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The residency interview is still paramount: results of a retrospective cohort study on concordance of dermatology residency applicant evaluators and influence of the applicant interview

2017; University of California, Davis; Volume: 23; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5070/d3235034942

1087-2108

Faranak Kamangar, Parastoo Davari, Rahman Azari, Sarah Fitzmaurice, Chin‐Shang Li, Daniel B. Eisen, Nasim Fazel,

Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation

Application to dermatology residency is a highlycompetitive process. Although factors associatedwith successfully matching have been studied,less is known regarding the ability of admissionscommittees to screen applicants in a uniformmanner or the importance of the interview in rankingapplicants. Our goal was to retrospectively measureour admission committee evaluators’ concordanceregarding residency application credentials andinterview performance, and ultimately the effects onfinal applicant ranking.