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    • Residency program selection relies on faculty ratings, yet lacks a quality control system.
    • Faculty ratings are crucial for determining future trainees but are not systematically scrutinized.
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    Purpose of the Study:

    • To establish a quality control system for the residency selection process using MFRM.
    • To identify sources of measurement error in faculty ratings during candidate selection.
    • To produce fair average scores for residency candidates by accounting for rater variability.

    Main Methods:

    • Many-facet Rasch measurement (MFRM) was applied to data from an anesthesiology residency program.
    • Data included faculty scores from application review, interviews, and group discussions over three occasions.
    • MFRM analyzed three facets: faculty judges, candidates, and assessment occasions.

    Main Results:

    • The MFRM model analyzed 1378 observations from 158 candidates, explaining 58.42% of the variance.
    • Fit indices revealed one of five faculty judges applied the rating scale inconsistently.
    • MFRM identified unexpected scores and specific instances of inconsistent observations.

    Conclusions:

    • MFRM offers a cost-effective and efficient method for assessing the quality of selection scores.
    • The technique helps identify and investigate outlier scores that may unfairly influence rank lists.
    • Program directors can use MFRM findings to adjust for biased ratings and improve selection fairness.