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  • Medical Education
  • Surgical Residency Admissions
  • Health Informatics

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  • Residency applicant assessment often lacks objectivity, potentially hindering diversity in recruitment.
  • Standardized algorithms are needed to model expert judgment for consistent applicant evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if Linear Rank Modeling (LRM) scores predict plastic surgery (PRS) residency match success.
  • To compare LRM scores across gender and self-identified race categories for interviewed applicants.

Main Methods:

  • Collected data on applicant demographics, traditional metrics, and match success over four application cycles.
  • Calculated LRM scores for screened and interviewed applicants.
  • Used univariate logistic regression to assess the predictive value of LRM scores and traditional metrics for match success.

Main Results:

  • LRM score was the most predictive indicator of match success (p < 0.001).
  • Each one-point increase in LRM score correlated with an 11% and 8.3% increase in match success likelihood for screened and interviewed applicants, respectively.
  • No significant LRM score differences were found between gender or self-identified race groups among interviewed applicants.

Conclusions:

  • LRM scores are highly predictive of match success in integrated PRS residency applications.
  • LRM offers a holistic evaluation, potentially streamlining applications and improving diversity.
  • The LRM model may be applicable to residency matching in other surgical specialties.