一项关于《家庭教育权利与隐私法案》及标准化推荐信的多中心研究：对急诊医学住院医师申请人员及教员行为的影响。

A multicenter study of the family educational rights and privacy act and the standardized letter of recommendation: impact on emergency medicine residency applicant and faculty behaviors.

作者信息

Diab Jessica, Riley Stephanie, Downes Andrew, Gaeta Theodore, Hern H Gene, Hwang Eric, Kass Lawrence, Kelly Michael, Luber Samuel D, Martel Marc, Minns Alicia, Patterson Leigh, Pazderka Philip, Sayan Osman, Thurman Jason, Vallee Phyllis, Overton David

出版信息

J Grad Med Educ. 2014 Jun;6(2):292-5. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-13-00179.1.

DOI:10.4300/JGME-D-13-00179.1

PMID:24949134

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4054729/

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Residency applicants have the right to see letters of recommendation written on their behalf. It is not known whether applicants are affected by waiving this right.

OBJECTIVES

Our multicenter study assessed how frequently residency applicants waived their FERPA rights to view their letters of recommendation, and whether this affected the ratings they were given by faculty.

METHODS

We reviewed all ERAS-submitted letters of recommendation to 14 ACGME-accredited programs in 2006-2007. We collected ERAS ID, program name, FERPA declaration, standardized letter of recommendation (SLOR) use, and SLOR Global Assessment ranking. The percentage of applicants who waived their FERPA rights was determined. Chi-square tests of independence assessed whether applicants' decision to waive their FERPA rights was associated with their SLOR Global Assessment.

RESULTS

We examined 1776 applications containing 6424 letters of recommendations. Of 2736 letters that specified a Global Assessment, 2550 (93%) applicants waived their FERPA rights, while 186 did not. Of the applicants who chose not to waive their rights, 45.6% received a ranking of Outstanding, 35.5% Excellent, 18.3% Very Good, and 1.6% Good. Of applicants who waived their FERPA rights, 35.1% received a ranking of Outstanding, 49.6% Excellent, 13.7% Very Good, and 1.6% Good. Applicants who did not waive their FERPA rights were more likely to receive an Outstanding Assessment (P = .003).

CONCLUSIONS

The majority (93%) of residency applicants waived their FERPA rights. Those who did not waive their rights had a statistically higher chance of receiving an Outstanding Assessment than those who did.

摘要

背景

住院医师项目申请人有权查看为其撰写的推荐信。目前尚不清楚申请人放弃这项权利是否会受到影响。

目的

我们的多中心研究评估了住院医师项目申请人放弃其《家庭教育权利与隐私法案》（FERPA）规定的查看推荐信权利的频率，以及这是否会影响教员给他们的评分。

方法

我们回顾了2006 - 2007年提交给14个经毕业后医学教育认证委员会（ACGME）认证项目的所有电子住院医师申请服务（ERAS）推荐信。我们收集了ERAS编号、项目名称、FERPA声明、标准化推荐信（SLOR）的使用情况以及SLOR全球评估排名。确定放弃FERPA权利的申请人的百分比。独立性卡方检验评估申请人放弃FERPA权利的决定是否与其SLOR全球评估相关。

结果

我们审查了1776份申请，其中包含6424封推荐信。在2736封注明全球评估的推荐信中，2550名（93%）申请人放弃了他们的FERPA权利，而186名没有放弃。在选择不放弃权利的申请人中，45.6%获得了优秀排名，35.5%为良好，18.3%为中等，1.6%为及格。在放弃FERPA权利的申请人中，35.1%获得了优秀排名，49.6%为良好，13.7%为中等，1.6%为及格。未放弃FERPA权利的申请人更有可能获得优秀评估（P = 0.003）。