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ArticleAEM education and training2023

Educator's blueprint: Holistic applicant file review in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.

Eric Shappell, Keme Carter, Yoon Soo Park, Michael Gottlieb

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Article in AEM education and training, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Holistic Review in Applicant Selection: A Scoping Review.Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Eric ShappellDepartment of Emergency Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0281-3219
Keme CarterSection of Emergency Medicine University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Chicago Illinois USA.
Yoon Soo ParkDepartment of Emergency Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts USA.
Michael GottliebEmergency Medicine, Ultrasound Director, Department of Emergency Medicine Rush University Medical Center Chicago Illinois USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3276-8375

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Medical schools and graduate medical education programs are tasked each year with selecting the next class of trainees, often from large applicant pools with enormous quantities of data to be processed. Review of applicant files must therefore be efficient, equitable, and effective in maximizing the likelihood of trainee success and alignment with institutional missions and values. In this article, we discuss 10 strategies to optimize the file review process for trainee selection. Using these strategies, educators can ensure rigorous and accountable file review processes for their training programs.

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PMID37720308
PMCPMC10502667

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