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Mission-Based Filters In The Electronic Residency Application Service: Saving Time And Promoting Diversity, Jennifer L Swails, Sasha Adams, Mark Hormann, Emma Omoruyi, Omowunmi Aibana
Mission-Based Filters In The Electronic Residency Application Service: Saving Time And Promoting Diversity, Jennifer L Swails, Sasha Adams, Mark Hormann, Emma Omoruyi, Omowunmi Aibana
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BACKGROUND: Holistic review promotes diversity, but widespread implementation remains limited.
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to develop a practical approach to incorporate holistic review principles in screening applicants in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) and to assess the impact on diversity.
METHODS: Three residency programs (internal medicine [IM], pediatrics, and surgery) at McGovern Medical School developed filters to identify applicants with experiences/attributes aligned with the institutional mission. These filters were retroactively applied to each program's 2019-2020 applicant pool using built-in ERAS capabilities to group applicants by user-defined features. We compared the demographics of applicants reviewed during the cycle with those identified …