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The program-specific paragraph introduced in 2015 may be at least in part responsible for the declining applications to otolaryngology-head and neck surgery.
The introduction of the program-specific paragraph in 2015 is proposed as a potential cause for the recent decline in otolaryngology residency applications.
An alarming trend of declining applications to otolaryngology-head and neck surgery has surfaced over the past 3 years. There are many possible explanations for this decline, and a recent publication has implicated "impossible" qualifications as the reason for this decline. While these qualifications may deter a significant number of potential applicants, they have not changed significantly in the past 5 years and do not seem to explain a sudden decline. This commentary argues that the program-specific paragraph, which was introduced in 2015, may be at least in part responsible.
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Scott Kramer (2018) conducted an editorial in Declining applications to otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. Program-specific paragraph was evaluated on Declining application numbers. The program-specific paragraph introduced in 2015 may be at least in part responsible for the declining applications to otolaryngology-head and neck surgery.
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