Table 3.
Association Between Application Factors and Matching in Top 5 Choices for Residency Programs Analyzed Using Simple Logistic Regression
| Covariatesa | Matched Below Top 5 Programs (N = 597), n (%) | Matched in Top 5 Programs (N = 3881), n (%) | OR (95% CI) | P Value |
| Received honors during third-year obstetrics and gynecology clerkship | 302 (51.8) | 2147 (58.1) | 1.29 (1.08–1.54) | .005 |
| Couples matched | 86 (14.6) | 335 (8.7) | 0.56 (0.43–0.72) | < .001 |
| Number of applications sent | ||||
| 1–30 | 194 (50.3) | 1543 (58.0) | REF | .004 |
| More than 30 | 192 (49.7) | 1116 (42.0) | 0.73 (0.59–0.91) | |
| Number of interview invites received | ||||
| 1–10 | 118 (22.4) | 1184 (33.3) | REF | < .001 |
| More than 10 | 408 (77.6) | 2376 (66.7) | 0.58 (0.47–0.72) | |
| Number of interviews attended | ||||
| 1–10 | 27 (14.8) | 667 (39.0) | REF | < .001 |
| More than 10 | 156 (85.3) | 1044 (61.0) | 0.27 (0.18–0.41) | |
Note: Values reported as N (% of respondents to an individual survey item). Odds ratios refer to the likelihood of a resident respondent reporting to have matched in their top 5 choice programs.
a
The association between race/ethnicity, gender, and Step 1 scores and matching in the applicant's top 5 choices for residency programs was analyzed and were found to be nonsignificant.