Countdown To The Match

Illegal questions are always a hot topic surrounding interviews. As you all know, the NRMP sets very strict communication rules surrounding the Match process, and have very specific requirements of what constitutes “legal” communication.  From the proverbial horse’s mouth, the NRMP Code of Conduct reads: “To promote the highest ethical standards during the interview, ranking, and matching processes, program directors participating in a Match shall commit to: Refraining from asking illegal or coercive questions Program directors shall recognize the negative consequences that can result from questions about age, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and family status, and shall ensure that communication with applicants remains focused on the applicant’s goodness of fit within their programs”. Furthermore, federal law prohibits most of these questions for any job, not just residency, and it is illegal to make hiring and firing decisions based on this information.  SDN, reddit, ValueMD, the usual forums people fr