The Evolving Effects of Preference Signaling in the Orthopaedic Residency Match: Outcomes After the Second Year of Preference Signaling Implementation.

JB JS Open Access · 2025 · PMC12494038 · PMID 41050516

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A higher percentage of large and medium-sized programs support the continuous use of preference signaling (93% and 92% respectively) compared with small programs (80%) although this did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.21).

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