Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas.
Vet Surg. 2021 Apr;50(3):485-493. doi: 10.1111/vsu.13596. Epub 2021 Mar 1.
To determine which attributes of residency applicants were most commonly assessed by large and small animal American College of Veterinary Surgeons diplomates and to determine which evaluation methods were perceived to assess those attributes.
Online survey.
American College of Veterinary Surgeons board-certified surgeons as of March 2019.
An online survey was sent to eligible individuals. Respondents rated the importance of 23 attributes assessed by the Veterinary Internship and Residency Matching Program (VIRMP) application as well the usefulness of interviews, conversations with people knowledgeable with the applicants, and review of the VIRMP packet for evaluating each of these attributes. Responses were compared between large and small animal practitioners and between individuals involved in residency selection (supervisors) and individuals not involved in residency selection (nonsupervisors).
Surveys were completed by 221 individuals (14.6% response rate). Seventeen of the 23 attributes were considered important by most respondents. Grade point average (GPA) and class rank were used as screening tools by 73% and 65% of supervisors, respectively. Letters of reference (LOR) were ranked as the most important part of the VIRMP packet. Conversations with people knowledgeable with the applicant was the only method judged by most respondents to be appropriate to evaluate all 23 attributes. Responses were similar between large and small animal supervisors and nonsupervisors.
Respondents considered conversations with people knowledgeable with the applicant to be the most useful methods for assessing a resident applicant, but LOR, GPA, and class rank were also important.
Resident applicants and mentors can use this information to strengthen applications.
确定大型和小型动物美国兽医外科学院院士最常评估的住院医师申请人的哪些属性，并确定哪些评估方法被认为可评估这些属性。
在线调查。
截至 2019 年 3 月，美国兽医外科学院认证外科医生。
向符合条件的个人发送了在线调查。受访者对兽医实习和住院医师匹配计划（VIRMP）申请评估的 23 个属性的重要性进行了评分，以及对面试、与申请人相关人员的对话以及对 VIRMP 数据包的审查，以评估这些属性的每一个的有用性。在大型和小型动物从业者以及参与住院医师选择的个人（主管）和不参与住院医师选择的个人（非主管）之间比较了响应。
有 221 人（14.6%的回应率）完成了调查。大多数受访者认为 23 个属性中的 17 个很重要。平均绩点（GPA）和班级排名分别被 73%和 65%的主管用作筛选工具。推荐信（LOR）被评为 VIRMP 数据包中最重要的部分。与申请人相关的人员的对话被大多数受访者认为是评估所有 23 个属性的唯一合适方法。大型和小型动物主管和非主管之间的回应相似。
受访者认为与申请人相关的人员的对话是评估住院医师申请人最有用的方法，但 LOR、GPA 和班级排名也很重要。
住院医师申请人和导师可以使用此信息来加强申请。
