Donna Phillips1, Kenneth A Egol2, Martine C Maculatis3, Kathryn S Roloff3, Alan M Friedman3, Brett Levine4, Steven Garfin5, Alexandra Schwartz5, Robert Sterling6, Thomas Kuivila7, Steve J Paragioudakis8, Joseph D Zuckerman2. 1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York. Electronic address: donna.phillips@nyumc.org. 2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York. 3. J3Personica, Research and Development, Eatontown, New Jersey. 4. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, UC San Diego, San Diego, California. 5. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. 6. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. 7. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. 8. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To understand the personality factors associated with orthopedic surgery resident performance. DESIGN: A prospective, cross-sectional survey of orthopedic surgery faculty that assessed their perceptions of the personality traits most highly associated with resident performance. Residents also completed a survey to determine their specific personality characteristics. A subset of faculty members rated the performance of those residents within their respective program on 5 dimensions. Multiple regression models tested the relationship between the set of resident personality measures and each aspect of performance; relative weights analyses were then performed to quantify the contribution of the individual personality measures to the total variance explained in each performance domain. Independent samples t-tests were conducted to examine differences between the personality characteristics of residents and those faculty identified as relevant to successful resident performance. SETTING: Data were collected from 12 orthopedic surgery residency programs1 throughout the United States. The level of clinical care provided by participating institutions varied. PARTICIPANTS: Data from 175 faculty members and 266 residents across 12 programs were analyzed. RESULTS: The personality features of residents were related to faculty evaluations of resident performance (for all, p < 0.01); the full set of personality measures accounted for 4%-11% of the variance in ratings of resident performance. Particularly, the characteristics of agreeableness, neuroticism, and learning approach were found to be most important for explaining resident performance. Additionally, there were significant differences between the personality features that faculty members identified as important for resident performance and the personality features that residents possessed. CONCLUSION: Personality assessments can predict orthopedic surgery resident performance. However, results suggest the traits that faculty members value or reward among residents could be different from the traits associated with improved resident performance.
OBJECTIVES: To understand the personality factors associated with orthopedic surgery resident performance. DESIGN: A prospective, cross-sectional survey of orthopedic surgery faculty that assessed their perceptions of the personality traits most highly associated with resident performance. Residents also completed a survey to determine their specific personality characteristics. A subset of faculty members rated the performance of those residents within their respective program on 5 dimensions. Multiple regression models tested the relationship between the set of resident personality measures and each aspect of performance; relative weights analyses were then performed to quantify the contribution of the individual personality measures to the total variance explained in each performance domain. Independent samples t-tests were conducted to examine differences between the personality characteristics of residents and those faculty identified as relevant to successful resident performance. SETTING: Data were collected from 12 orthopedic surgery residency programs1 throughout the United States. The level of clinical care provided by participating institutions varied. PARTICIPANTS: Data from 175 faculty members and 266 residents across 12 programs were analyzed. RESULTS: The personality features of residents were related to faculty evaluations of resident performance (for all, p < 0.01); the full set of personality measures accounted for 4%-11% of the variance in ratings of resident performance. Particularly, the characteristics of agreeableness, neuroticism, and learning approach were found to be most important for explaining resident performance. Additionally, there were significant differences between the personality features that faculty members identified as important for resident performance and the personality features that residents possessed. CONCLUSION: Personality assessments can predict orthopedic surgery resident performance. However, results suggest the traits that faculty members value or reward among residents could be different from the traits associated with improved resident performance.
Keywords:
Interpersonal and Communication Skills; Practice-Based Learning and Improvement; Professionalism; Systems-Based Practice; orthopedic surgery residents; performance appraisal; personality assessment; professional development; selection
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