Andrea A Tooley, Janice Law, Gary J Lelli, Grace Sun, Kyle J Godfrey, Ann Q Tran, Eleanore Kim, Joel M Solomon, John J Chen, Amir R Khan, Laura Wayman, Joshua H Olson, Michael S Lee, Andrew R Harrison, Gabriela M Espinoza, Bradley V Davitt, Jeremiah Tao, David O Hodge, Andrew J Barkmeier
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether elements in ophthalmology residency applications are predictors of future resident performance. DESIGN: This multi-institutional, cross-sectional, observational study retrospectively reviewed the residency application materials of ophthalmology residents who graduated from residency from 2006 through 2018. Resident performance was scored by 2 faculty reviewers in 4 domains (clinical, surgical, academic, and global performance). Correlation between specific elements of the residency application and resident performance was assessed by Spearman correlation coefficients (univariate) and linear regression (multivariate) for continuous variables and logistic regression (multivariate) for categorical variables...
January 2024: Journal of Surgical Education