Emergency Medicine Clerkship Grading Scheme, Grade, and Rank-List Distribution as Reported on Standardized Letters of Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Standardized Letter of Evaluation (SLOE) is a crucial component of the emergency medicine (EM) application process. Given the critical role of the SLOE, we attempted to better understand the grading scales used, as well as the distribution of grades and rank-list positions.

Objectives

Our primary objective in this study was to determine the distribution of grading formats, grades given, and rank-list positions across EM clerkships using the SLOE.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional study of the grading formats, grades given, and ranking distributions as reported on the SLOE during the 2022-23 application cycle. We obtained data on SLOEs from EM residency programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education by reviewing all

SUBMITTER: Mannix A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11908520 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature