Factors Considered in Ranking Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Fellowship Applicants: A Survey of Program Directors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Variables considered by hip and knee arthroplasty fellowship program directors (PDs) to select fellowship candidates are not well known.

Methods

A web-based questionnaire containing 5 questions was developed and sent to all 92 adult reconstruction fellowship PDs via email. Three questions collected program information including the number of positions available, the number of candidates interviewed, and ranked annually. PDs were then given a list of 12 factors and asked to rank them in the order of importance. A weighted score for each factor was calculated using the following scale: 5 points each time a factor was ranked 1st, 4 points each time a factor was ranked 2nd, 3 points for each 3rd place rank, 2 points for each 4th place rank, and 1 point for each 5th pl

SUBMITTER: Cotter EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7502560 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature