Combining Efforts for Positive Progress in the Graduate Medical Education Match Process

摘要

Candidate selection for any job is a daunting task fraught with subjectivity. To date, an objective, validated application and interview tool with universal applicability does not exist within graduate medical education. However, in a recent issue of the AnnalsATS, Bosslet and colleagues (1) published results of a scoring tool designed to objectively weigh components of the electronic application and attributes displayed during the interview, revealing strong correlations between this tool and traditional fellowship ranking methodology. Also published in that issue of the journal, Tatem and colleagues (2) evaluated the implementation of behavioral-based interviewing within medical education. We applaud Bosslet and Tatem and their colleagues for their contribution in this realm.