Do the Criteria of Resident Selection Committees Predict Residentsʼ Performances?

Fine, Paul L.; Hayward, Rodney A.

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“…22 Conflicting with these are findings from the field of internal medicine, where step 1 scores of 123 physician trainees had a significant correlation with overall training programme evaluations. 23 In obstetrics and gynaecology, step 1 scores have also had a significant correlation with in-training assessments. 24 On balance, the evidence regarding the value of using cognitive factors, for example, academic achievement, in selecting trainees maybe conflicting.…”

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Performance in the Duke–Elder ophthalmology undergraduate prize examination and future careers in ophthalmology

Joshi

Shanmuganathan

Kneebone

et al. 2011

Eye

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Aims Cognitive factors (eg, academic achievement) have had a significant role in selecting postgraduate surgical trainees in the past. This project sought to determine the role of a national undergraduate ophthalmology prize examination (Duke-Elder examination) in the selection of postgraduate ophthalmology trainees. This would also serve as a quality assurance exercise for the assessment, in which the ultimate aim is to encourage trainees into ophthalmology. Methods A retrospective analysis of the top 20 ranked candidates in the Duke-Elder examination from 1989 to 2005 (except 1995) was carried out to determine which of them subsequently entered the ophthalmic training and General Medical Council Specialist Registers. Results Out of the top 20 candidates in the exam, 29.5% went into specialist training in ophthalmology. Some appeared in the top 20 more than once, with 56% of them going into ophthalmic training, but they had a similar median time to enter training as those who appeared in the top 20 once. There was no significant evidence to suggest that the overall median ranking scores between the UK medical schools differed (P ¼ 0.23; KruskalWallis test). However, there was a marked difference in frequency of top 20 candidates from each medical school, which could not be explained by the size of the medical school alone. Conclusion It is difficult to conclude from these findings the importance that the Duke-Elder examination has in the selection of trainees into ophthalmology. The role of cognitive factors in selection into postgraduate medical/surgical training is discussed, along with the potential academic criteria, which may influence interview scores.

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Performance in the Duke–Elder ophthalmology undergraduate prize examination and future careers in ophthalmology

Joshi

Shanmuganathan

Kneebone

et al. 2011

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“…23 The role of subjective and objective data in pharmacy residency candidate pre-interview selections or post-interview rankings is not stipulated by residency accreditation standards. In the medical school literature, the usefulness of school reputation has been periodically questioned, 24,25 and no study in the pharmacy literature has substantiated a positive correlation between an academic institution's reputation and resident performance.…”

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Pharmacy Residency School-wide Match Rates and Modifiable Predictors in ACPE-accredited Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy

Whittaker

Smith

Shan

2017

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objective. To analyze the modifiable predictors of institution-wide residency match rates. Methods. This was a retrospective analysis of colleges and schools of pharmacy data and school-wide PGY-1 pharmacy residency match rates for 2013 through 2015. Independent variables included NAPLEX passing rates, history of ACPE probation, NIH funding, academic health center affiliation, dual-degree availability, program length, admit-to-applicant ratio, class size, tuition, student-driven research, clinically focused academic tracks, residency affiliation, U.S. News & World Report rankings, and minority enrollment. Results. In a repeated measures model, predictors of match results were NAPLEX pass rate, class size, academic health center affiliation, admit-to-applicant ratio, U.S. News & World Report rankings, and minority enrollment. Conclusion. Indicators of student achievement, college/school reputation, affiliations, and class demographics were significant predictors of institution-wide residency match rates. Further research is needed to understand how changes in these factors may influence overall match rates.

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“…Measures of academic performance are used to judge if students are meeting education goals, 17 guide student learning, 18,19 identify areas for curricular revision, [17][18][19] ensure competency, 19,20 and select residents. [21][22][23][24][25][26][27] Grades in required clerkships and total number of honors are considered among the most important measures of academic achievement by program directors in a wide variety of specialty areas. 28 In particular, honors in Medicine and Surgery are of high value for competitive residencies.…”

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“…32 Others have found clerkship honors to predict performance on the American Board of Specialty Examination 33 along with residency performance. 23,27,34,35 Whether lower grades and fewer clerkship honors obtained by students with a prolonged delay between the second and third year foreshadow suboptimal future competence warrants further study. NBME subject examination scores played a pivotal role in all of the clerkship's grading equations, as it commonly does.…”

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Prolonged Delays for Research Training in Medical School are Associated with Poorer Subsequent Clinical Knowledge

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BACKGROUND:Complementary degree programs and research training are important alternative tracks in medical school that typically interrupt the traditional MD curriculum. OBJECTIVE:Examine effects of such a break on clinical knowledge after reentry into the MD curriculum. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. PARTICIPANTS:Three hundred and two graduates of Mayo Medical School. MAIN MEASUREMENTS:Compared years of delay between the second and third years of medical school with third year clerkship grades, National Board of Medical Examiner's (NBME) Subject Examinations, and United States Medical License Exam (USMLE)Step 2.MAIN RESULTS: 258, 13, and 31 students spent 0, 1, or ≥3 years pursing research between the second and third year. Baseline measures of knowledge before matriculation and before the third year were similar between groups. Whereas a 1-year delay had no significant effect, a ≥3-year delay was associated with fewer clerkship honors and lower NBME Medicine, Pediatrics, and Psychiatry percentiles compared to no delay (all p<.05). Students with a ≥3-year delay had a 77% reduction in the odds of honors in Medicine. For each year of delay beyond 3, students' third-year NBME Medicine, Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Psychiatry scores decreased as did USMLE Step 2 scores (r=−.38 to −.50, p<.05).CONCLUSIONS: Delays of ≥3 years between the second and third years of medical school are associated with lower grades and scores on clinical knowledge tests. Further research is needed to determine the optimal timing of research training and develop effective interventions to facilitate reentry into the medical school curriculum.

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Do the Criteria of Resident Selection Committees Predict Residentsʼ Performances?

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Performance in the Duke–Elder ophthalmology undergraduate prize examination and future careers in ophthalmology

Performance in the Duke–Elder ophthalmology undergraduate prize examination and future careers in ophthalmology

Pharmacy Residency School-wide Match Rates and Modifiable Predictors in ACPE-accredited Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy

Prolonged Delays for Research Training in Medical School are Associated with Poorer Subsequent Clinical Knowledge

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