The Importance of Basic Science and Clinical Research as a Selection Criterion for General Surgery Residency Programs

Use of the Interview in Resident Candidate Selection: A Review of the Literature

“…10,11 Program directors reported that the interview is the most important factor in determining resident selection. [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] The interview may also identify negative applicant characteristics such as anxiety or aggression. 21 Candidates value the interview process highly, 22,23 and cite the quality of interactions with the program director 24 and, most important, with the residents [25][26][27] during the interview as important in their decision making.…”

Selection Matters—A Regional Survey of UK Consultant Opinion on Selection into Postgraduate Surgical and Medical Training

“…1 The perceived association between academic endeavors and desirable characteristics, such as excellence and commitment, may, however, simply reflect bias on the part of consultants who themselves had to (or were forced to) pursue research to progress in their careers. 25 Opinions on the value of references in the medical literature are varied. Some advocate the use of references as a positive discriminator for selection into surgical training programs, whereas others have stated that "references do not seem to mean what they used to mean, what I think they mean, what trainees think they mean, or what they ought to mean."…”

Predicting success: What medical student measures predict resident performance in neurology?

“…Selection committees consider a variety of factors to both select students for interviews and create rank lists, including medical school attended, class rank, clerkship and sub-internship performance, standardized test scores, membership in honor societies, personal statements, and letters of recommendation [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. It is unclear which factors predict residency performance in neurology.…”