title: Evaluating selected internship candidates and their subsequent performances.
abstract: The authors compared selection criteria with subsequent performances of housestaff on a medical service over a 13-year period. The selection criteria studied included class rank, grades in the four major clinical clerkships, scores on the National Board of Medical Examiners Part I examination, Alpha Omega Alpha membership, and numerical ranking by the intern selection committee. Only the last criterion correlated significantly (p = .0015) with subsequent housestaff performance. The synthesis of all available information by an intern selection committee is valuable in choosing candidates with future promise.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Metz
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004521:Educational Measurement; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D012570:School Admission Criteria