The Residency Selection Process in the New World; Time for a Rethink

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ward Family Heart Center, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. Electronic address: edoathms@gmail.com.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.

Edo K S Bedzra et al. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Autumn.

. 2021 Autumn;33(3):825-829.

doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2020.12.011. Epub 2021 Jan 12.

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ward Family Heart Center, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. Electronic address: edoathms@gmail.com.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.

Abstract

The transition of the USMLE to a pass fail system provides a unique opportunity to re-evaluate the residency selection process.

Keywords: Application process; Education; Residency; Resident selection.

Commentary: Residency Selection: Adding Science to Art.
Starnes SL. Starnes SL. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Autumn;33(3):830-831. doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2021.01.053. Epub 2021 Feb 18. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021. PMID: 33610695 No abstract available.
Commentary: USMLE Step 1 Pass/Fail = Win/Win for Cardiothoracic Surgery Trainee Selection.
Fiedler AG. Fiedler AG. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Autumn;33(3):832-833. doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2021.01.054. Epub 2021 Feb 18. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021. PMID: 33610698 No abstract available.