Electronic residency application service scores: do they correlate with the rank order list for the match?

Publication/Presentation Date

6-1-2006

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between ERAS-based preinterview scores, residency program postinterview scores and candidate rank order for the match.

STUDY DESIGN: Two hundred sixty-three candidates' preinterview and postinterview scores and rank order were evaluated. The rank order was stratified as 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, > 13 and unranked. Spearman's p statistical analysis was used.

RESULTS: There was a moderate relationship, r2 = 0.543, between preinterview and postinterview scores for all applicants. There was a significant inverse correlation between preinterview score and rank order, r2 = -0.763, and for the postinterview and rank order, r2 = -0.768. However, there were no significant relationships between factors significant for the top 4 ranked candidates.

CONCLUSION: Preinterview and postinterview scores significantly correlated with each other and with the rank order list except for top-ranked candidates. Other factors may influence the rank order list.

Volume

51

Issue

6

First Page

471

Last Page

474

ISSN

0024-7758

Disciplines

Obstetrics and Gynecology

PubMedID

16846085

Department(s)

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Document Type

Article

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