Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · Mar 2020
Influence of Gender and Racial Diversity on the Otolaryngology Residency Match.
(1) Understand attitudes of otolaryngology residency applicants regarding gender and racial diversity within programs. (2) Examine how program diversity affects applicant decisions during the residency match. (3) Compare the importance of racial and ethnic program diversity among applicants. ⋯ Although residency applicants felt that program diversity was important, this did not significantly affect decision making during the match process, likely due to the competitive nature of the match. Women and nonwhite applicants prioritized program diversity more than white male applicants.