Article: A multicenter study of the family educational rights and privacy act and the standardized letter of recommendation: impact on emergency medicine residency applicant and faculty behaviors.
Journal of graduate medical education
2014 Volume 6, Issue 2, Page(s) 292–295
Abstract: Background: Residency applicants have the right to see letters of recommendation written on their behalf. It is not known whether applicants are affected by waiving this right.: Objectives: Our multicenter study assessed how frequently residency ... ...
| Abstract | Background: Residency applicants have the right to see letters of recommendation written on their behalf. It is not known whether applicants are affected by waiving this right. Objectives: Our multicenter study assessed how frequently residency applicants waived their FERPA rights to view their letters of recommendation, and whether this affected the ratings they were given by faculty. Methods: We reviewed all ERAS-submitted letters of recommendation to 14 ACGME-accredited programs in 2006-2007. We collected ERAS ID, program name, FERPA declaration, standardized letter of recommendation (SLOR) use, and SLOR Global Assessment ranking. The percentage of applicants who waived their FERPA rights was determined. Chi-square tests of independence assessed whether applicants' decision to waive their FERPA rights was associated with their SLOR Global Assessment. Results: We examined 1776 applications containing 6424 letters of recommendations. Of 2736 letters that specified a Global Assessment, 2550 (93%) applicants waived their FERPA rights, while 186 did not. Of the applicants who chose not to waive their rights, 45.6% received a ranking of Outstanding, 35.5% Excellent, 18.3% Very Good, and 1.6% Good. Of applicants who waived their FERPA rights, 35.1% received a ranking of Outstanding, 49.6% Excellent, 13.7% Very Good, and 1.6% Good. Applicants who did not waive their FERPA rights were more likely to receive an Outstanding Assessment (P = .003). Conclusions: The majority (93%) of residency applicants waived their FERPA rights. Those who did not waive their rights had a statistically higher chance of receiving an Outstanding Assessment than those who did. |
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| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2014-05-11 |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2578612-X |
| ISSN | 1949-8357 ; 1949-8349 |
| ISSN (online) | 1949-8357 |
| ISSN | 1949-8349 |
| DOI | 10.4300/JGME-D-13-00179.1 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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