furman S., MD, MPH
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2014; Elsevier Sequoia S.A
• Subjects: Associations; Career Choice; Decision making; Faculty, Medical; Fellowship match; Fellowships and Scholarships; Humans; Internal Medicine; Internal Medicine - education; Internship and Residency; Match timeline; Medical Specialties Matching Program; Occupational choice; Personnel Selection - organization & administration; Professional recruitment; Surveys and Questionnaires; Task forces; United States; United States; Fellowship match; Medical Specialties Matching Program; Match timeline
• ISSN: 0002-9343; 1555-7162
• DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.07.017

For approximately 2 decades, there has been debate and concern regarding the fellowship recruitment process. In 1999, the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine convened a task force to address these concerns. This task force developed a set of principles aimed at improving the fellowship recruitment process. The principles stressed that residents should have adequate exposure to all career options before being required to decide on a single career choice and that delaying the time of application for fellowship would allow residents to make more informed decisions regarding their career choices. Here, Angus et al discuss a 3-step approach recommended by the task force to be completed in distinct phases.