Correlation between trainee candidate selection criteria and subsequent performance

摘要: Background The objective of trainee recruitment is to identify candidates likely perform well as trainees and subsequent faculty. effectiveness this process has not been established. goal study was selection criteria predictive excellent performance. Study Design Twenty-nine microsurgery fellows were enrolled from 2008 2012. Each candidate interviewed rated based on presentation, plastic surgery (PS) training experience, academic potential, personality, social skills, communication ability be a team player. An unadjusted rank list generated weighted averages, an adjusted then at faculty meeting. At the conclusion fellowship, each fellow ACGME core competencies. Spearman correlation coefficients (r) used measure correlations between Results Plastic potential had, by far, strongest overall performance (r: 0.678, p Conclusions experience better predictors than any subjective information ascertained during interview. Adjustments discussion resulted in lower moving up ranking. Ranking interview techniques must refined improve power. It may beneficial for semi-objective carry more weight raw scores remain extraneous information.