The role of the interview in residency selection: A mixed-methods study.
Emily K B GordonJustin T ClappSarah J HeinsTimothy G GaultonMeghan B Lane-FallJaya AysolaDimitri Y BaranovLee A FleisherPublished in: Medical education (2020)
Residency candidates' application files predisposed interviewers' experience and evaluation of interviews, preventing the interviews from providing discrete assessments of interpersonal qualities, even when behavioural questions were included. In the continued effort to perform well-rounded assessments of residency candidates, further research and reflection on the role of interviewing in evaluation are necessary.