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. 2024 Nov-Dec;42(6):733-735.
doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2024.07.008. Epub 2024 Jul 16.

Ethics of residency programs and fellowships that electively withdraw from the National Resident Matching Program

Albert E Zhou  1 , Bryan Carmody  2 , Christian Gronbeck  1 , Steven Angus  1 , Brett Sloan  1 , Hao Feng  1 , Jane M Grant-Kels  3
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Ethics of residency programs and fellowships that electively withdraw from the National Resident Matching Program

Albert E Zhou et al. Clin Dermatol. 2024 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

The National Resident Matching Program, known as "The Match" facilitates the placement of medical graduates into residency and fellowship programs in the United States. Programs may opt out of The Match for various reasons. The selective and intermittent withdrawal of programs from The Match raises ethical concerns surrounding fairness, transparency, beneficence, autonomy, and justice for applicants. We discuss these issues, present the history behind The Match, and offer suggestions to promote fairness.

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