Selecting the best and brightest: A comparison of residency match processes in the United States and Canada

Volume: 23, Issue: 4
Published: Jan 1, 2015
Abstract
Selecting candidates for plastic surgery residency training remains a challenge. In the United States, academic measures (United States Medical Licensing Exam Step I scores, medical school class rank and publications) are used as primary criteria for candidate selection for residency. In contrast, Canadian medical education de-emphasizes academic measures by using a pass-fail grading system. As a result, choosing residents from many qualified...
Paper Details
Title
Selecting the best and brightest: A comparison of residency match processes in the United States and Canada
Published Date
Jan 1, 2015
Volume
23
Issue
4
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