Simulation as Soothsayer: Simulated Surgical Skills MMIs During Residency Interviews are Associated With First Year Residency Performance.

Objective: The main consideration during residency recruitment is identifying applicants who will succeed during residency. However, few studies have identified applicant characteristics that are associated with competency development during residency, such as the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education milestones. As mini multiple interviews (MMIs) can be used to assess various competencies, we aimed to determine if simulated surgical skills MMI scores during a general surgery residency interview were associated with Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education milestone ratings at the conclusion of intern year.

New Heuristics to Stratify Applicants: Predictors of General Surgery Residency Applicant Step 1 Scores.

Objective: In 2022, United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 scores will become pass/fail. This may be problematic, as residency programs heavily rely on USMLE Step 1 scores as a metric when determining interview invitations. This study aimed to assess candidate application metrics associated with USMLE Step 1 scores to offer programs new cues for stratifying applicants.

Conducting Virtual Simulated Skills Multiple Mini-Interviews for General Surgery Residency Interviews.

Objective: We describe the feasibility of transitioning simulated skills assessments during general surgery interviews from an in-person to virtual format.

Design/setting: Technical and nontechnical skill multiple mini-interviews (MMIs) were performed virtually and assessed for 109 applicants during virtual general surgery interviews over 2 days at a tertiary academic medical center.

Results: We demonstrate the feasibility of virtually assessing general surgery residency applicants' technical and non-technical skills.