Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Health Sciences Library, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Can Med Educ J. 2024 Nov 13;15(5):125-136. doi: 10.36834/cmej.78608. eCollection 2024 Nov.
Finding applicants that fit in with educational environments is a goal of many educators in hopes that it will lead to successful training. "Fit" is used colloquially to describe a general feeling, however the field of study has grown to include specific terms describing the compatibility between people and their environments, organizations, and jobs. Despite common use, the term is used often but non-specifically in medical education. This review aims to examine the current literature of fit in medical education, how fit is defined, measured and whether it correlates to educational outcomes.
A systematic database search was conducted in 2024 with Medline, Embase, APA PsychINFO, ERIC and Education Source from 1970 to April 23, 2024. Key search terms included fit, student, medicine, clinical, education. Relevant data included definitions of fit, measurement tools, and correlation with educational outcomes. The standard six-step scoping review framework and PRISMA-ScR reporting guidelines were used.
The search identified 1960 non-duplicate articles, 11 of which were included in the review after screening. Fit was specifically defined in only three articles and was measured primarily through personality and value testing with interviews and surveys. Educational outcomes correlated positively with fit, however were studied in just three articles.
Person-organization fit may correlate positively with medical education outcomes however there is limited research in this field. Further research should explore methods in evaluating for fit in trainee selection while focusing on the risk of discrimination based on intrinsic biases.
找到适合教育环境的申请人是许多教育工作者的目标，他们希望这将导致成功的培训。“适合”是一种惯用说法，用来描述一种普遍的感觉，但该领域的研究已经发展到包括描述人与人之间、人与环境之间、组织与工作之间的兼容性的具体术语。尽管该术语在医学教育中经常被使用，但却没有被明确地定义。本综述旨在考察医学教育中适合的现有文献，适合的定义、测量方法以及它是否与教育结果相关。
在 2024 年，我们使用 Medline、Embase、APA PsychINFO、ERIC 和 Education Source 从 1970 年至 2024 年 4 月 23 日进行了系统的数据库搜索。主要搜索词包括适合、学生、医学、临床、教育。相关数据包括适合的定义、测量工具以及与教育结果的相关性。使用标准的六步范围综述框架和 PRISMA-ScR 报告指南。
搜索确定了 1960 篇非重复文章，其中 11 篇在筛选后被纳入综述。仅有三篇文章明确定义了适合，主要通过人格和价值观测试以及访谈和调查来衡量。教育结果与适合呈正相关，但只有三篇文章研究了这一结果。
人与组织的适合可能与医学教育结果呈正相关，但该领域的研究有限。进一步的研究应该探索在学员选拔中评估适合的方法，同时关注基于内在偏见的歧视风险。
