Department of Dermatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
Cutis. 2020 Feb;105(2):83-85.
The personal statement is a narrative written by an applicant to residency programs to discuss his/her interests and express his/her personality, but it is unclear how the personal statement impacts the dermatology residency application process. The aim of this study was to analyze personal statements from applicants to a dermatology program at a major academic institution to identify common themes and determine if certain themes were associated with successful matching. All personal statements submitted to the dermatology residency program at UNC School of Medicine (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) during the 2012 application cycle (N=422) were analyzed to identify 9 common themes of content. Certain themes differed in prevalence between matched and unmatched applicants. Further investigation is needed to elucidate the impact of personal statement themes and other application content on the residency selection process.
个人陈述是申请人向住院医师项目提交的一份叙述性文件，用于讨论自己的兴趣并表达个性，但目前尚不清楚个人陈述对皮肤科住院医师申请过程有何影响。本研究的目的是分析某一大型学术机构皮肤科项目申请人的个人陈述，以确定常见主题，并确定某些主题是否与成功匹配相关。分析了北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校医学院（北卡罗来纳州教堂山）2012 年申请周期内提交给皮肤科住院医师项目的所有个人陈述（N=422），以确定 9 个常见的内容主题。匹配和不匹配的申请人中某些主题的流行程度存在差异。需要进一步研究来阐明个人陈述主题和其他申请内容对住院医师选择过程的影响。
