Kim Roger H, Gilbert Timothy, Suh Sookyung, Miller Janet Karen, Eggerstedt Jane M
Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA.
Office of Academic Affairs, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA.
Am J Surg. 2016 Feb;211(2):476-481.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.10.003. Epub 2015 Nov 11.
The interview is one of the most important factors in selecting candidates for general surgery residency. There is significant research on best practices for conducting interviews. Blinded interviews and standardized questions improve interview utility and accuracy; however, their utilization in surgical residency programs is unclear. The purpose of this study was to determine the current practices of surgery residency programs in the interview process and the application of established best practices.
An online survey consisting of 26 questions was distributed to program directors of accredited surgery residency programs in the United States and Canada.
Overall, 108 responses (40%) were received. The vast majority of programs (90%) reported basing at least 25% of their final ranking on the interview score. Only 22 (20%) programs reported using some form of blinding for their interviewers. Five programs (5%) reported using standardized interview questions.
Few residency programs use blinded interviews or standardized questions. This may indicate a gap between research findings and practice and may represent an area for improvement in the resident selection process.
面试是普通外科住院医师选拔候选人最重要的因素之一。关于面试的最佳实践有大量研究。盲法面试和标准化问题可提高面试的效用和准确性；然而，它们在外科住院医师培训项目中的应用情况尚不清楚。本研究的目的是确定外科住院医师培训项目在面试过程中的当前做法以及既定最佳实践的应用情况。
向美国和加拿大经认可的外科住院医师培训项目的项目主任发放了一份包含26个问题的在线调查问卷。
总体而言，共收到108份回复（40%）。绝大多数项目（90%）报告称其最终排名中至少25%基于面试分数。只有22个（20%）项目报告称对面试官采用了某种形式的盲法。5个项目（5%）报告使用了标准化面试问题。
很少有住院医师培训项目采用盲法面试或标准化问题。这可能表明研究结果与实践之间存在差距，并且可能代表住院医师选拔过程中有待改进的一个方面。
