title: SELECTION OF ENDOCRINOLOGY SUBSPECIALTY TRAINEES: WHICH APPLICANT CHARACTERISTICS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH PERFORMANCE DURING FELLOWSHIP TRAINING?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine which residency characteristics are associated with performance during endocrinology fellowship training as measured by competency-based faculty evaluation scores and faculty global ratings of trainee performance.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed a retrospective review of interview applications from endocrinology fellows who graduated from a single academic institution between 2006 and 2013. Performance measures included competency-based faculty evaluation scores and faculty global ratings. The association between applicant characteristics and measures of performance during fellowship was examined by linear regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The presence of a laudatory comparative statement in the residency program director's letter of recommendation (LoR) or experience as a chief resident was significantly associated with competency-based faculty evaluation scores (β = 0.22, P = .001; and β = 0.24, P = .009, respectively) and faculty global ratings (β = 0.85, P = .006; and β = 0.96, P = .015, respectively).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The presence of a laudatory comparative statement in the residency program director's LoR or experience as a chief resident were significantly associated with overall performance during subspecialty fellowship training. Future studies are needed in other cohorts to determine the broader implications of these findings in the application and selection process.
authors.forename: Neena
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Natt
authors.forename: Alice Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Elie F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Berbari
authors.forename: Kurt A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kennel
authors.forename: Ann E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Kearns
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D004704:Endocrinology / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012570:School Admission Criteria; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000145:classification; D000066477:Work Performance / Q000592:standards