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Published in final edited form as: J Surg Oncol. 2022 Oct 1;127(1):34–39. doi: 10.1002/jso.27101

Table II:

Rank of Importance of Listed Factors Considered in Decision Process

	1^st	2^nd	3^rd	4^th	5^th
Interview	24 (75%)	3 (9.4%)	3 (9.4%)	2 (6.2%)	0 (0%)
Letters of Recommendation	2 (6%)	16 (50%)	8 (25%)	4 (13%)	2 (6%)
Letters of Recommendation
Personal Phone Calls Recommending Applicant	1 (3%)	4 (13%)	9 (29%)	6 (19%)	11(36%)
Personal Phone Calls Recommending Applicant
Publications and Research	4 (13%)	6 (19%)	9 (28%)	11 (34%)	2 (6%)
Publications and Research
ABSITE Scores	1 (3.1%)	3 (9.4%)	3 (9.4%)	8 (25%)	17 (53.1%)
ABSITE Scores

Responding programs ranked each factor in comparison to the other stated factors when considering a candidate. Bold indicates the aggregate most common ranking for each of the categories. Numbers may not add up to 38 as not all programs responded to each question.