Survey reveals key applicant traits and factors influencing residency success in ophthalmology, suggesting enhanced mentorship is critical.
Purpose: Changes in medical education metrics challenge ophthalmology educators in preparing strong residency applicants. We surveyed ophthalmology educators on traits perceived to be the most important for matching into ophthalmology residency and how factors like program size, student rotation structure, and mentorship experience influence valued applicant traits and first-time match rates.
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