Majewski Robert F, da Fonseca Marcio A, Devries Eric S, Hu Jan C, Murdoch-Kinch Carol Anne
Mott Children's Health Center, 806 Tuuri Place, Flint, MI 48503, USA.
J Dent Educ. 2009 Mar;73(3):338-44.
The primary goal of this study was to examine the criteria that influence rankings of candidates by advanced education program directors in pediatric dentistry. Secondary objectives were to obtain information on the resident selection process and to explore demographics of current program directors. A survey was sent in 2005 to all sixty-three program directors of pediatric dentistry residency programs accredited within the United States for the graduating class of 2007. The survey had a response rate of almost 78 percent (49/63). Respondents were requested to rank the importance of eleven factors that are typically included in the selection criteria for pediatric dentistry residents. Factors were rated on a scale of critical, very important, fairly important, somewhat important, and not important. The four highest ranked criteria by program directors were the following, in order: National Board scores, dental school clinical grades, class rank, and grade point average (GPA). Other factors ranked in descending order of perceived importance were the following: dental school basic science grades, experience in pediatric dentistry, extracurricular activities, completion of a general practice residency or advanced education in general dentistry program, the application essay, a publication or professional presentation, and private practice experience. All directors ranked personal interviews as very important to critical. Letters of recommendation from a pediatric dentistry department chairperson or faculty member were viewed more favorably than letters from dental school deans and non-pediatric dentistry faculty. Fifty-seven percent of the directors responding (28/49) were male, and 81 percent (40/49) were white, non-Hispanic. Fifty-nine percent of the directors (29/49) graduated from a residency program over twenty years ago, with 39 percent (19/49) having been a director for less than five years.
本研究的主要目标是考察影响儿科牙科高级教育项目主任对候选人排名的标准。次要目标是获取有关住院医师选拔过程的信息，并探究现任项目主任的人口统计学特征。2005年，向美国所有63位2007年毕业班级的儿科牙科住院医师项目认证主任发送了一份调查问卷。该调查的回复率近78%（49/63）。要求受访者对儿科牙科住院医师选拔标准中通常包含的11个因素的重要性进行排名。这些因素的评级分为关键、非常重要、相当重要、有些重要和不重要。项目主任排名最高的四个标准依次如下：国家委员会考试成绩、牙科学院临床成绩、班级排名和平均绩点（GPA）。其他因素按感知重要性从高到低排序如下：牙科学院基础科学成绩、儿科牙科经验、课外活动、完成全科住院医师培训或全科牙科高级教育项目、申请文书、发表的文章或专业演讲以及私人执业经验。所有主任都将个人面试评为非常重要至关键。来自儿科牙科系主任或教员的推荐信比来自牙科学院院长和非儿科牙科教员的推荐信更受青睐。回复的主任中有57%（28/49）为男性，81%（40/49）为非西班牙裔白人。59%的主任（29/49）在二十多年前毕业于住院医师项目，39%（19/49）担任主任不到五年。
