Unraveling the medical residency selection game.

ABSTRACT: The diversity of modern society is often not represented in the medical workforce. This might be partly due to selection practices. We need to better understand decision-making processes by selection committees in order to improve selection procedures with regard to diversity. This paper reports on a qualitative study with a socio-constructivist perspective conducted in 2015 that explored how residency selection decision-making occurred within four specialties in two regions in the Netherlands. Data included transcripts of the decision-making meetings and of one-on-one interviews with committee members before and after the group decision-making meetings. Candidates struggled to portray themselves favorably as they had to balance playing by the rules and being authentic; between fitting in

SUBMITTER: Gennissen LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7900052 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature