Use of the Interview in Resident Candidate Selection: A Review of the Literature.

Background: Although the resident candidate interview is costly and time-consuming for both applicants and programs, it is considered critically important for resident selection. Noncognitive attributes, including communication skills and professionalism, can be assessed by the personal interview.

Objective: We conducted a review of the literature on the residency interview to identify the interview characteristics used for resident selection and to ascertain to what extent the interview yields information that predicts future performance.

Age-related analysis of inhibin A, inhibin B, and activin a relative to the intercycle monotropic follicle-stimulating hormone rise in normal ovulatory women.

Previous studies have reported that the monotropic rise in FSH in older women is associated with decreased inhibin B and/or A levels and increased levels of activin A. Whereas most investigators have found decreased follicular-phase inhibin B, the roles of inhibin A and activin A as modulators of the FSH rise are unclear. The objectives of this study were to determine whether deficiencies in circulating levels of inhibin A, inhibin B, and/or activin A exist during the intercycle interval in ovulatory older (age, 40-45 yr; n = 16), compared with younger women (age, 20-25 yr; n = 13).

Is the short follicular phase in older women secondary to advanced or accelerated dominant follicle development?

This study sought to determine whether the shortened follicular phase in ovulatory older women is secondary to advanced (i.e. earlier) or accelerated (i.

Factors influencing pregnancy rates with a combined clomiphene citrate/gonadotropin protocol for non-assisted reproductive technology fertility treatment.

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of a combined clomiphene citrate/gonadotropin protocol in a general infertility population and to evaluate factors influencing pregnancy rates obtained with this protocol.

Design: A retrospective chart review. SETTING; University-based infertility clinic.