What Are Residencies Looking
For?
Liz Kaminsky
Mike Gibilisco
Joe Whitney
Why we’re here
• February 29th - March 4th
• National ASDA Conference, Minneapolis MN
• Hot Topic Lecture – ADEA Representatives
o Dr. Eugene Anderson, PhD
o Dr. Anne Wells, Ed. D
Things You Already Know
• January 1st, 2012 – NBDE Part I becomes
Pass/Fail
• OMS announces specialized basic science
entrance exam
• UConn is Pass/Fail…
• What are we supposed to do?!?
What Residencies Want
• ADEA polled over 700 post-doctoral program
directors
• GPR/AEGD and all specialty residencies
• 54% response
• Ranked top 5 applicant qualities for each
specialty
Overall Results for #1 Attribute
1. Team Player
2. Assume Responsibility
3. Integrity
4. Interpersonal/Communication Skills
5. Reliability
6. Critical Thinking
7. Clinical Skills
8. Initiative
9. Maturity
10. Academic Talent*
Pediatric Dentistry
1. Team Player
2. Responsible
3. Interpersonal/
Communication Skills
4. Reliable
5. Critical Thinking*
Periodontics
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Team Player
Responsible
Passionate
Integrity
Critical Thinking*
Orthodontics
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Integrity
Interpersonal/Communication Skills
Maturity
Critical Thinking*
Responsible
GPR/AEGD
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Team Player
Responsible
Reliable
Clinical Skills
Integrity
Endodontics
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Integrity
Interpersonal/Communication Skills
Clinical Skills
Maturity
Critical Thinking
Prosthodontics
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Integrity
Team Player
Passionate
Critical Thinking
Clinical Skills
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Academic Talent
Integrity
Responsible
Team Player
National Board
Score Above 90
Entrance Exams?
• Most programs want a scored entrance exam
– 31% of program directors did not want a new
exam
• However, no one could agree on what should
be tested
Choosing From Applicants
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Letters of recommendation from faculty*
Dental class rank
Board scores
GPA
Applicant’s Essay
*DEAN’S EVALUATION LETTER!!
Pass/Fail Boards AND
Pass/Fail School?!
What are we supposed to
do?????
Personal Potential Index (PPI)
• Web evaluation system to give a “picture” of
applicant beyond grades and test scores
• Incorporating into ADEA PASS application
Summer 2012
• 6 domains of personality evaluation:
Knowledge/Creativity
Resilience
Communication
Planning/Organization
Teamwork
Ethics/Integrity
Dental Curricula Comparison
• Dental school program directors (Dr. Lepowsky)
describe student evaluation process to ADEA
• Allows post-graduate programs to more
accurately compare pass/fail grades to letter
grades
• Beginning Summer 2012
For More Information…
• On PPI
– http://www.ets.org/ppi/applicants/what
• On NBDE
– http://www.ada.org/2667.aspx
– Recent Changes (VERY useful ppt by 2011-12
ASDA president Adam Shisler)