Which Student Characteristics Are Most Important in Determining Clinical Honors in Clerkships? A Teaching Ward Attending Perspective

Herrera, Lauren Nicholas; Khodadadi, Ryan B.; Schmit, Erinn O; Willig, James H.; Hoellein, Andrew R.; Knudson, Christopher; Law, Karen; Mingioni, Nina; Walsh, Katherine; Estrada, Carlos A.; Williams, Winter

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“…Patient interaction, medical knowledge, and communication were significant for both genders in the multivariate analysis. The importance of these clinical domains is reflected in existing literature; in a survey of faculty, clinical reasoning and professionalism were 2 of the most influential factors when grading students . Our univariate analysis found that professionalism, resource utilization, compassion, and teamwork were all positively correlated with overall evaluation, but none of these factors were significantly associated with this outcome in the multivariate analysis.…”

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“…The importance of these clinical domains is reflected in existing literature; in a survey of faculty, clinical reasoning and professionalism were 2 of the most influential factors when grading students. 20 Our univariate analysis found that professionalism, resource utilization, compassion, and teamwork were all positively correlated with overall evaluation, but none of these factors were significantly associated with this outcome in the multivariate analysis. These data suggest that, although these factors were significant and positively correlated with individual performance, overall grade was more likely associated with alternative factors in this cohort.…”

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Gender Disparity in Evaluation of Internal Medicine Clerkship Performance

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IMPORTANCE Women studying medicine currently equal men in number, but evidence suggests that men and women might not be evaluated equally throughout their education. OBJECTIVE To examine whether there are differences associated with gender in either objective or subjective evaluations of medical students in an internal medicine clerkship. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTSThis single-center retrospective cohort study evaluated data from 277 third-year medical students completing internal medicine clerkships in the 2017 to 2018 academic year at an academic hospital and its affiliates in Pennsylvania. Data were analyzed from September to November 2020. EXPOSURE Gender, presumed based on pronouns used in evaluations. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Likert scale evaluations of clinical skills, standardized examination scores, and written evaluations were analyzed. Univariate and multivariate linear regression were used to observe trends in measures. Word embeddings were analyzed for narrative evaluations. RESULTS Analyses of 277 third-year medical students completing an internal medicine clerkship (140 women [51%] with a mean [SD] age of 25.5 [2.3] years and 137 [49%] presumed men with a mean [SD] age of 25.9 [2.7] years) detected no difference in final grade distribution. However, women outperformed men in 5 of 8 domains of clinical performance, including patient interaction

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Gender Disparity in Evaluation of Internal Medicine Clerkship Performance

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“…The few formal studies we found, limited exclusively to medical student education, constitute preliminary investigations [22][23][24]. Notably, displays of curiosity by medical students are associated with achieving clinical honors on clerkships [25].…”

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Clinical Curiosity in Psychiatric Residency Training: Implications for Education and Practice

Yager

Kay

2019

Acad Psychiatry

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“…Developing a better understanding of what characteristics exceptionally performing medical students possess upon entrance to medical school is necessary if we seek to optimize the recruitment of students with the best potential to be exceptional performing physicians. As a medical student, top characteristics that faculty consider when assigning an honors clerkship grade are curiosity, dependability, taking ownership, and high ethical standards (Herrera et al, 2019); while top characteristics valued in first year residents are responsibility, teamwork, empathy, and prioritization (Furstenberg and Harendza, 2017). Other research demonstrates that conscientiousness, extraversion, and grit are likely associated with successful clinical performance (Haight et al, 2012;Miller-Matero et al, 2018;Cortez et al, 2019).…”

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Beyond Grade Point Averages and Medical College Admission Test Scores: A Thematic Analysis of Exceptional Performing Medical Student Applications

Pflipsen¹,

Torre²,

Durning³

2021

MedEdPublish

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Introduction: Medical school admissions committees are tasked with selecting the best students for their institution and historically rely on grade point averages and Medical College Admission Test scores as measures for academic success. Yet research and expertise theory suggest that personal characteristics play a critical role in exceptional performance. Understanding the characteristics of exceptional performing medical students upon application to medical school could contribute to the holistic review process and selection decisions of medical universities. Methods:The purpose of this study was to identify themes in the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) application that reflect the characteristics of exceptional performing medical students when they applied to medical school. The authors completed an inductive thematic analysis of the primary AMCAS application of exceptional performing medical students. Selection to both Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and the Gold Humanism Honor Society defined exceptional performance.Results/Analysis: 22 (4.5%) of 485 medical school graduates between 2017 and 2019 met criteria for exceptional performance. The authors identified seven themes from the AMCAS applications: success in a practiced activity, altruism, entrepreneurship, passion, perseverance, teamwork, and wisdom. Discussion:The seven identified themes were consistent with the personal characteristics associated with both expertise theory and the AAMC's core personal competencies for medical student success. By constructing an understanding of the personal characteristics exceptional student performers display in their applications to medical school, these themes offer an additional lens for medical school admission committees to assess a student's potential to be successful in medical school.

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Which Student Characteristics Are Most Important in Determining Clinical Honors in Clerkships? A Teaching Ward Attending Perspective

Cited by 6 publications

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Gender Disparity in Evaluation of Internal Medicine Clerkship Performance

Gender Disparity in Evaluation of Internal Medicine Clerkship Performance

Clinical Curiosity in Psychiatric Residency Training: Implications for Education and Practice

Beyond Grade Point Averages and Medical College Admission Test Scores: A Thematic Analysis of Exceptional Performing Medical Student Applications

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