title: Rising Residency Applications: How High Will It Go?
abstract: Otolaryngology is viewed as a competitive residency program, and as a result, a high number of applications are submitted by each applicant. A look at the data quantifies the cost and the challenges.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA changda@health.missouri.edu.
authors.forename: C W David
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: Benjamin F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Erhardt
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000191:economics*; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000193:education*
keywords: ERAS; NRMP; graduate medical education; match; residency applications