TABLE 1.
Criteria Used in Selecting Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Applicants for Interviews a
| Score | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of interview | 8.68 | 1 |
| Letter from a faculty member at the interviewer’s institution | 7.58 | 2 |
| Letter from an orthopaedic surgeon whom the applicant works with | 7.58 | 3 |
| Quality of residency program | 7.21 | 4 |
| Telephone call placed on the candidate’s behalf | 6.92 | 5 |
| Letter from the director of the applicant’s residency | 6.50 | 6 |
| Publications | 6.24 | 7 |
| USMLE scores | 5.47 | 8 |
| Orthopaedic In-Training Examination scores | 5.16 | 9 |
| Personal statement | 4.82 | 10 |
| Applicant has various hobbies outside of medicine | 4.58 | 11 |
| AOA membership | 4.42 | 12 |
| Medical school rank | 4.03 | 13 |
| MD/PhD | 3.68 | 14 |
| Applicant has expressed interest in the program (telephone call or email) | 3.16 | 15 |
aScored on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being least important and 10 being most important. Ratings were then averaged to calculate the score. AOA, American Orthopaedic Association; USMLE, United States Medical Licensing Examination.