Purpose: To analyze assessment ratings on the OBGYN standardized letter of evaluation (SLOE)
Background: The SLOE was introduced to provide a competency-based, standardized evaluation of an applicant. Criterion-based ratings in communication skills (CS), patient care (PC), procedural skills (PS), medical knowledge (MK), professionalism (Pro), practice-based improvement (PBI), and system-based practice (SBP) and areas for improvement are required.
Methods: All applications submitted to one academic residency program were reviewed. Demographics including gender, race/ethnivcity, and medical school type (MD, DO, International) were analyzed in relation to SLOE competency ratings. Associations of applicant factors with SLOE competency ratings and the relationships between SLOE ratings and other grading metrics were analyzed.
Results:
474 of 916 (52%) applications contained one or more SLOE (total SLOE=485). 111
SLOE (22.9%) had “intern level” ratings across all competencies. No differences
in any of the competency ratings were found with regards to gender or
race/ethnicity. Significant differences in ratings were found with school type
in CS, PS, Pro, and SBP. Correlation was found between top clerkship grade and
“intern level” for MK and PC and between top MSPE rating and “intern level” for
MK. USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 scores correlated with SLOE ratings for CS, PC, and
MK.
Discussions:
Topics: CREOG & APGO Annual Meeting, 2023, Student, Resident, Faculty, Clerkship Director, Residency Director, Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Professionalism, Systems-Based Practice & Improvement, Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Practice-Based Learning & Improvement, GME, UME, Assessment,
Hannah Makki, BA; Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics; John Dalrymple, MD; Maya Hammoud, MD, MBA; David Marzano, MD; Abigail Winkel, MD, MHPE; Arthur Ollendorff, MD
