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# AA 18 CLICK TO GO BACK TO KIOSK MENU Student Use and Perceived Reliability of Emergency Medicine Advising Sources David Carle, MS 4, 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? @Medic. Carle

#CORDAA 18 Student Use and Perceived Reliability of Emergency Medicine Advising Sources CLICK TO GO BACK TO KIOSK MENU BACKGROUND METHODS • Applying to residency can be a complicated anxiety provoking process for many students • Trusted advising resources can help students apply smarter and avoid over application • 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 IRBapproved survey using Poll. Everywhere OBJECTIVE • To evaluate the use and perceived trustworthiness of several in-person and organizational advising sources for emergency medicine residency applicants • 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

#CORDAA 18 Student Use and Perceived Reliability of Emergency Medicine Advising Sources Organizational Sources of Advice In-Person Sources of Advice RESULTS

#CORDAA 18 Student Use and Perceived Reliability of Emergency Medicine Advising Sources RESULTS

#CORDAA 18 Student Use and Perceived Reliability of Emergency Medicine Advising Sources CONCLUSIONS LIMITATIONS • 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 • 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? @Medic. Carle