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RESIDENTS AS INTERVIEWERS: A COMPARISON OF RESIDENT AND FACULTY EVALUATIONS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESIDENCY
Kevin McGurk1, Asma Hashim2, Carisa Bergner3
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Journal of Emergency Medicine
|April 5, 2023
Summary
Resident and faculty interviewers show high reliability in emergency medicine residency selection. Resident scores are comparable to faculty scores, validating their role in the application process.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Residency Selection
- Clinical Assessment
Background:
- Interviews are crucial for residency selection, often involving both faculty and current residents.
- While faculty interviewer reliability is studied, resident interviewer reliability remains less understood.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the reliability of resident interviewers compared to faculty interviewers in an emergency medicine residency program.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective analysis of 2020-2021 emergency medicine residency application interview scores.
- Applicants were interviewed by faculty and senior residents; scores (0-10) were analyzed using intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and generalizability theory.
Main Results:
- No significant difference in mean scores between resident (7.10) and faculty (7.07) interviewers (p=0.97).
- Good to excellent inter-interviewer reliability (ICC=0.90).
- Variance analysis indicated minimal impact from interviewer type (0.6%) versus applicant characteristics.
Conclusions:
- Strong concordance between resident and faculty interview scores confirms the reliability of residents as interviewers.
- Resident interviewers provide reliable assessments comparable to faculty in emergency medicine residency selection.
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