Is the Evaluation of the Personal Statement a Reliable Component of the General Surgery Residency Application?

White, Bobbie Ann Adair; Sadoski, Mark; Thomas, Steve; Shabahang, Mohsen

doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2011.12.003

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“…Interestingly, the majority (71%) of pediatric fellowship program directors rated the personal statement as an important factor when selecting a fellowship applicant. Prior research evaluating the selection of anesthesiology residents revealed that the personal statement was important to only a minority (41%) of program directors (17). The personal statement has been repeatedly demonstrated to be a poor predictive factor in the academic success of medical trainees across different specialties (2,18).…”

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Selection of subspecialty fellows in anesthesia for pediatric anesthesia: a national survey of program directors in the United States

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Pediatric Anesthesia

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Selection of subspecialty fellows in anesthesia for pediatric anesthesia: a national survey of program directors in the United States

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Oliveira

Jagannathan

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Pediatric Anesthesia

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“…First, the applications have become very standardized; therefore the personal statement is the only place the applicants can express their personality and interests. Second, ERAS provides limited instructions for composing the personal statements including allowed size limits and characters [1]. Nevertheless, the American Medical Association (AMA) advises applicants to address three questions: (1) what got you interested in a particular residency?…”

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“…Second, ERAS provides limited instructions for composing the personal statements including allowed size limits and characters [1]. Nevertheless, the American Medical Association (AMA) advises applicants to address three questions: (1) what got you interested in a particular residency? (2) what are you looking for in a residency program?…”

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“…and (3) what are your goals as that specialist? Furthermore, there are numerous residency guides appearing in Google web searches which often include variations of these three questions [1].…”

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“…Every year, approximately 500 medical students apply for approximately 370 dermatology residency positions [3]. While prospective candidates believe that a strong personal statement will increase their chances of matching, there is a lack of research on the impact it has on the overall application review and selection process [1]. Nonetheless, according to the "Results of the 2012 National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Director Survey, " 74% of dermatology program directors 2 Dermatology Research and Practice responded that the personal statement is more important than USMLE scores or clerkship grades in the residency candidate selection process [4].…”

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A critical review of personal statements submitted by dermatology residency applicants

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Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

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Background. A strong personal statement is deemed favorable in the overall application review process. However, research on the role of personal statements in the application process is lacking. Objective. To determine if personal statements from matched applicants differ from unmatched applicants. Methods. All dermatology residency applications ( = 332) submitted to UC Davis Dermatology in the year of 2012 were evaluated. Two investigators identified the characteristics and recurring themes of content present in the personal statements. Then, both investigators individually evaluated the content of these personal statements in order to determine if any of the defined themes was present. Chi-square, Fisher's exact, and reliability tests were used. Results. The following themes were emphasized more often by the matched applicants than the unmatched applicants as their reasons for going into dermatology are to study the cutaneous manifestations of systemic disease (33.8% versus 22.8%), to contribute to the literature gap (8.3% versus 1.1%), and to study the pathophysiology of skin diseases (8.3% versus 2.2%; ≤ 0.05 for all). Conclusion. The prevalence of certain themes in personal statements of dermatology applicants differs according to match status; nevertheless, whether certain themes impact match outcome needs to be further elucidated.

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Characteristics of Highly Ranked Applicants to General Surgery Residency Programs

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Is the Evaluation of the Personal Statement a Reliable Component of the General Surgery Residency Application?

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Selection of subspecialty fellows in anesthesia for pediatric anesthesia: a national survey of program directors in the United States

Selection of subspecialty fellows in anesthesia for pediatric anesthesia: a national survey of program directors in the United States

A critical review of personal statements submitted by dermatology residency applicants

Characteristics of Highly Ranked Applicants to General Surgery Residency Programs

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