Tips and Tricks for Integrating Holistic Review into Your Selection Process - September 12

Recorded On: 09/12/2023

Join us on Tuesday, Sept. 12 from 7-8 p.m. ET as we kick off Year 2 and the first in a series of free 2023-24 cycle webinars. The sessions will be hosted by the Organization of Program Director Associations (OPDA) and the AAMC and will focus on topics that impact the transition to residency and are important to you.

Tips and Tricks for Integrating Holistic Review into Your Selection Process will explore holistic principles and how they can help program directors identify candidates for their program in a large volume context. Join our panelists for a discussion on strategies you and your selection team can use to implement holistic principles in your program. Register today to reserve your spot.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe a holistic review model your selection team might employ that incorporates holistic principles into your screening and selection processes.
  • Indicate two tips you might use that will help program directors use holistic principles in a large volume context to meet their selection goals.
  • Identify ways to leverage the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®) and holistic principles to find applicants who match your program’s mission and requirements.

Cary B. Aarons, MD, MSEd

Program Director, General Surgery Residency Program
Vice Chair of Education, Department of Surgery
Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Cary B. Aarons is a Professor of Surgery at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and his medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, DC. He then completed his general surgery training at Boston University Medical Center followed by his colorectal surgery fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He has an interest in the management of the full spectrum of benign and malignant colorectal diseases including anorectal conditions, pelvic floor disorders, diverticulitis, colon and rectal cancer, and inflammatory bowel disease using minimally invasive and open surgical procedures.

Dr. Aarons is currently the Program Director for the General Surgery Residency Program and the Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Surgery. He has been involved in medical education in various capacities, both regionally and nationally, and received a master's degree in Medical Education from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education.

Patrick Fritz, MBA

Senior Director, Admissions and Selection Application Services 
Association of American Medical Colleges

As the senior director of Admissions and Selection Application Services (ASAS), Patrick leads the strategic direction and operations of the Electronic Residency Application Service® (ERAS®) and American Medical College Application Service® (AMCAS®) teams. Prior to taking on this new role in 2022, Patrick served as the senior director for the AMCAS program for four years, where he oversaw the development of the AMCAS for Schools analytics platform and the Choose Your Medical School selection tool. Patrick’s role reflects the commitment outlined in the AAMC’s strategic plan — as well as the community’s goals in admissions and residency selection — to identify diverse, capable future physicians, and to support learners at the undergraduate medical education and graduate medical education levels as they navigate these application processes.

The newly created ASAS team is focused on enhancing the ERAS suite of products, delivering data to all ERAS participants to help improve informed decisions, and leading research that will improve the transition to residency process. The team is also streamlining the 2024 MyERAS application, incorporating questions and insight from the supplemental ERAS application, and expanding outreach and engagement efforts to improve transparency between programs and applicants.

Patrick earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Marquette University and a Master of Business Administration from American University.

Matthew A. Hansen, MD

Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University

Like most physicians, I was drawn to medicine by my love for science and the desire to give back to society through helping others. I have always had a passion for education which is probably the result of having multiple teachers in my family. These family members represented role models for me growing up and constantly demonstrated a passion for educating others. Medicine allows you to be a teacher everyday, as you must excel in the education of both patient and family if you are going to provide high quality care.

My professional interests include holistic selection methods, rural GME and non-traditional care delivery for underserved and vulnerable populations. These interests are reflected in the innovative GME training model at the WSU IM residency.

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