Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 216-220 , July 2005

The Impact of the Interview in Pediatric Residency Selection

  • Wendy Sue Swanson, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Division of General Pediatrics (Drs Swanson and Master, Mr Mauro, and Dr Ludwig), Division of Neonatology (Dr Harris), and Division of Biostatistics (Mr Gallagher), Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa
    • ,
  • Mary Catherine Harris, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Mary Catherine Harris, MD, Division of Neonatology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34 St and Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104
    • ,
  • Christina Master, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Division of General Pediatrics (Drs Swanson and Master, Mr Mauro, and Dr Ludwig), Division of Neonatology (Dr Harris), and Division of Biostatistics (Mr Gallagher), Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa
    • ,
  • Paul R. Gallagher, MA

      Affiliations

    • From the Division of General Pediatrics (Drs Swanson and Master, Mr Mauro, and Dr Ludwig), Division of Neonatology (Dr Harris), and Division of Biostatistics (Mr Gallagher), Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa
    • ,
  • Anthony E. Mauro, LSW, MBA

      Affiliations

    • From the Division of General Pediatrics (Drs Swanson and Master, Mr Mauro, and Dr Ludwig), Division of Neonatology (Dr Harris), and Division of Biostatistics (Mr Gallagher), Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa
    • ,
  • Stephen Ludwig, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Division of General Pediatrics (Drs Swanson and Master, Mr Mauro, and Dr Ludwig), Division of Neonatology (Dr Harris), and Division of Biostatistics (Mr Gallagher), Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa

Received 23 August 2004 ,Accepted 7 April 2005.

REFERENCES 

  1. Smilen S , Funai E , Bianco A . Residency selection: should interviewers be given applicants' board scores? . Am J Obstet Gynecol . 2001;184:508–513
  2. Provan JL , Cuttres L . Preferences of program directors for evaluation of candidates for post graduate training . Can Med Assoc J . 1995;153:919–923
  3. Wagoner NE , Suriano R . Program directors' responses to a survey on variables used to select residents in a time of change . Acad Med . 1999;74:51–58
  4. Balentine J , Gaeta T , Spevack T . Evaluating applicants to emergency medicine residency programs . J Emerg Med . 1999;17:131–134
  5. Case SM , Swanson DB . Validity of the NBME part I and part II scores for selection of residents in orthopaedic surgery, dermatology, and preventive medicine . Acad Med . 1993;68(suppl 2):S51–S56
  6. Papp KK , Polk HC , Richardson D . The relationship between criteria used to select residents and performance during residency . Am J Surg . 1997;173:326–329
  7. Berner ES , Brooks CM , Erdmann JB . IV: use of the USMLE to select residents . Acad Med . 1993;68:753–755
  8. SPSS. . Base 9.0 User's Guide . Chicago, Ill: SPSS Inc; 1999;
  9. McCollister RJ . The use of part I national board scores in the selection of resident in ophthalmology and otolaryngology . JAMA . 1988;259:240–242
  10. Volle RL . Using national board of medical examiners scores in selection of residents . JAMA . 1988;259:266
  11. Kahn MJ , Merrill WW , Anderson DS , Szerlip HM . Residency program director evaluations do not correlate with performance on a required 4-th year objective structured clinical examination . Teach Learn Med . 2001;13:9–12
  12. Edwards J , Johnson E , Molidor J . The interview in the admission process . Acad Med . 1990;65:167–177
  13. Barrick MR , Patton GK , Haugland SN . Accuracy of interviewer judgments of job applicant personality traits . Pers Psychol . 2000;53:925–951
  14. Tarico V , Smith WL , Altmaier E , et al.   Critical incident interviewing in evaluation of resident performance . Radiology . 1984;152:327–329
  15. Altmaier EM , Smith WL , O'Halloran CM , Franken EA . The predictive utility of behavior-based interviewing compared with traditional interviewing in the selection of radiology residents . Invest Radiol . 1992;27:385–389
  16. Parsons CK , Cable D , Wilkerson JM . Assessment of applicant work values through interviews: the impact of focus and functional relevance . J Occup Organ Psychol . 1999;72:561–566
  17. Gilbart MK , Cusmano MD , Regehr G . Evaluating surgical resident selection procedures . Am J Surg . 2001;181:221–225
  18. Pan RJ , Cull WL , Brotherton SE . Pediatric residents' career intentions; data from the leading edge of the pediatric workforce . Pediatrics . 2002;109:182–188

PII: S1530-1567(05)60205-5

doi: 10.1367/A04-149R1.1

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 216-220 , July 2005

Article Tools