Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Orthopedic Surgery, Ad Diriyah Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
BMC Med Educ. 2024 Nov 1;24(1):1250. doi: 10.1186/s12909-024-06234-z.
The aim of this study is to investigate and highlight the most important factors influencing the candidate's selection for residency matching by program directors of surgical and non-surgical specialties in Saudi Arabia.
This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Central, Eastern, Western, Northern, and Southern regions of Saudi Arabia from February 1, 2023, to August 31, 2023. A total of sixty-one program directors completed a questionnaire, which was adapted and validated from a previous study with permission and tailored to meet the objectives of this research.
The mean age of the study population was 40.2 years, with surgical specialty program directors being older at 41.7 years and nonsurgical specialty program directors being younger at 39.6 years. In both cases, the highest importance was given to 'Applicant's attitude and professionalism', followed in surgical specialties by 'Doing clinical rotations in the PD institution' and 'Performance in clinical rotation during internship' in non-surgical specialties. with a mean score of 4.13 and 4.95, respectively. The importance of 'The impression/opinion of current residents' has had a certain importance in both specialties. While the number of research projects was prioritized more by surgical PDs (38.6%) compared to non-surgical PDs (29.4%).
This study highlights the critical role of professionalism and a positive attitude in clinical rotations and interviews for program acceptance in Saudi Arabia. The significance of letters of recommendation and research focus varies between surgical and non-surgical program directors. Program directors should adopt effective recruitment strategies that incorporate practical implications during internships.
本研究旨在调查并强调影响沙特阿拉伯外科和非外科专业住院医师匹配计划主任选择候选人的最重要因素。
本横断面研究于 2023 年 2 月 1 日至 8 月 31 日在沙特阿拉伯中部、东部、西部、北部和南部地区进行。共有 61 名计划主任完成了一份问卷，该问卷是在之前一项研究的基础上改编和验证的，获得了许可，并根据本研究的目标进行了调整。
研究人群的平均年龄为 40.2 岁，外科专业计划主任年龄较大，为 41.7 岁，非外科专业计划主任年龄较小，为 39.6 岁。在这两种情况下，最重要的是“申请人的态度和专业精神”，其次是外科专业的“在 PD 机构进行临床轮转”和非外科专业的“在实习期间的临床轮转表现”，得分分别为 4.13 和 4.95。“当前住院医师的印象/意见”在两个专业中都具有一定的重要性。虽然外科 PD 更重视研究项目的数量（38.6%），而非外科 PD 则重视推荐信的数量（29.4%）。
本研究强调了在沙特阿拉伯，专业精神和积极的态度在临床轮转和面试中对计划接受的重要性。推荐信和研究重点的重要性在外科和非外科计划主任之间存在差异。计划主任应采用有效的招聘策略，在实习期间纳入实际影响。
