From the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Dec 1;148(6):1040e-1046e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000008572.
Residency applicant evaluation and selection is a critical part of developing and maintaining a high-quality plastic surgery residency program. Currently, many programs rely on objective measures such as the United States Medical Licensing Exam scores, number of research publications, grade point average, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society status, or a combination of these objective metrics. However, there is a growing body of literature suggesting that the current means of residency applicant evaluation and selection may not be the best predictive factors of future resident success. The aim of this study was to identify nontraditional means of evaluating plastic surgery residency candidates and discuss how these means have been implemented at the authors' institution. After reviewing industry hiring practices, the authors propose that standardized interviewing and personality testing can help evaluate some of the previously intangible parts of an applicant that may play a role in teamwork, commitment, and dedication to patient care.
住院医师申请人的评估和选拔是建立和维持高质量整形外科住院医师项目的关键部分。目前，许多项目依赖于客观指标，如美国医师执照考试成绩、研究出版物数量、平均绩点、阿尔法欧米茄阿尔法荣誉医学协会地位，或这些客观指标的组合。然而，越来越多的文献表明，目前的住院医师申请人评估和选拔方法可能不是预测未来住院医师成功的最佳因素。本研究的目的是确定评估整形外科住院医师候选人的非传统方法，并讨论这些方法在作者所在机构的实施情况。在审查了行业招聘实践后，作者提出标准化面试和人格测试可以帮助评估申请人以前无形的部分，这些部分可能在团队合作、承诺和对患者护理的奉献方面发挥作用。
