The effect of blinded versus nonblinded interviews in the resident selection process.

Objective: To evaluate whether resident applicants' academic performance biases the assessment of nonacademic qualities.

Methods: In this prospective, descriptive study, 2 blinded (personal statement only) and 1 nonblinded (application) 30-minute interviews were compared for candidates ranking into Top 10, Upper Third, Middle Thirds, Lower Third, and Do Not Rank classes.

Results: A total of 234 candidates were interviewed from 2005 to 2007.