Corcimaru Ana, Morrell Mia C, Morrell Dean S
University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Dermatol Online J. 2018 Apr 15;24(4):13030/qt5qc988jz.
There is a lack of research on the impact of the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) photograph on the residency selection process.
We sought to elucidate the role of the ERAS photograph in the dermatology residency selection outcome and to determine if photographs submitted by matched applicants differ from those of unmatched applicants.
We analyzed ERAS photographs submitted by dermatology residency applicants based on photograph characteristics related to composition, attire, facial expression, hairstyle, and accessories.
Candidates who smiled, wore glasses, and wore jackets in their photographs were more likely to match. There was no difference in the rate of matching among applicants depending on whether their photograph was of professional quality or whether they wore formal attire in their pictures. Gender specific characteristics were not found to be influential in the match outcome for male applicants. Among female applicants, having hair to the shoulders or longer was associated with a positive match outcome.
Certain characteristics of the ERAS photographs were found to be associated with a more favorable match outcome. Further biases inferred from these photographs might be present in the dermatology selection process. We suggest blinding the selection committees to ERAS application photographs prior to granting residency interviews.
关于电子住院医师申请服务（ERAS）照片对住院医师选拔过程的影响，目前缺乏相关研究。
我们试图阐明ERAS照片在皮肤科住院医师选拔结果中的作用，并确定匹配申请人提交的照片与未匹配申请人的照片是否存在差异。
我们根据与构图、着装、面部表情、发型和配饰相关的照片特征，分析了皮肤科住院医师申请人提交的ERAS照片。
照片中微笑、戴眼镜和穿夹克的候选人更有可能匹配成功。申请人的照片是否具有专业质量或照片中是否穿着正式服装，在匹配率上没有差异。未发现性别特定特征对男性申请人的匹配结果有影响。在女性申请人中，头发齐肩或更长与匹配成功呈正相关。
发现ERAS照片的某些特征与更有利的匹配结果相关。在皮肤科选拔过程中可能存在从这些照片推断出的进一步偏见。我们建议在进行住院医师面试之前，让选拔委员会对ERAS申请照片进行盲评。
