A rite.

That just seems wrong. As this data-packed editorial explains, “the residency-selection process has grown increasingly stressful, inefficient, and expensive as applicants have applied to more programs”—an average of 70 per US graduate, to be precise—with a inversely-correlated steady decline in applicants matching into their top one or even top three preferred programs. | Mott, N Engl J Med 2022