Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Radiology, 35 Hope Drive, Hershey, PA 17033.
Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Radiology, 35 Hope Drive, Hershey, PA 17033.
Acad Radiol. 2019 Jul;26(7):989-998. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2018.11.002. Epub 2018 Dec 1.
To evaluate interview techniques currently used in the selection of diagnostic radiology resident candidates and to identify factors influencing the use of alternative interview techniques.
An anonymous 25 question e-mail survey was provided to 319 active members of the Association of Program Directors in Radiology. The survey included questions on residency demographics, organization of resident applicant interviews, types of interview techniques utilized, scoring and ranking of applicants, and facets of the interview/application felt most important to the selection process. Statistical analysis was performed to identify factors associated with the use of alternative interview techniques.
93.7% of responding programs use traditional interview techniques, with 92% using unblinded, unstructured interviews, 8% blinded, unstructured interviews. Structured interview questions were incorporated in 22%. Few programs used alternative techniques like the multiple mini-interview. None of the programs used written prompts during the interview, 3% used casual visual cognitive testing, 10% used panel interview techniques, and none used formal personality testing. For ranking candidates in the match, the most important facets considered were USMLE Step scores, performance on the interview, clinical course grades, and letters of reference. Factors associated with use of alternative techniques were domains associated with program size and number of faculty.
The majority of radiology training programs still rely upon the traditional unblinded interview technique. There is an opportunity for training programs to examine alternative techniques that reduce bias and may provide better insight into other aspects of the candidate that may not be as readily highlighted with the traditional, unblinded interview.
评估目前在诊断放射学住院医师候选人选拔中使用的面试技巧，并确定影响替代面试技术使用的因素。
向放射学专业计划主任协会的 319 名活跃成员提供了一份匿名的 25 个问题的电子邮件调查。该调查包括关于住院医师人口统计学、住院医师申请人面试组织、使用的面试技术类型、申请人评分和排名，以及对选择过程最重要的面试/申请方面等问题。进行了统计分析，以确定与替代面试技术使用相关的因素。
93.7%的参与项目使用传统面试技术，其中 92%使用非盲、非结构化面试，8%使用盲、非结构化面试。22%的项目采用了结构化面试问题。很少有项目使用替代技术，如多项迷你面试。没有项目在面试中使用书面提示，3%的项目使用随意的视觉认知测试，10%的项目使用小组面试技术，没有项目使用正式的人格测试。在匹配中对候选人进行排名时，考虑的最重要方面是 USMLE 第 1 步成绩、面试表现、临床课程成绩和推荐信。与使用替代技术相关的因素与项目规模和教职员工人数相关的领域有关。
大多数放射科培训项目仍依赖于传统的非盲面试技术。培训项目有机会检查替代技术，这些技术可以减少偏见，并可能更好地了解候选人的其他方面，这些方面可能不如传统的、非盲面试那样容易突出。
