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Ramsey Ugarte¹, Christian de Virgilio², Amanda C Purdy¹

¹Department of Surgery, Harbor-University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Torrance, California.

Journal of Surgical Education

|October 22, 2024

Summary

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Medical school achievements, including grades and test scores, do not reliably predict surgical residency awards. Holistic review is recommended for residency selection, moving beyond traditional application metrics.

Keywords:

Alpha Omega Alpha Awards Electronic Residency Application Service General Surgery Residency Gold Humanism Honor Society US Medical Licensing Examination

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Medical Education
Surgical Training
Residency Selection

Background:

Predicting exceptional performance in surgical residency is challenging.
Awards during residency may serve as indicators of outstanding achievement.
Current medical school metrics' ability to predict residency success is uncertain.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine if medical school performance markers correlate with receiving residency awards.
To investigate the relationship between Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) data and award attainment.
To assess the predictive value of traditional application metrics for surgical residency excellence.

Main Methods:

Analysis of data from 296 general surgery residents across 14 US programs.
Utilized Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) and student records.
Employed Spearman correlation coefficients to assess relationships between variables.

Main Results:

48% of residents received an award, but only 23.3% received teaching awards and 17.6% overall performance awards.
Membership in Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) and pediatric honors correlated with any award.
USMLE Step 1 score and AOA membership correlated with teaching awards; institutional sub-internships showed mixed associations.

Conclusions:

Traditional medical school metrics (grades, scores, AOA) show poor correlation with receiving residency awards.
Current preresidency factors are weak predictors of exceptional performance in general surgery residency.
Residency programs should adopt a holistic review process, integrating ERAS metrics rather than relying on them solely.