Filter Out the Noise: How to Narrow Your Search for the Perfect Match by the Collaboration of Surgical Education Fellows (CoSEF)

• Published in: Journal of surgical education Vol. 81; no. 10; pp. 1394 - 1399
• Main Authors: Naaseh, Ariana, Roshal, Joshua, Silvestri, Caitlin, Woodward, John M., Thornton, Steven W., L'Huillier, Joseph C., Hunt, Maya, Sathe, Tejas S., Hoagland, Darian L., Godley, Frederick, Jindani, Rajika, Tieken, Kelsey R, Rodriguez, Jorge G. Zárate, Anand, Ananya, Chen, Jennifer H., Navarro, Sergio M., Lund, Sarah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01-10-2024
• Subjects: application; Education, Medical, Graduate - methods; Fellowships and Scholarships; general surgery; General Surgery - education; Humans; Internship and Residency - organization & administration; match; medical student; Personnel Selection; rank list; residency; United States; United States; residency; application; rank list; Systems-Based Practice; general surgery; match; medical student; Professionalism; Interpersonal and Communication Skills
• ISSN: 1931-7204; 1878-7452; 1878-7452
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2024.07.010

The residency match process can be overwhelming. We are the Collaboration of Surgical Education Fellows (CoSEF), a multi-institutional group of surgical residents. Our perspectives represent our current experiences as residents at academic programs, but all authors recently underwent the general surgery resident interview and match process, during which they interviewed at programs of all kinds. Based on our collective experiences, we aim to highlight program attributes that applicants should consider to find their perfect match.