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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001;155:420-421.

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Borowitz et al¹ examined the relationship between medical school performance, judged by a pediatric intern selection committee, and clinical performance during residency. The relative and absolute rank number of pediatric residents correlated poorly with faculty-rated clinical performance. While we suspect that an analysis of our program would yield similar results, we suggest that some of the article's conclusions may be overstated and caution that the data do not indicate that the resident matching process is seriously flawed or a waste of time.

From the faculty perspective, the point of the selection process is to admit those applicants most likely to perform well during residency. The fact that an applicant ranked 80th may outperform an applicant ranked 1st is of interest, but inconsequential. The relevant issue is whether the group of applicants that are "ranked to match" would be superior to the larger group of applicants ranked lower on the list . . . [Full Text of this Article]