A Novel Approach to Interviewing Resident Applicants Eric J Silberfein MD FACS Assistant Professor of Surgery Associate Program Director General Surgery Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery ID: 772708
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A Novel Approach to Interviewing Resident Applicants Eric J. Silberfein, M.D., F.A.C.S. Assistant Professor of Surgery Associate Program Director General Surgery Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery
Inspiration Teri Turner, MD, MPH, M.Ed.
Background General surgery is a popular, competitive specialty Class rank, standardized test scores, subjective letters may not adequately predict compatibility or success Develop more strategic methods to evaluate resident candidates Faculty and residents identify attributes Develop interview approach to elucidate characteristics
Description of the project Survey sent to all faculty and residents Designed interview protocol and evaluation form
Description of the project Survey results 31 faculty and 31 residents responded Tally responses of “key words or phrases” Twenty top performer characteristics Motivated, team player, strong work ethic, efficient, reliable, humble Seventeen poor performer characteristics Lazy, lack of knowledge, sense of entitlement, poor attitude (not willing to improve), poor communication
Description of the project Survey sent to all faculty and residents Designed interview protocol and evaluation form Faculty interviewed each applicant incorporating targeted questions
Targeted Questions Motivated “Describe a time where you took the initiative to act rather than waiting to be told what to do” Team player “Can you tell me a time that you were part of a team and you didn’t agree with what the rest of the team was doing?” Strong work ethic “Can you tell me a time when you were struggling to meet a commitment you had made?” Efficient “Can you describe a situation in which you had to balance competing priorities?” Reliable “Can you describe a situation in which someone else relied on you?” Humble “Can you tell me a situation in which you had to admit you were wrong?”
Description of the project Survey sent to all faculty and residents Designed interview protocol and evaluation form Faculty interviewed each applicant incorporating targeted questions Evaluation form using 3-point scale rating characteristic Overall score given Candidates sorted into three groups
Results 74 candidates interviewed over 3 interview dates 3-point rating scale Entire group – 2.7 (range 1.4-3) Matched – 2.9 (range 2.6-3) Overall score Entire group – 7.7 (range 2-10) Matched – 8.3 (range 7.8-9) All matched candidates fell into the “high” group
Discussion Participating faculty showed overwhelming support Providing targeted questions facilitated enhanced understanding of candidate’s match for our program Success of this approach can only be measured longitudinally with periodic reassessment Approach was tailored the department’s culture and needs Other GME programs can use similar techniques to evaluate goodness-of-fit
Thank you! Dr. Shubha Dathatri Dr. Brad Scott Dr. Mary Brandt Dr. Todd Rosengart Dr. Teri Turner and the Dept. of Pediatrics Residency Program