“The End Game”- Students’ perspectives of the National Residency Matching Program: A focus group study

Background The evolving match process has resulted in increasing pressures on medical students, residency programs, and medical schools. These pressures have led to calls for reform of the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP). Large amounts of data regarding strategic ways to apply to residencies are available, but students may not trust the data enough to make such an important decision. In order to understand student experiences during the NRMP, qualitative studies are needed.