Personality Types of Otolaryngology Resident Applicants as Described by the Myers‐Briggs Type Indicator
| Autor: | Edward C. Wu, Hamid R. Djalilian, Michael German, Shawn Zardouz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Students Medical Medical psychology Personality Inventory media_common.quotation_subject MEDLINE Otolaryngology Type (biology) Myers briggs Humans Medicine Personality Psychiatry media_common business.industry Internship and Residency Cross-Sectional Studies Otorhinolaryngology Personality type Job Application Female Surgery Personality Assessment Inventory business Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. 144:714-718 |
| ISSN: | 1097-6817 0194-5998 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0194599810397793 |
| Popis: | To assess the personality types of applicants to a single otolaryngology residency program using the Myers- Briggs Type Indicator. The personality types were compared with those of the general population and with physicians in other medical specialties.Cross-sectional survey.University hospital.A personality survey was emailed to 327 resident physician applicants over 2 consecutive years (2008- 2009). Analysis was accomplished by calculating prevalence estimates.Of the 327 anonymous surveys, 137 were completed (response rate = 42%). The Introverted/Sensing/Thinking/ Judging personality type was the most prevalent (14.6%), representing 13% of the general population. Prospective applicants displayed mostly Extroverted (E; 58%), Sensing (S; 54%), Thinking (T; 62%), and Judging (J; 61%) personality traits. Of the 16 personality types, statistically significant differences were found between otolaryngology resident applicants and the general population only for the Extroverted/Sensing/Thinking/ Perceiving (P = .002) personality type after correcting for multiple comparisons. The Intuitive (N; 46%) and Feeling (F; 38%) types correlated closely with the reported personality types of those individuals in non–primary care specialties, 47% and 28%, respectively. Extroverted (E) and Thinking (T) individuals appeared to prefer surgical specialties, which occurred in 58% and 62% of the applicants, respectively. There were no significant differences between male and female applicants.This study examines the personality types of medical students applying to an otolaryngology residency. The results support a highly structured, data-driven teaching preference among applicants. These results may allow for a better understanding of the personalities of medical students who are interested in otolaryngology. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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