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NEW YORK – In March 2005, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education approved the primary certificate in vascular surgery, and the first integrated vascular surgery residencies (0+5) were approved shortly thereafter. By 2015, there was more than a 900% increase in both the number of programs and positions, which were offered for matriculation in July 2016, according to Murray L. Shames, MD, professor of surgery and radiology at the University of South Florida, Tampa, and chief of the division of vascular surgery at Tampa General Hospital.
In 2009, Dr. Shames and his colleagues first looked at the issue to try to better understand the applicant pool, and they found that there was a 900% increase in demand for the 0+5 residency positions, compared with the traditional 5+2 vascular fellowships, and that there was a 0+5 applicant-to-position ratio of 8:1 that year. “Despite initial concerns regarding the shortened training, studies have demonstrated equivalent case volumes and job opportunities for integrated vascular residents and vascular fellows,” Dr. Shames stated at a symposium on vascular and endovascular issues sponsored by the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
His current presentation was an update of that assessment done for the 2015 data, as integrated vascular surgery residents have begun to enter the workforce. They looked at the current supply and demand for 0+5 training programs (as well as the traditional 5+2 programs), and the quality and attributes of the 0+5 residency applicants. They obtained data for applicants for both types of programs: 2008-2015 for 0+2 and 2007-2016 for 5+2) and comparable match data were queried for 2008-2016. They looked at the number of programs, the number of positions, the total number of applicants, sex of the applicants, applications/program and applications/position, and the U.S. versus international applicant ratios.
They found that the number of integrated programs increased from 4 to 48, with an increase from 4 to 56 positions, during the study period, said Dr. Shames. Demand for integrated vascular residencies has increased nearly 300%, from 112 applicants in 2008 to 434 in 2015. The total number of U.S. medical school graduate applicants to these programs has increased from 40 in 2008 to 2,030 in 2015, with the increase in program applicants driven primarily by these U.S. medical school graduates; the number of international applicants per program decrease over this time period from 57 to 37. The percentage of women applicants has steadily increased, from 16% to 27%, and currently women constitute 41% of all integrated vascular surgery residents.
“Overall, the supply for integrated vascular surgery residency positions continues to be outnumbered by the number of applicants, with increasing applicant to position ratios at 7.8:1 in 2015, while the total number for vascular surgery fellowships has remained stable at about 1:1,” Dr. Shames concluded.
Dr. Shames reported having no relevant disclosures for his presentation.
NEW YORK – In March 2005, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education approved the primary certificate in vascular surgery, and the first integrated vascular surgery residencies (0+5) were approved shortly thereafter. By 2015, there was more than a 900% increase in both the number of programs and positions, which were offered for matriculation in July 2016, according to Murray L. Shames, MD, professor of surgery and radiology at the University of South Florida, Tampa, and chief of the division of vascular surgery at Tampa General Hospital.
In 2009, Dr. Shames and his colleagues first looked at the issue to try to better understand the applicant pool, and they found that there was a 900% increase in demand for the 0+5 residency positions, compared with the traditional 5+2 vascular fellowships, and that there was a 0+5 applicant-to-position ratio of 8:1 that year. “Despite initial concerns regarding the shortened training, studies have demonstrated equivalent case volumes and job opportunities for integrated vascular residents and vascular fellows,” Dr. Shames stated at a symposium on vascular and endovascular issues sponsored by the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
His current presentation was an update of that assessment done for the 2015 data, as integrated vascular surgery residents have begun to enter the workforce. They looked at the current supply and demand for 0+5 training programs (as well as the traditional 5+2 programs), and the quality and attributes of the 0+5 residency applicants. They obtained data for applicants for both types of programs: 2008-2015 for 0+2 and 2007-2016 for 5+2) and comparable match data were queried for 2008-2016. They looked at the number of programs, the number of positions, the total number of applicants, sex of the applicants, applications/program and applications/position, and the U.S. versus international applicant ratios.
They found that the number of integrated programs increased from 4 to 48, with an increase from 4 to 56 positions, during the study period, said Dr. Shames. Demand for integrated vascular residencies has increased nearly 300%, from 112 applicants in 2008 to 434 in 2015. The total number of U.S. medical school graduate applicants to these programs has increased from 40 in 2008 to 2,030 in 2015, with the increase in program applicants driven primarily by these U.S. medical school graduates; the number of international applicants per program decrease over this time period from 57 to 37. The percentage of women applicants has steadily increased, from 16% to 27%, and currently women constitute 41% of all integrated vascular surgery residents.
“Overall, the supply for integrated vascular surgery residency positions continues to be outnumbered by the number of applicants, with increasing applicant to position ratios at 7.8:1 in 2015, while the total number for vascular surgery fellowships has remained stable at about 1:1,” Dr. Shames concluded.
Dr. Shames reported having no relevant disclosures for his presentation.
NEW YORK – In March 2005, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education approved the primary certificate in vascular surgery, and the first integrated vascular surgery residencies (0+5) were approved shortly thereafter. By 2015, there was more than a 900% increase in both the number of programs and positions, which were offered for matriculation in July 2016, according to Murray L. Shames, MD, professor of surgery and radiology at the University of South Florida, Tampa, and chief of the division of vascular surgery at Tampa General Hospital.
In 2009, Dr. Shames and his colleagues first looked at the issue to try to better understand the applicant pool, and they found that there was a 900% increase in demand for the 0+5 residency positions, compared with the traditional 5+2 vascular fellowships, and that there was a 0+5 applicant-to-position ratio of 8:1 that year. “Despite initial concerns regarding the shortened training, studies have demonstrated equivalent case volumes and job opportunities for integrated vascular residents and vascular fellows,” Dr. Shames stated at a symposium on vascular and endovascular issues sponsored by the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
His current presentation was an update of that assessment done for the 2015 data, as integrated vascular surgery residents have begun to enter the workforce. They looked at the current supply and demand for 0+5 training programs (as well as the traditional 5+2 programs), and the quality and attributes of the 0+5 residency applicants. They obtained data for applicants for both types of programs: 2008-2015 for 0+2 and 2007-2016 for 5+2) and comparable match data were queried for 2008-2016. They looked at the number of programs, the number of positions, the total number of applicants, sex of the applicants, applications/program and applications/position, and the U.S. versus international applicant ratios.
They found that the number of integrated programs increased from 4 to 48, with an increase from 4 to 56 positions, during the study period, said Dr. Shames. Demand for integrated vascular residencies has increased nearly 300%, from 112 applicants in 2008 to 434 in 2015. The total number of U.S. medical school graduate applicants to these programs has increased from 40 in 2008 to 2,030 in 2015, with the increase in program applicants driven primarily by these U.S. medical school graduates; the number of international applicants per program decrease over this time period from 57 to 37. The percentage of women applicants has steadily increased, from 16% to 27%, and currently women constitute 41% of all integrated vascular surgery residents.
“Overall, the supply for integrated vascular surgery residency positions continues to be outnumbered by the number of applicants, with increasing applicant to position ratios at 7.8:1 in 2015, while the total number for vascular surgery fellowships has remained stable at about 1:1,” Dr. Shames concluded.
Dr. Shames reported having no relevant disclosures for his presentation.
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