Selection of obstetrics and gynecology residents on the basis of medical school performance

Bell, Jeffrey G.; Kanellitsas, Ioanna; Shaffer, Lynn

doi:10.1067/mob.2002.121622

Cited by 60 publications

(50 citation statements)

References 5 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Although convenient, numerous studies have demonstrated that these criteria do not correlate well with ultimate professional performance as a resident or physician. [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35] Noncognitive personality attributes are much more difficult to assess from the ERAS application, but may actually be more important to predicting professional success. 10,[34][35][36][37] The SLOR specifically addresses several of these noncognitive domains by asking that all candidates be ranked relative to their peers under "Qualification for EM" (i.e., commitment, work ethic, ability to develop an appropriate differential, personality).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors' Standardized Letter of Recommendation: The Program Director's Perspective

Love

Smith

Weizberg

et al. 2014

Academic Emergency Medicine

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objectives: The standardized letter of evaluation (SLOE) was created in 1997 to provide residency program directors (PDs) with a summative evaluation that incorporates normative grading (i.e., comparisons to peers applying to emergency medicine [EM] training). Although the standard letter of recommendation (SLOR) has become increasingly popular and important in decision-making, it has not been studied in the past 12 years. To assess the SLOR's effectiveness and limitations, the perspective of EM PDs was surveyed in this study.Methods: After validation of the questionnaire by 10 retired PDs, the survey was sent to the PD of each of the 159 EM residencies that existed at that time. The survey was circulated via the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors' (CORD) listserv from January 24, 2013, to February 13, 2013. Weekly e-mail reminders to all PDs served to increase participation.Results: A total of 150 of 159 PDs (94.3%) completed the questionnaire. Nearly all respondents (149 of 150; 99.3%) agreed that the SLOR is an important evaluative tool and should continue to be used. In the application process, 91 of 150 (60.7%) programs require one or more SLORs, and an additional 55 (36.7%) recommend but do not require a SLOR to be considered for interview. When asked to identify the top three factors in deciding who should be interviewed, the SLOR was ranked first (139 of 150; 92.7%), with EM rotation grades ranked second (73 of 150; 48.7%). The factors that were most often identified as the top three that diminish the value of the SLOR in order were 1) "inflated evaluations" (121 of 146; 82.9%), 2) "inconsistency between comments and grades" (106 of 146; 72.6%), and 3) "inadequate perspective on candidate attributes in the written comments" and "inexperienced authors" (60 of 146; 41.1% each). Conclusions:The SLOR appears to be the most important tool in the EM PD's armamentarium for determining which candidates should be interviewed for residency training. Although valuable, the SLOR's potential utility is hampered by a number of factors, the most important of which is inflated evaluations. Focused changes in the SLOR template should be mindful that it appears, in general, to be successful in its intended purpose.ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2014;21:680-687 © 2014 by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine P rior studies have shown that traditional narrative letters of recommendation (NLOR) suffer from a number of significant limitations. Such letters do not predict future performance.1,2 They often repeat cognitive merits of the applicant and do not specifically address noncognitive domains that may be more predictive of performance as a resident. 2,3 The information that is provided is not comparative and is often

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors' Standardized Letter of Recommendation: The Program Director's Perspective

Love

Smith

Weizberg

et al. 2014

Academic Emergency Medicine

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…8 Other criteria include patient rapport, work ethic, maturity, perceived knowledge, integrity, leadership ability, use of literature, judgment, acquisition of teaching and research awards, or specialty-specific technical skills. [9][10][11][12][13][14] In response to the absence of a reliable assessment tool for residency performance, Durning et al 15 created and validated an overall performance assessment tool for PDs to evaluate resident performance. This tool was validated via 1247 evaluations of trainees in the full spectrum of disciplines, all of whom had graduated from a single medical school.…”

Section: Defining Success In Residencymentioning

confidence: 99%

Can performance in medical school predict performance in residency? A compilation and review of correlative studies

Harfmann¹,

Zirwas²

2011

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…Of the 34 studies (TABLE 3), 17 showed that the interview did not predict subsequent clinical performance (weak positive, negative, or no correlation) in internship or residency, particularly with a traditional or unstructured interview format. 41,50,[53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67] Eleven studies showed a positive correlation between interview and subsequent performance. 8,51,52,[68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75] Performance metrics with a positive correlation included clinical evaluations, in-training examinations, licensing board examinations, and a composite score or rank of resident performance.…”

Section: Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

Use of the Interview in Resident Candidate Selection: A Review of the Literature

Stephenson‐Famy

Houmard

Oberoi

et al. 2015

Journal of Graduate Medical Education

138

114

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Selection of obstetrics and gynecology residents on the basis of medical school performance

Cited by 60 publications

References 5 publications

Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors' Standardized Letter of Recommendation: The Program Director's Perspective

Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors' Standardized Letter of Recommendation: The Program Director's Perspective

Can performance in medical school predict performance in residency? A compilation and review of correlative studies

Use of the Interview in Resident Candidate Selection: A Review of the Literature

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About