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Qualities Important in the Selection of Chief Residents

Background Chief resident selection occurs by numerous methods. Chief residents also fulfill multiple roles, requiring a broad skill set. However, there is little literature on which qualities various stakeholders value in chief resident selection. The objective of this study was to identify the qua...

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Autores principales: Turner, Joseph, Litzau, Megan, Mugele, Josh, Pettit, Katie, Sarmiento, Elisa J, Humbert, Aloysius
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7205358/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32391229
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7580
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author Turner, Joseph
Litzau, Megan
Mugele, Josh
Pettit, Katie
Sarmiento, Elisa J
Humbert, Aloysius
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Litzau, Megan
Mugele, Josh
Pettit, Katie
Sarmiento, Elisa J
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description Background Chief resident selection occurs by numerous methods. Chief residents also fulfill multiple roles, requiring a broad skill set. However, there is little literature on which qualities various stakeholders value in chief resident selection. The objective of this study was to identify the qualities that residents and faculty believe are important for chief residents. Methods Following a literature review, educational experts conducted a multi-institutional survey that asked participants to name the qualities they felt were most important in chief residents and to rank-order a predefined list of 10 qualities. Associations were calculated between rank-order and participant age, gender, institutional position, and history of serving as a chief resident. Results The response rate for the survey was 43.9% (385/877). Leadership, organization, and communication skills were named by all participants among the most common responses. Residents additionally named approachability, advocacy, and listening skills among their most valued qualities, whereas faculty named strong clinical skills and integrity. Dependability and trustworthiness were the most valued qualities in the rank-order list, whereas strong clinical skills and self-reflection were the least valued. Females valued the ability to manage multiple demands more whereas males valued dependability more. The faculty valued strong clinical skills more than residents. Conclusion A variety of qualities are seen as being valuable in chief residents. Additional research is needed to understand what qualities are associated with effective chief resident performance.
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spelling pubmed-72053582020-05-08 Qualities Important in the Selection of Chief Residents Turner, Joseph Litzau, Megan Mugele, Josh Pettit, Katie Sarmiento, Elisa J Humbert, Aloysius Cureus Emergency Medicine Background Chief resident selection occurs by numerous methods. Chief residents also fulfill multiple roles, requiring a broad skill set. However, there is little literature on which qualities various stakeholders value in chief resident selection. The objective of this study was to identify the qualities that residents and faculty believe are important for chief residents. Methods Following a literature review, educational experts conducted a multi-institutional survey that asked participants to name the qualities they felt were most important in chief residents and to rank-order a predefined list of 10 qualities. Associations were calculated between rank-order and participant age, gender, institutional position, and history of serving as a chief resident. Results The response rate for the survey was 43.9% (385/877). Leadership, organization, and communication skills were named by all participants among the most common responses. Residents additionally named approachability, advocacy, and listening skills among their most valued qualities, whereas faculty named strong clinical skills and integrity. Dependability and trustworthiness were the most valued qualities in the rank-order list, whereas strong clinical skills and self-reflection were the least valued. Females valued the ability to manage multiple demands more whereas males valued dependability more. The faculty valued strong clinical skills more than residents. Conclusion A variety of qualities are seen as being valuable in chief residents. Additional research is needed to understand what qualities are associated with effective chief resident performance. Cureus 2020-04-07 /pmc/articles/PMC7205358/ /pubmed/32391229 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7580 Text en Copyright © 2020, Turner et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Turner, Joseph
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Mugele, Josh
Pettit, Katie
Sarmiento, Elisa J
Humbert, Aloysius
Qualities Important in the Selection of Chief Residents
title Qualities Important in the Selection of Chief Residents
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topic Emergency Medicine
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7205358/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32391229
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7580
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