Table 1. Survey Items.
Concept |
Item |
Response options |
Agreement |
How much do you agree with using a holistic approach to recruiting applicants? |
• Strongly disagree • Disagree • Neutral • Agree • Strongly agree |
Understanding |
To what extent do you understand a holistic approach for applicant review? |
• Not at all • To some extent • To a large extent • Completely |
Screening |
To what extent does your program utilize holistic review in the initial screening of applicants to interview? |
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Interviewing |
To what extent does your program utilize holistic review interviewing applicants? |
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Ranking |
To what extent does your program utilize holistic review ranking applicants? |
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Barriers |
What is the biggest barrier to implementing a holistic review framework for your program? . . . . . . . . . |
• Our program is primarily ranked based on the performance metrics of applicants/matched residents. • Concerns that holistic review is not the right approach • Difficulty reaching consensus in defining what a holistic approach would be • Lack of experience implementing a holistic review • Increased resources required to implement a holistic review • Increasing number of applicants • Other • None of the above |
What is the second biggest barrier to implementing a holistic review framework for your program? . | ||
Demographics |
Please estimate to the best of your ability the percentage of current residents in your program that are URiM.* |
• 0% • 1%–10% • 11%–25% • 26%–50% • >50% |
Please estimate to the best of your ability the percentage of URiM* patients that are served by residents. | ||
Please estimate to the best of your ability the percentage of current faculty members in your residency program that are URiM.* |
*URiM as defined by the Association of American Medical Colleges (Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino/of Spanish origin, Native American/Alaskan Native/Indigenous, Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islanders)
Abbreviation: URiM: underrepresented in medicine