Table II.
SLOR results.*
| Background | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Writer’s Departmental Position, N (%): | |
| Residency Program Director | 14 |
| Senior Faculty, including Chair | 13 |
| Junior Faculty | 4 |
| Mean years in position, (SD) | 6.53 (7.02) |
| Mean years practicing otolaryngology, (SD) | 13.71 (9.46) |
| Mean number of NLORs written in last 5 years, (SD) | 18.68 (13.33) |
| Mean length of contact with applicant, months, (SD) | 19.77 (11.50) |
| Contact with Applicant: | |
| Known indirectly through others/evaluations | 6 |
| Occasional direct contact (< than one week) in OR/Clinic | 5 |
| Moderate direct contact (< than a month) in OR/Clinic | 11 |
| Extended direct contact (> than a month) in OR/Clinic | 14 |
| Advisor | 13 |
| Research Supervisor | 14 |
| Comparison to Contemporaries/Predecessors | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honors | High Pass | Pass | Fail | |
| Candidate’s grade, if given | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mean Percentage of Residents’ Grades, (SD)* | 52.5 (23.6) | 28.9 (12.9) | 17.9 (20.7) | 0.65 (1.4) |
| Qualifications for Otolaryngology | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding | Excellent | Good | Meets Expectations | |
| Commitment to Otolaryngology | 26 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Work ethic | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Ability to develop a treatment plan | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| Surgical skills | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Ability to interact with others | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Ability to communicate to patients | 17 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Almost none | < Average | Average | > Average | |
| Guidance needed during residency | 12 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| Outstanding | > Average | Average | < Average | |
| Prediction of success during residency | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Timeliness of paperwork completion | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Global Assessment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding | Excellent | Good | Meets Expectations | |
| Compared to other applicants, how is this applicant ranked? |
18 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Very competitive | Competitive | Possible match | Unlikely match | |
| How highly would the applicant reside on your match list? |
18 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| Summary Statement | |
|---|---|
| Suitability for position as an otolaryngology resident: | |
| Recommend highly without reservation | 27 |
| Recommend without reservations | 4 |
| Recommend with reservations | 0 |
| Do not recommend | 0 |
| Mean time in minutes to complete the form, (SD) | 4.17 (2.18) |
*
Note: Two respondents were excluded because of they did not know the otolaryngology rotation grade distribution and failed to provide analyzable data.