Selecting the Best and Brightest: A Structured Approach to Orthopedic Resident Selection
Autor: | Jaimo Ahn, Mara L. Schenker, Keith D. Baldwin, L. Scott Levin, Samir Mehta, Craig L. Israelite |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Resident selection medicine.medical_specialty Educational measurement Personnel selection Education Interviews as Topic 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Personnel Selection Reliability (statistics) 030222 orthopedics Medical education Rank (computer programming) Internship and Residency Cognition United States Orthopedics Group discussion Education Medical Graduate Orthopedic surgery Female Surgery Educational Measurement Psychology Social psychology |
Zdroj: | Journal of Surgical Education. 73:879-885 |
ISSN: | 1931-7204 |
Popis: | Resident selection is integral to the graduate medical educational process and the future of our profession. There is no consensus among residency directors as to how to systematically and consistently screen and select applicants who would perform well as residents. The purpose of this study was to introduce and assess a high volume application screening tool and semistructured interview process.This study took place in an academic orthopedic surgery department over 2 years (2013-2014). Overall, 1382 applications were screened in 7 categories, with a maximum score of 100. A total of 14 faculty reviewed applications; 218 interviews were offered; 165 applicants accepted the interview. Overall, 4 interview domains (cognitive, affective, activities, and theme), and an impression score were ranked from 1 (Exceptional) to 6 (Concern). Each room had an assigned "theme" (ethics, affective, cognitive, research, and "fit") with standardized questions. A summary score was generated of all scores to determine the preliminary rank list; the final rank list was determined after group discussion. Correlation between preliminary rank, final rank, and screening scores were assessed.The average screening score was 62.5 (range: 0-100, median = 64). The average interview score was 69.5 (range: 32.24-95.0). Final rank lists correlated most highly with initial rank (0.912, p0.001), impression (0.847, p0.001), and affective domain (0.834, p0.001). Cognitive domain (0.628, p0.001) and screening scores (0.264, p0.001) less highly correlated with final rank position.A systematic approach was used to screen and evaluate a large number of orthopedic surgery applicants. Our system demonstrated excellent feasibility, reliability, and predictability for the final rank list. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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