Relative importance of the components of the Canadian Residency Matching Service application

Eneh, Amaka; Jagan, Lisa; Baxter, Stephanie

doi:10.1016/j.jcjo.2014.06.009

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“…Similar to previous literature, 6 the most important aspects of the traditional CaRMS application are related to applicant interviews, academics, and letters (personal letters and letters of reference; Fig. 1 ).…”

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confidence: 59%

New virtual CaRMS: perspectives from residency programs

Nguyen

Clark

Damji

et al. 2021

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic will have long-lasting effects on health care, ranging from clinical practice to medical education. Since March 2020, the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada and medical schools across the country have been responding to the outbreak by taking numerous precautionary measures. These measures have resulted in a compressed and delayed timeline for all medical trainees, especially the class of 2021. Canadian program directors and residency selection committees are facing unprecedented challenges for the recruitment and assessment of applicants in the upcoming cycle, in particular with the cancellation of visiting electives. 1 Fig. 1-Scores (mean and standard deviation) of importance given to applicants' performance during (A) preclerkship and rotations, (B) personal letter and letters of reference, and (C) interviews (N = 46).

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 59%

New virtual CaRMS: perspectives from residency programs

Nguyen

Clark

Damji

et al. 2021

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

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“…Applicants are historically unaware of the weighting of each component of the file and interview for different programs. 9,[26][27][28][29] Within this report, we have outlined this clearly (Figure 2) and remain committed to sharing this information openly with our applicants as our selection processes evolves. As applicants' knowledge of the selection process improves, we anticipate that they will have a greater understanding of how, why, and what is being assessed throughout the selection process.…”

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A transparent and defensible process for applicant selection within a Canadian emergency medicine residency program

Paterson

Hartmann

Woods

et al. 2020

CJEM

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ObjectivesThe Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) selection process has come under scrutiny due to the increasing number of unmatched medical graduates. In response, we outline our residency program's selection process including how we have incorporated best practices and novel techniques.MethodsWe selected file reviewers and interviewers to mitigate gender bias and increase diversity. Four residents and two attending physicians rated each file using a standardized, cloud-based file review template to allow simultaneous rating. We interviewed applicants using four standardized stations with two or three interviewers per station. We used heat maps to review rating discrepancies and eliminated rating variance using Z-scores. The number of person-hours that we required to conduct our selection process was quantified and the process outcomes were described statistically and graphically.ResultsWe received between 75 and 90 CaRMS applications during each application cycle between 2017 and 2019. Our overall process required 320 person-hours annually, excluding attendance at the social events and administrative assistant duties. Our preliminary interview and rank lists were developed using weighted Z-scores and modified through an organized discussion informed by heat mapped data. The difference between the Z-scores of applicants surrounding the interview invitation threshold was 0.18-0.3 standard deviations. Interview performance significantly impacted the final rank list.ConclusionsWe describe a rigorous resident selection process for our emergency medicine training program which incorporated simultaneous cloud-based rating, Z-scores, and heat maps. This standardized approach could inform other programs looking to adopt a rigorous selection process while providing applicants guidance and reassurance of a fair assessment.

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“…More importantly, a student's performance during a given elective at a specific institution is consistently cited by Canadian and American residency selection committees as a critical factor in selecting residents. [2][3][4] This is also the case for Canadian urology programs. In a survey of Canadian urology selection committees, which will be presented at the 2019 CUA Meeting, performing well during an elective at the responder's school received the highest mean score of importance when selecting new trainees.…”

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