The standardized letter of evaluation in emergency medicine: Are the qualifications useful?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The standardized letter of evaluation (SLOE) in emergency medicine (EM) is a widely used metric for determining interview invitations and ranking of candidates. Previous research has questioned the validity of certain sections of the SLOE. However, there remains a paucity of literature on the qualifications for EM section, which evaluates seven attributes of applicants. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between the qualifications questions and grades, global assessment, and anticipated rank list position for EM applicants.

Methods

A multi-institutional cross-sectional study was performed using SLOEs from applicants to three geographically distinct U.S. EM residency programs during the 2019-2020 application cycle. We abstracted EM rotation grad

SUBMITTER: Miller DT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8194319 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature