Department of Dermatology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, NC.
Dermatol Online J. 2020 Oct 15;26(10):13030/qt5sc9j0qx.
The personal statement is a required component of the residency application, offering applicants the opportunity to showcase their personality as well as unique thoughts and experiences not explicitly stated elsewhere in their application. Although the applicant-generated nature of personal statements can gauge an applicant's professionalism, creativity, sound judgement, and tact, specific criteria for evaluating personal statements and comparing them to one another is lacking. Research on the value of personal statements in the application process is also lacking. The purpose of this research project is to quantify the perceived value of the personal statement to program directors and faculty members of U.S. dermatology programs involved in residency application review. Analysis of our survey responses determined that although the majority of participants consider the personal statement to be a necessary element of an application, it was rated least important compared to other components of the application. An applicant's Medical Student Performance Evaluation, clerkship grades, research projects and publications, board scores, and letters of recommendation were consistently rated as more important than the personal statement. These findings suggest the personal statement lacks the standardization needed for decision makers to confidently choose the best new dermatology residents for their program.
个人陈述是住院医师申请的必备组成部分，使申请人有机会展示自己的个性以及在申请中未明确说明的独特想法和经验。尽管个人陈述是由申请人自己撰写的，但可以评估申请人的专业精神、创造力、判断力和机智，但缺乏评估个人陈述的具体标准，也无法将其相互比较。关于个人陈述在申请过程中的价值的研究也很缺乏。本研究项目的目的是量化参与住院医师申请审查的美国皮肤科项目的项目主管和教职员工对个人陈述的感知价值。我们的调查结果分析表明，尽管大多数参与者认为个人陈述是申请的必要组成部分，但与申请的其他部分相比，它被认为是最重要的。申请人的医学生表现评估、实习成绩、研究项目和出版物、委员会成绩以及推荐信的重要性一直被认为高于个人陈述。这些发现表明，个人陈述缺乏决策者为其计划选择最佳新皮肤科住院医师所需的标准化。
