Use of standardized letters of recommendation for orthopaedic surgery residency: a national survey study

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Current Orthopaedic Practice Pub Date : 2022-11-17 DOI:10.1097/BCO.0000000000001186

R. Samade, M. Kogan, Scott E. Porter, Joshua C. Patt, J. Samora

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Background: Standardized letters of recommendation (SLORs) were introduced to facilitate the comparison of applicants for orthopaedic surgery residency positions, but concerns have arisen regarding the prevalence of their use and potential limitations. Methods: An 11-question electronic survey was sent to all letter of recommendation (LOR) authors and program coordinators who were identified as having completed or prepared a SLOR during the 2020 orthopaedic surgery residency match cycle. A total of 740 LOR authors and 218 program coordinators were invited via initial and reminder electronic mail messages. Results: The survey response rate was 18.1% for LOR authors and 25.2% for program coordinators. The proportion of LORs written that were SLORs significantly increased from prior to the 2020 match cycle to the 2020 match cycle (72.7% to 90.2%, ratio =1.240, P<0.001). There was not a significant increase in the proportion of LORs that were SLORs prepared by program coordinators (83.7% to 77.6%, ratio =0.927, P=0.375). A majority of LOR authors and program coordinators were aware of electronic (82.1% and 76.5%, respectively) and paper SLORs (91.0% and 88.2%, respectively). Conclusions: This study found that SLOR usage increased among LOR authors. However, a parallel increase in SLOR preparation was not reported by program coordinators. Level of Evidence: Level III

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整形外科住院医师标准化推荐信的使用：一项全国性调查研究

背景：引入标准化推荐信（SLOR）是为了方便整形外科住院医师职位申请人的比较，但人们对其使用的普遍性和潜在的局限性表示担忧。方法：将一份11个问题的电子调查发送给所有推荐信（LOR）作者和项目协调员，他们被确定在2020年整形外科住院匹配周期内完成或准备了SLOR。共有740名LOR作者和218名项目协调员通过初始电子邮件和提醒电子邮件受到邀请。结果：LOR作者和项目协调员的调查回复率分别为18.1%和25.2%。从2020匹配周期之前到2020匹配周期，编写的SLOR的LOR比例显著增加（72.7%至90.2%，比率=1.240，P<0.001）。由项目协调员编写的SLORs比例没有显著增加（83.7%至77.6%，比率=0.927，P=0.375）。大多数LOR作者和项目协调员都知道（分别为82.1%和76.5%）和纸张SLOR（分别为91.0%和88.2%）。结论：本研究发现LOR作者使用SLOR的情况有所增加。然而，方案协调员没有报告SLOR准备工作同时增加的情况。证据级别：三级

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