Evaluating resident candidates: does closed file review impact faculty ratings?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 193, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 761-765

  Hauge, Linnea S ^a   Stroessner, Steven J ^b   Chowdhry, Shahnaz ^a   Wool, Norman L ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Applicant interviews; Familiarity bias; Resident selection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACULTY STUDENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTERVIEW; LEARNING STYLE; MALE; MATURITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT;

EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERVIEWS; JUDGMENT; MALE; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SURGERY;

EID: 34248374273     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.01.020     Document Type: Article

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