The Scarlet Letter of the Unmatched Neurosurgery Reapplicant: Trends, Opinions, and Guidance from a Nationwide Survey
The number of reapplicants successfully matching into neurosurgery has not significantly changed for the past 15 years. Surveys indicate that leaders view reapplicants unfavorably despite reapplicants' efforts to improve applications. These results suggest that neurosurgery mentors may do a disservice to potential reapplicants based on how residency program leadership considers reapplications. Candid guidance is needed for reapplicants in the residency matching process.
Authors
- William T. Couldwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0070-0053)
- Robert J. Spinner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0443-7763)
- Kyril L. Cole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9119-9462)
- Oren Sagher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7506-105X)
- Chad Cole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3062-2850)
- Jamie J. Van Gompel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8087-7870)
- Steven Cook
- Gregory J. A. Murad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7146-3737)
- Martin H. Pham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7733-8902)
- Randy L. Jensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2824-4221)
Institutions
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- University of New Mexico (US)
- Duke University (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- University of Florida (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Unisys (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/xcs.0000000000001737
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00