What Are Residencies Looking For?

Liz KaminskyMike GibiliscoJoe Whitney

Why we’re here

• February 29th - March 4th • National ASDA Conference, Minneapolis MN

• Hot Topic Lecture – ADEA RepresentativesoDr. Eugene Anderson, PhDoDr. 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 Player2. Assume Responsibility3. Integrity4. Interpersonal/Communication Skills5. Reliability6. Critical Thinking7. Clinical Skills8. Initiative9. Maturity10. Academic Talent*

Pediatric Dentistry

1. Team Player2. Responsible3. Interpersonal/

Communication Skills4. Reliable5. Critical Thinking*

Periodontics

1. Team Player2. Responsible3. Passionate4. Integrity5. Critical Thinking*

Orthodontics

1. Integrity2. Interpersonal/Communication Skills3. Maturity4. Critical Thinking*5. Responsible

GPR/AEGD

1. Team Player2. Responsible3. Reliable4. Clinical Skills5. Integrity

Endodontics

1. Integrity2. Interpersonal/Communication Skills3. Clinical Skills4. Maturity5. Critical Thinking

Prosthodontics

1. Integrity2. Team Player3. Passionate4. Critical Thinking5. Clinical Skills

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

1. Academic Talent2. Integrity3. Responsible4. Team Player5. 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. Letters of recommendation from faculty*2. Dental class rank3. Board scores4. GPA 5. 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)