J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2021 Feb 1;111(1). doi: 10.7547/19-055.
A recent increase in podiatric medicine fellowships has occurred as the field continues to progress. Research regarding selection criteria from a fellowship director's perspective for potential fellows is lacking. This study aimed to examine objective and subjective selection criteria that directors consider when selecting applicants for the interview and when ranking prospective fellows after the interview.
We electronically surveyed American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons fellowship directors with preselected criteria for granting applicants an interview and for compiling their ranking list after the interview. A Likert scale from 1 (most important) to 5 (least important) was used to prioritize each criterion, an average rating was calculated, and the results were placed in order of importance.
The most important selection criteria for granting an interview were quality of residency program (1.985), a written personal statement of reasons for attending that fellowship (2.063), and publications/presentations produced as a resident (2.267). The most important criteria in completing the ranking order after the interview were assessment of applicant's personality (1.111), interview performance (1.173), and expressed interest in program (1.563).
Knowledge of the selection criteria that fellowship directors seek in applicants can assist those who desire to further their training. The selection criteria that program directors seek differed between being selected for the interview, which combined both objective and subjective criteria, and when compiling their rankings after the interview, which included only subjective criteria. Results show more emphasis on subjective selection criteria when directors select applicants for an interview and when ranking applicants after the interview.
随着该领域的不断发展，最近足医学研究员的数量有所增加。缺乏关于研究员主任从研究员的角度选择标准的研究。本研究旨在检查主任在选择面试申请人和在面试后对潜在研究员进行排名时考虑的客观和主观选择标准。
我们通过电子邮件向美国足踝外科医生学院研究员主任发送了预先选择的标准，以授予申请人面试资格，并在面试后编制他们的排名名单。使用从 1（最重要）到 5（最不重要）的李克特量表对每个标准进行优先级排序，计算平均评分，并按重要性顺序排列结果。
授予面试资格的最重要选择标准是居住计划的质量（1.985），书面的个人陈述选择该研究员的原因（2.063）和作为居民产生的出版物/演讲（2.267）。在面试后完成排名顺序的最重要标准是评估申请人的个性（1.111），面试表现（1.173）和对计划的兴趣（1.563）。
了解研究员主任在申请人中寻求的选择标准可以帮助那些希望进一步接受培训的人。主任在选择面试者时以及在面试后对申请人进行排名时所寻求的选择标准既有客观标准也有主观标准。结果表明，当主任选择面试申请人和在面试后对申请人进行排名时，对主观选择标准的重视程度更高。
