Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL.
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2021 Jul 1;46(13):882-885. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003938.
Cross-sectional study.
To determine which factors spine surgery fellowship program directors (PDs) consider most important when ranking applicants.
Spine surgery is a popular orthopedic subspecialty. As such, the spine fellowship match process is highly competitive. Surveys of fellowship PDs in orthopedic sports medicine and hand surgery have demonstrated differing opinions regarding factors considered most important when ranking fellowship applicants. The factors considered important to spine surgery fellowship PDs have not been evaluated.
A web-based questionnaire was sent to the PDs of all spine surgery fellowships participating in the San Francisco (SF) Match Program. The questions were designed to identify criteria considered most important in ranking spine surgery fellowship applicants. A list of 12 criteria was presented and PDs were asked to rank these in order of importance. A weighted score for each criterion was calculated using the following scale: 5 points for each criterion ranked 1st, 4 points for 2nd, 3 points for 3rd, 2 points for 4th, and 1 point for 5th.
Of the 73 PDs queried, 52 responded (71% response rate). The interview was the most important factor when ranking fellowship applicants. The other criteria deemed most important in order of weighted scoring were letters of recommendation and personal connections to the applicant and/or familiarity with the applicant's letter writer(s).
Spine surgery fellowship PDs consider the interview, letters of recommendation, and personal connections with the applicant/letter writers to be the most important factors when ranking candidates. These results may be valuable to orthopedic residents and mentors of those pursuing fellowship training in spine surgery.Level of Evidence: 4.
横断面研究。
确定脊柱外科住院医师培训计划主任（PD）在对申请人进行排名时认为最重要的因素。
脊柱外科是一个很受欢迎的骨科亚专业。因此，脊柱住院医师培训匹配过程竞争非常激烈。对骨科运动医学和手外科的住院医师培训 PD 的调查表明，在对住院医师培训申请人进行排名时，他们对最重要的因素存在不同的看法。尚未评估对脊柱外科住院医师培训 PD 重要的因素。
向参加旧金山（SF）匹配计划的所有脊柱外科住院医师培训计划的 PD 发送了一份基于网络的问卷。这些问题旨在确定在对脊柱外科住院医师培训申请人进行排名时认为最重要的标准。列出了 12 个标准，并要求 PD 按重要性顺序对其进行排名。使用以下量表为每个标准计算加权分数：排名第 1 位的每个标准得 5 分，排名第 2 位的得 4 分，排名第 3 位的得 3 分，排名第 4 位的得 2 分，排名第 5 位的得 1 分。
在被询问的 73 名 PD 中，有 52 名（71%的回复率）做出了回应。在对住院医师培训申请人进行排名时，面试是最重要的因素。按加权评分顺序排列的其他被认为最重要的标准是推荐信以及申请人与 PD 之间的个人联系和/或对申请人的推荐信撰写人的熟悉程度。
脊柱外科住院医师培训 PD 认为面试、推荐信以及与申请人/推荐信撰写人的个人联系是对申请人进行排名时最重要的因素。这些结果可能对正在接受脊柱外科住院医师培训的骨科住院医师和导师有价值。
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