Sumbal Shahbaz, Rubeena Zakar, Natasha Howard
Anaesthesia provision challenges in public hospitals of Pakistan's Punjab province: a qualitative study of expert perspectives
BMJ open
transition away traditional numerical gradesscores residency applicant factors service research leadership extracurricular activities may become critical application process assess importance residency application factors reported program directors pds stratified director demographics specialty questionnaire electronically distributed 4241 residency pds 23 specialties spring 2022 included questions pd demographics 22 residency applicant factors including demographics academic history research involvement extracurricular activities responses measured using likert scale importance descriptive statistics chisquare fisher exact test analysis performed 767 questionnaires completed 19 response rate across specialties factor considered important interview 995 stratified specialty surgical pds likely characterize class rank letters recommendation research presenting scholarly work involvement collegiate sports extremely importantvery important p 00001 contrast primary care pds favored proximity candidates hometown p 00002 community service p 003 mean importance applicant factors also differed pd age gender ethnicity identified several residency application factors considered important pds stratified specialty demographics previous experiences transition away numerical gradesscores medical students aware factors pds consider important based chosen specialty analysis may assist medical students understanding application match process across various specialties