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The process of resident selection : a view from the residency director's desk
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This study indicates that residency programs are not homogeneous in their value systems and that certain characteristics may predict those values.About:
This article is published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.The article was published on 1995-02-01. It has received 63 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: United States Medical Licensing Examination & Specialty.read more
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Selection criteria for residency: results of a national program directors survey
TL;DR: The top academic selection criteria are based on clinical performance, with the exception of USMLE Step 1 score, which ranks higher in the less competitive specialties, whereas research experience is more prominent in the most competitiveSpecialties.
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Selection criteria for emergency medicine residency applicants.
TL;DR: The criteria used by emergency medicine (EM) residency selection committees to select their residents is determined, to determine whether there is a consensus among residency programs, to inform programs of areas of possible inconsistency, and to better educate applicants pursuing careers in EM.
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Impact of pass/fail grading on medical students' well-being and academic outcomes
TL;DR: The impact of pass/fail grading on medical student well-being and academic outcomes was examined in a systematic review by as discussed by the authors, where the authors evaluated the impact of passing/fail evaluation on student wellbeing, academic outcomes or both.
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Use of the Interview in Resident Candidate Selection: A Review of the Literature.
TL;DR: More research needs to be done to address and ascertain appropriate interview formats that predict positive performance in residency, but also to determine interview factors that can predict both residents' "success" and program attrition.
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Correlating selection criteria with subsequent performance as residents.
TL;DR: From the results of this study, it appears that academic performance in clinical clerkships in medical school is the most predictive of resident performance.
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Factors used by program directors to select residents.
TL;DR: A national, stratified random sample of 405 graduate medical education program directors was surveyed on the way they selected their residents, indicating that the recent increase in competition for residency positions has increased the importance of academic variables.
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Report on a survey of program directors regarding selection factors in graduate medical education.
Norma E. Wagoner,George T. Gray +1 more
TL;DR: A national random sample of 25 percent of the graduate education program directors in internal medicine, family medicine, surgery, and pediatrics was sent a questionnaire; subjects were asked to judge the importance of 31 variables in the selection of house staff.
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Recommendations for changing the residency selection process based on a survey of program directors.
Norma E. Wagoner,J R Suriano +1 more
TL;DR: It is recommended that a task force be convened to consider changes that would improve the selection process and would reduce disruption of the students' senior year of medical education.
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The 'preresidency syndrome': an incipient epidemic of educational disruption.
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Characteristics of dean's letters in 1981 and 1992.
TL;DR: Several recommendations for improving dean's letters are discussed, including the following: allDean's letters should be formatted according to the AAMC guidelines; each school should have one person responsible for central overview of the school's letters; and for comparative performance information, schools should at least give the percentages of grades given in the required clerkships.
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