TY - JOUR
T1 - The assessment of emotional intelligence among candidates interviewing for general surgery residency
AU - Lin, Dana T.
AU - Kannappan, Aarthy
AU - Lau, James N.
N1 - There is an increasing demand for physicians to possess strong personal and social qualities embodied in the concept of emotional intelligence (EI). However, the residency selection process emphasizes mainly academic accomplishment. In this system, the faculty interview is the primary means of evaluating the non-tangible, non-academic attributes of a candidate.
PY - 2012/9/1
Y1 - 2012/9/1
N2 - INTRODUCTION: There is an increasing demand for physicians to possess strong personal and social qualities embodied in the concept of emotional intelligence (EI). However, the residency selection process emphasizes mainly academic accomplishment. In this system, the faculty interview is the primary means of evaluating the non-tangible, non-academic attributes of a candidate. Objective: to determine whether the impressions derived from faculty interviews correlate with an applicant's actual EI as measured by an objective, validated instrument. METHODS: Participating applicants interviewing for a surgical residency position at Stanford completed an EI inventory (TEIQue). Faculty rated the EI of the applicants they interviewed using a corresponding 360° evaluation form. Multivariate analysis was performed to identify academic factors predictive of EI. Applicant TEIQue scores and faculty 360° impressions were correlated using Pearson coefficients. RESULTS: Mean EI of the cohort was higher than that of the average population (5.43 vs. 4.89,p
AB - INTRODUCTION: There is an increasing demand for physicians to possess strong personal and social qualities embodied in the concept of emotional intelligence (EI). However, the residency selection process emphasizes mainly academic accomplishment. In this system, the faculty interview is the primary means of evaluating the non-tangible, non-academic attributes of a candidate. Objective: to determine whether the impressions derived from faculty interviews correlate with an applicant's actual EI as measured by an objective, validated instrument. METHODS: Participating applicants interviewing for a surgical residency position at Stanford completed an EI inventory (TEIQue). Faculty rated the EI of the applicants they interviewed using a corresponding 360° evaluation form. Multivariate analysis was performed to identify academic factors predictive of EI. Applicant TEIQue scores and faculty 360° impressions were correlated using Pearson coefficients. RESULTS: Mean EI of the cohort was higher than that of the average population (5.43 vs. 4.89,p
UR - https://www.journalacs.org/article/S1072-7515(12)00773-9/fulltext
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/a34ff552-e71e-30f0-b148-93097496e36c/
U2 - 10.1016/J.JAMCOLLSURG.2012.06.294
DO - 10.1016/J.JAMCOLLSURG.2012.06.294
M3 - Article
VL - 215
SP - S112
JO - Journal of The American College of Surgeons
JF - Journal of The American College of Surgeons
IS - 3
ER -