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Confidence of Faculty in Writing Letters of Recommendation for Pediatric Fellowship Applicants.
Moran, Christopher J; Dzara, Kristina; Frey-Vogel, Ariel S; Flaherty, Michael; Hall, Daniel; Nelson, Benjamin A; Sparger, Katherine; Stanley, Takara; Yager, Phoebe; Scott-Vernaglia, Shannon.
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  • Moran CJ; Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Mass General for Children, Boston, USA.
  • Dzara K; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
  • Frey-Vogel AS; Department of Family and Community Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, USA.
  • Flaherty M; Center for Educator Development, Advancement, and Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, USA.
  • Hall D; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
  • Nelson BA; Division of General Pediatrics, Mass General for Children, Boston, USA.
  • Sparger K; Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Mass General for Children, Boston, USA.
  • Stanley T; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
  • Yager P; Division of General Pediatrics, Mass General for Children, Boston, USA.
  • Scott-Vernaglia S; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Cureus ; 15(11): e49750, 2023 Nov.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38161882
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

The assessment of pediatric residents applying to subspecialty fellowship programs relies on faculty letters of recommendation (LOR). However, it is unclear if pediatric faculty are confident that their LOR are effective.

OBJECTIVE:

This study aims to assess the confidence of pediatric faculty in writing an effective LOR for pediatric residents applying to subspecialty fellowship programs.

METHODS:

Survey development was conducted using evidence-based best practices. Surveys were distributed via email in 2021 to all full-time pediatric faculty members who taught pediatric residents in a large academic medical center. Categorical values were compared by chi-square test.

RESULTS:

Eighty-five out of 150 (57%) faculty members completed the survey. Forty-one percent of participants were very confident that their LOR provided adequate content to assess residents during the application process. Confidence was associated with higher academic rank (p=0.02), frequent contact with residents (p=0.01), and writing >2 LOR in the last five years (p=0.0002). Confident LOR writers were more likely to describe their own background, details about the resident's scholarly activity, and the resident's ability to work as part of a team. Thirty-five percent of respondents reported never considering gender bias when writing LOR, whereas 28% reported always considering gender bias. Eighty-seven percent of respondents reported an interest in receiving LOR writing guidelines.

CONCLUSION:

Half of the faculty respondents were not very confident in their ability to write an effective LOR for pediatric residents applying for a fellowship. Faculty development and standardized instructions on writing effective LOR may be helpful both at the institutional and national levels, including the importance of considering gender bias when writing LOR.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Guideline / Qualitative_research Idioma: En Revista: Cureus Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Guideline / Qualitative_research Idioma: En Revista: Cureus Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos