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Item Can Life Experiences Predict Readiness for Residency? A Family Medicine Residency's Analysis(Sage, 2021-11-24) Busha, Michael E.; McMillen, Brock; Greene, Jeffrey; Gibson, Kristine; Channell, Adam; Ziemkowski, Peter; Medicine, School of MedicineBackground: Program directors for Family Medicine residencies must navigate an increasingly complex recruitment landscape. With increasing United States allopathic and osteopathic graduates and continued high volumes of international graduates, the ability to identify application characteristics that predict quality residents both for filtering applications for interview offers and ranking is vital. Our study concentrates on the predictive value of reported life experiences including volunteerism, work experiences, prior career, research experience, and participation in medical student organizations including student leadership. Methods: Through a retrospective cohort study, we extracted the described life experiences from resident application materials. We then obtained initial clinical performance data on the Family Medicine inpatient service during the first six months of residency to determine readiness for residency. This analysis occurred in 2020 and included all matriculants in the graduating classes of 2013 through 2020 for a single residency. Of 110 matriculating residents, data were available for 97(88%). Results: Applicants with a history of a prior career demonstrated improved overall readiness for residency with competency domain-specific advantages in Interpersonal and Communication Skills and Systems-Based Practice. In contrast, applicants reporting participation in research performed below peers in all competency domains. Applicant reports on volunteerism, work experience, academic productivity and student involvement did not correlate with initial clinical performance. Conclusions: Residency directors should recognize applicants with prior careers as likely having strong communications and systems-based practice skills. All other examined experiences should be evaluated within the context of broader applicant assessments including research experience which overall has a potential negative correlation to clinical readiness.Item Increasing Diversity in Residency Training Programs(Springer Nature, 2022-06-15) Crites, Kundai; Johnson, Jasmine; Scott, Nicole; Shanks, Anthony L.; Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of MedicineImproving diversity in the healthcare workforce holds promise in improving the health outcomes of our diverse patient population. Attracting, recruiting, and retaining physicians from races and ethnicities that are historically underrepresented in medicine are vital in this effort. Increasing diversity at the graduate medical education level has the potential to positively reshape our physician personnel. In this editorial, we discuss the current state of diversity-oriented recruitment strategies for residency programs and present opportunities for future efforts.