David Carle, MS4, ETSU Quillen College of Medicine Ross Christensen, DO, Maricopa Medical Center Zach Jarou, MD, Denver Health Medical Center Kevin King, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Jeff Druck, MD, University of Colorado

1. Student Use and Perceived Reliability of
Emergency Medicine Advising Sources
David Carle, MS4, ETSU Quillen College of Medicine
Ross Christensen, DO, Maricopa Medical Center
Zach Jarou, MD, Denver Health Medical Center
Kevin King, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Jeff Druck, MD, University of Colorado
QUESTIONS? @MedicCarle

2. Student Use and Perceived Reliability of
Emergency Medicine Advising Sources
BACKGROUND
• Applying to residency can be a complicated
and anxiety provoking process for many
students
• Trusted advising resources can help students
apply smarter and avoid over application
#CORDAA18
OBJECTIVE
• To evaluate the use and perceived
trustworthiness of several in-person and
organizational advising sources for
emergency medicine residency applicants
METHODS
• A maximum of 200 third and fourth year
medical students attending EMRA’s Medical
Student Forum at the 2017 ACEP Scientific
Assembly were invited to complete an IRB-
approved survey using PollEverywhere
• Students were asked to rate the
trustworthiness of several well-known
sources of advising information and to
assess the helpfulness of potential future
advising resources

3. #CORDAA18
Student Use and Perceived Reliability of
Emergency Medicine Advising Sources
RESULTS
In-Person
Sources
ofAdvice
Organizational
Sources
ofAdvice

4. #CORDAA18
Student Use and Perceived Reliability of
Emergency Medicine Advising Sources
RESULTS

5. #CORDAA18
• Applicants find some advising resources
more trustworthy than others
• Many students are not aware of
resources provided by some
organizations, indicating more work
should be done to publicize the
availability of these resources
• Students prefer transparent access to
data, as opposed to consensus
statements, to help guide their
application decisions
CONCLUSIONS LIMITATIONS
• Survey respondents were polled at an
in-person event primarily advertised by
EMRA, which may not account for
views of students more involved with
• No information was collected regarding
the frequency or duration of time each
of the in-person or organization
resource was used
QUESTIONS? @MedicCarle
Student Use and Perceived Reliability of
Emergency Medicine Advising Sources