Selection of obstetrics and gynecology residents on the basis of medical school performance.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine whether United States Medical Licensing Examination scores during medical school predict resident-in-training examination scores and whether other criteria of medical student performance correlate with the faculty's subjective evaluation of resident performance.

Study Design: United States Medical Licensing Examination step I and II scores for 24 residents were compared to their scores on in-training examinations. Faculty evaluated 20 graduated residents by rating both their cognitive and noncognitive clinical performance.