Textual analysis of internal medicine residency personal statements: themes and gender differences

Abstract

Background: Applicants to US residency training programs are required to submit a personal

Equality, diversity and fairness in medical education: international perspectives

“…The third paper, entitled ‘Ensuring a fair and equitable selection of students to serve society's health care needs’, reports on the evaluation in American medical schools of a programme aimed at the expanding of access to medical education to individuals from under‐represented ethnic, racial and rural groups. The last, ‘Textual analysis of internal medicine residency personal statements: themes and gender differences’, analyses the personal statements of applicants to US medical residency programmes. It provides novel insights into gendered constructions and understandings of doctoring and potential implications for the recruitment of medical students and the design of medical curricula.…”

An Evaluation of the Program‐Specific Paragraph in the Otolaryngology Residency Application

“…The program‐specific paragraph asks each applicant to detail why he or she is interested in each specific program, not relating to general interest in otolaryngology. Although the personal statement and its program‐specific paragraph offer an applicant a chance to express their unique qualities and career goals, there is debate as to how these are considered during the selection process . There is little research on the overall utility and impact these aspects of the application have on the selection process, particularly within otolaryngology.…”

Diversity in medical school admission: insights from personnel recruitment and selection

“…This issue of Medical Education includes four papers that focus upon recruitment and selection. My personal involvement with this field has occurred through my research on situational judgement tests (SJTs), most of which has been conducted in the broader field of personnel recruitment and selection for the workforce .…”

“…My personal involvement with this field has occurred through my research on situational judgement tests (SJTs), most of which has been conducted in the broader field of personnel recruitment and selection for the workforce . As such, I read the four studies with two questions in mind: (i) on what issues have the respective strands of recruitment and selection diversity research in the medical education and workforce domains converged? (ii) What new insights emerging from workforce diversity can inform medical education research?…”