Ten Steps for Writing an Exceptional Personal Statement

Jones, Danielle; Pittman, John R.; Manning, Kimberly D.

doi:10.4300/jgme-d-22-00331.1

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“…A review of publications covering residency application PSs reveals considerable guidance on how applicants should craft their statements [1][2][3][4], but limited information about what submitted ones contain or how faculty can use them [5][6][7][8]. Based on our educational experience and a detailed review of recent resident personal statements, we propose that broadly sharing personal statements could improve resident training and that residents will support this.…”

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Improve Anesthesiology Education and the Specialty by sharing the Personal Statements of Residency Applicants

2024

Anesth Med Pract J

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Most applicants for United States anesthesiology residency training programs include a personal statement in their application. In these statements, residents describe their interests, strengths, and plans. Program faculty and specialty leaders do not generally have access to these statements and no public repository of personal statements or description of their current contents exists. After studying the personal statements of anesthesiology applicants accepted for an interview at our residency training program and characterizing their contents, we recommend wider availability of these statements. Nearly all applicants reported events that guided their philosophies and plans. Most describe how their unique backgrounds and skills should qualify them for successful practice. If resident personal statements were available to all program faculty, they could better understand the diverse backgrounds of residents, find suitable mentors, leverage their unique skills, help them with life stresses, and improve recruitment. When asked, residents willingly shared their statements. If resident personal statements were published anonymously, they could educate the public about the specialty.

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Improve Anesthesiology Education and the Specialty by sharing the Personal Statements of Residency Applicants

2024

Anesth Med Pract J

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Artificial intelligence software can generate residency application personal statements that program directors find acceptable and difficult to distinguish from applicant compositions

Johnstone

Neely

Sizemore

2023

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

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Can ChatGPT Fool the Match? Artificial Intelligence Personal Statements for Plastic Surgery Residency Applications: A Comparative Study

Chen,

Tao,

Park

et al. 2024

Plast Surg (Oakv)

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Introduction: Personal statements can be decisive in Canadian residency applications. With the rise in AI technology, ethical concerns regarding authenticity and originality become more pressing. This study explores the capability of ChatGPT in producing personal statements for plastic surgery residency that match the quality of statements written by successful applicants. Methods: ChatGPT was utilized to generate a cohort of personal statements for CaRMS (Canadian Residency Matching Service) to compare with previously successful Plastic Surgery applications. Each AI-generated and human-written statement was randomized and anonymized prior to assessment. Two retired members of the plastic surgery residency selection committee from the University of British Columbia, evaluated these on a 0 to 10 scale and provided a binary response judging whether each statement was AI or human written. Statistical analysis included Welch 2-sample t tests and Cohen's Kappa for agreement. Results: Twenty-two personal statements (11 AI-generated by ChatGPT and 11 human-written) were evaluated. The overall mean scores were 7.48 (SD 0.932) and 7.68 (SD 0.716), respectively, with no significant difference between AI and human groups ( P = .4129). The average accuracy in distinguishing between human and AI letters was 65.9%. The Cohen's Kappa value was 0.374. Conclusions: ChatGPT can generate personal statements for plastic surgery residency applications with quality indistinguishable from human-written counterparts, as evidenced by the lack of significant scoring difference and moderate accuracy in discrimination by experienced surgeons. These findings highlight the evolving role of AI and the need for updated evaluative criteria or guidelines in the residency application process.

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Ten Steps for Writing an Exceptional Personal Statement

Cited by 4 publications

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Improve Anesthesiology Education and the Specialty by sharing the Personal Statements of Residency Applicants

Improve Anesthesiology Education and the Specialty by sharing the Personal Statements of Residency Applicants

Artificial intelligence software can generate residency application personal statements that program directors find acceptable and difficult to distinguish from applicant compositions

Can ChatGPT Fool the Match? Artificial Intelligence Personal Statements for Plastic Surgery Residency Applications: A Comparative Study

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