Candid candidate comments: The relationship between residency program selection factors and match list placements from ranked applicants

Raymond, Marilyn; Sokol, Robert J.; Vontver, Louis A.; Ginsburg, Kenneth A.

doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2005.07.060

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“…It would seem that applicants favour program quality and social factors over lifestyle factors. These general trends are consistent with other studies [3,6,10,12]. …”

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Factors affecting residency rank-listing: A Maxdiff survey of graduating Canadian medical students

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BackgroundIn Canada, graduating medical students consider many factors, including geographic, social, and academic, when ranking residency programs through the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS). The relative significance of these factors is poorly studied in Canada. It is also unknown how students differentiate between their top program choices. This survey study addresses the influence of various factors on applicant decision making.MethodsGraduating medical students from all six Ontario medical schools were invited to participate in an online survey available for three weeks prior to the CaRMS match day in 2010. Max-Diff discrete choice scaling, multiple choice, and drop-list style questions were employed. The Max-Diff data was analyzed using a scaled simple count method. Data for how students distinguish between top programs was analyzed as percentages. Comparisons were made between male and female applicants as well as between family medicine and specialist applicants; statistical significance was determined by the Mann-Whitney test.ResultsIn total, 339 of 819 (41.4%) eligible students responded. The variety of clinical experiences and resident morale were weighed heavily in choosing a residency program; whereas financial incentives and parental leave attitudes had low influence. Major reasons that applicants selected their first choice program over their second choice included the distance to relatives and desirability of the city. Both genders had similar priorities when selecting programs. Family medicine applicants rated the variety of clinical experiences more importantly; whereas specialty applicants emphasized academic factors more.ConclusionsGraduating medical students consider program characteristics such as the variety of clinical experiences and resident morale heavily in terms of overall priority. However, differentiation between their top two choice programs is often dependent on social/geographic factors. The results of this survey will contribute to a better understanding of the CaRMS decision making process for both junior medical students and residency program directors.

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“…It would seem that applicants favour program quality and social factors over lifestyle factors. These general trends are consistent with other studies [3,6,10,12]. …”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

Factors affecting residency rank-listing: A Maxdiff survey of graduating Canadian medical students

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“…Although applicants place greater significance on professional objectives during selection of a training program, 6 personal fulfillment plays a key role in realizing job satisfaction and vice versa. The factors that can help to achieve personal fulfillment can be challenging to define.…”

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“…Studies have focused on other specialties such as surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, emergency medicine, radiology, and internal medicine. [3][4][5][6][7] Even among these widely divergent fields, the factors cited as significant in their selection of training programs overlap considerably.…”

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“…5 Similar factors have been reported to be important in other fields as well. 3,6,7 Anecdotally, many of these factors seem to be applicable to the selection of a gastroenterology fellowship program, with the addition of some specialty-specific nuances. In this article, we discuss considerations that a prospective gastroenterology trainee may wish to consider in their quest for an appropriate fellowship program.…”

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Selecting a Fellowship in Gastroenterology

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“…[8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Other studies examined student ratings and comments of their teachers 15 or prediction of clinical performance from comments on admissions interviews. 16,17 No studies could be located that compared comments and numerical ratings of students in a clinical context.…”

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Comments as Part of a Clinical Competency Rating System

Milani¹,

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Chambers³

2007

Journal of Dental Education

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The nature of comments faculty members make about students' clinical performance and the relationship between comments and numerical scores given at the same time have not been studied in dental education. We developed a coding system for comments volunteered by faculty members to supplement the numerical ratings given as part of an established clinical competency evaluation system. Twenty-two hundred coded comments and their matched numerical ratings from more than 100 faculty members were compared for two classes of 146 and 157 students for four quarters. Thirty-seven percent of comments focused on dental performance, 43 percent on patient interactions, and 20 percent on relationships with faculty members or the clinic system. Forty-eight percent of comments were positive in tone. Where multiple comments were available for the same student in a quarter, 33 percent of them were confirmed by other faculty members; 9 percent were contradicted. Significant bidirectional associations were observed between comments (positive or negative) and numerical ratings in the area of patient interactions. For technical procedures and for interactions with faculty and the clinic, including professional demeanor, significant unidirectional associations predominated. The findings suggest that faculty members assume that students are skilled in these areas and tend to comment when their expectations are not fulfilled. . Reprints will not be available.

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Candid candidate comments: The relationship between residency program selection factors and match list placements from ranked applicants

Cited by 11 publications

References 15 publications

Factors affecting residency rank-listing: A Maxdiff survey of graduating Canadian medical students

Factors affecting residency rank-listing: A Maxdiff survey of graduating Canadian medical students

Selecting a Fellowship in Gastroenterology

Comments as Part of a Clinical Competency Rating System

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