Personality traits within a pediatric surgery fellowship applicant pool

Hazboun, Rajaie; Rodriguez, Samuel; Thirumoorthi, Arul; Baerg, Joanne; Moores, Donald; Tagge, Edward P.

doi:10.1016/j.jss.2017.05.073

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“…Residency and fellowship interviews are among the most important factors in resident and fellow selection. 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 The residency and fellowship interview processes pose different challenges to applicants and programs. Medical students interviewing for residency slots do have classroom and clinical rotation obligations but likely have more time for travel and interviews, whereas residency applicants will have more clinical obligations and less time for travel and interviews.…”

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Virtual Interviews for the Independent Plastic Surgery Match: A Modern Convenience or a Modern Misrepresentation?

Bamba

Bhagat

Tran

et al. 2021

Journal of Surgical Education

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Objective The virtual interview for residency and fellowship applicants has previously been utilized preliminarily in their respective processes. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many programs to switch to a virtual interview process on short notice. In the independent plastic surgery process, which was underway when the pandemic started, applicants had a heterogeneous experience of in-person and virtual interviews. The purpose of this study was to assess if applicants prefer a virtual interview experience to an in-person interview as well as determine if virtual interview applicants had a different opinion of a program compared to the in-person interview applicants. Design/Setting/Participants The 2019 to 2020 applicants who interviewed at the Indiana University Independent Plastic Surgery program were administered an anonymous online survey about their interview experience at our program. Results Our survey response was 60% (18/30). The in-person interview group ( n = 10) rated their overall interview experience higher than the virtual interview group ( n = 8) 8.8 vs 7.5 (p = 0.0314). The in-person interview group felt they became more acquainted with the program, the faculty, and the residents more than the virtual group (4.7 vs 3.25, p < 0.0001) (4.3 vs 3.25, p = 0.0194) (4.3 vs 2.75, p < 0.0001). The majority of applicants favored in-person interviews (16/18, 88.9%). The in-person interview group spent significantly more money on their interview at our program compared to the virtual interview group ($587 vs $0, p < 0.0001). Conclusion Our study demonstrated that the virtual interview process was an efficient process for applicants from both a financial and time perspective. However, the virtual interview process left applicants less satisfied with their interview experience. The applicants felt they did not become as acquainted with the program as their in-person counterparts. The virtual interview process may play a large role in residency and fellowship applications in the future, and programs should spend time on how to improve the process.

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Virtual Interviews for the Independent Plastic Surgery Match: A Modern Convenience or a Modern Misrepresentation?

Bamba

Bhagat

Tran

et al. 2021

Journal of Surgical Education

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“…Conscientiousness has a strong correlation with academic success. 5,15-17 A study on physicians showed that personality traits affected teaching and academic performance. 16,18 In our previous study, we found that surgery residents, irrespective of gender, scored higher for agreeableness, conscientiousness, openness, and emotional stability compared to population norms.…”

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“…7 After decades of cross-cultural research in personality psychology, a consensus on the general taxonomy of personality dimensions was reached: The Five-Factor Model of personality, derived from analysis of how people describe themselves. 5,8 This theory states that personality can be described by five core factors, known by the acronym OCEAN: Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism (Figure 1, adapted from Goldberg 9 ). Unlike other trait theories, sorting individuals into binary categories, the Five-Factor Model asserts that each personality trait sits on a continuum and is hypothesized to predict behavior and attitude.…”

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Objective Personality Determination: A Useful Addition to the Traditional Process of Pediatric Surgical Fellow Selection

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Khan

Hazboun

et al. 2022

The American Surgeon

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Background Selection of pediatric surgical trainees is a multifaceted process heavily influenced by in-person interviews to determine personality makeup and institutional compatibility. We present our experience in utilizing a validated personality inventory in the selection of our candidates. Methods All applicants selected for an in-person interview for the 2020 Pediatric Surgery Match were offered the Big Five Inventory (BFI) questionnaire. An initial rank order list (ROL) was formulated employing application information and in-person interview score. A reformulated ROL was created after incorporating BFI data. Correlation of specific personality characteristics vs position on the ROL was assessed for both the initial ROL and the reformulated ROL. Results Thirty-four applicants were interviewed and 24 (70.6%) were ranked. Linear regression analysis identified a lower neuroticism score directly related to a higher position on the initial ROL {R = .4626, P = .023}. The reformulated ROL identified a higher conscientiousness score {R = .5331; P = .007} and a lower neuroticism score {R = −.4383; P = .032} correlated with ascending the final ROL. Conclusions The self-administered BFI adds objectivity to personality determination gleamed from the standard face-to-face interview. Conscientiousness and neuroticism had a significant impact on the final ROL position. Adding objective personality data appears to provide additional aid in this difficult process.

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“…In fact, pediatric surgery applicants have been shown to possess personality traits which differ from their fellow surgeons. Pediatric surgeons tend to score higher in agreeableness, conscientiousness, and emotional stability [7].…”

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Accounting for early job turnover in recent pediatric surgery fellowship graduates: An American Pediatric Surgical Association Membership and Credentials Committee study

Crafts

Bell

Srisuwananukorn

et al. 2018

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

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Personality traits within a pediatric surgery fellowship applicant pool

Cited by 7 publications

References 31 publications

Virtual Interviews for the Independent Plastic Surgery Match: A Modern Convenience or a Modern Misrepresentation?

Virtual Interviews for the Independent Plastic Surgery Match: A Modern Convenience or a Modern Misrepresentation?

Objective Personality Determination: A Useful Addition to the Traditional Process of Pediatric Surgical Fellow Selection

Accounting for early job turnover in recent pediatric surgery fellowship graduates: An American Pediatric Surgical Association Membership and Credentials Committee study

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