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Personality testing may improve resident selection in anesthesiology programs.

Lisa J Merlo1, Alexander S Matveevskii

  • 1Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610-0254, USA.

Medical Teacher
|December 10, 2009
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Summary
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Anesthesiology resident selection may improve by assessing personality traits, not just cognitive skills. Specific personality measures can help identify successful candidates for training programs.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Psychology
  • Anesthesiology

Background:

  • Current anesthesiology resident selection methods fail to reliably predict success.
  • Some residents with high academic scores struggle in stressful operating room (OR) environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if neuropsychological and personality assessments can differentiate high- and low-competency anesthesiology residents.
  • To improve resident selection processes for anesthesiology training programs.

Main Methods:

  • Twenty-five anesthesiology residents were assessed.
  • Residents were categorized as high- (n=13) or low-competency (n=12) by a clinical competency committee.
  • Evaluations included measures of fine motor dexterity, executive functioning, processing speed, attention, and personality.

Main Results:

  • No significant differences were found in fine motor dexterity, executive functioning, processing speed, or attention between groups.
  • High-competency residents exhibited higher scores in cooperation, self-efficacy, and adventurousness.
  • Low-competency residents scored higher on measures of neuroticism, anxiety, anger, and vulnerability.

Conclusions:

  • Cognitive and motor skills do not reliably distinguish between high- and low-competency anesthesiology residents.
  • Specific personality traits are associated with success in anesthesiology training.
  • Personality assessments may enhance resident selection for anesthesiology programs.