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Residency selection: should interviewers be given applicants' board scores?

S W Smilen1, E F Funai, A T Bianco

  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA.

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
|March 3, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Providing interviewers with board scores, like United States Medical Licensing Examination scores, may bias residency applicant evaluations. This knowledge can negate the interview

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Area of Science:

  • Medical education research
  • Residency selection processes

Background:

  • Interviews are a critical component of residency selection.
  • Assessing the impact of pre-interview information on interviewer bias is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if advance knowledge of board scores influences interviewers' assessments of residency applicants.
  • To evaluate the impact of United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) scores on interview evaluations.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective evaluation of a residency selection process over two years.
  • Year 1: Interviewers received full applications including USMLE scores.
  • Year 2: USMLE scores were withheld from interviewers; interview scores were compared to USMLE Part I scores.

Main Results:

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  • No significant difference in overall interview scores between the two years.
  • A significant positive correlation between interview and board scores in Year 1 (r=0.64).
  • A non-significant negative correlation between interview and board scores in Year 2 (r=-0.06).

Conclusions:

  • Advance knowledge of USMLE scores can bias interviewers' evaluations.
  • The interview may become a validation tool rather than an independent assessment when scores are known.
  • Withholding USMLE scores may preserve the interview's role in independent candidate evaluation.