What Are Residencies Looking For? Liz Kaminsky Mike Gibilisco Joe Whitney

Why we’re here February 29 th - March 4 th 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 1 st, 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.Team Player 2.Responsible 3.Passionate 4.Integrity 5.Critical Thinking*

Orthodontics 1.Integrity 2.Interpersonal/Communication Skills 3.Maturity 4.Critical Thinking* 5.Responsible

GPR/AEGD 1.Team Player 2.Responsible 3.Reliable 4.Clinical Skills 5.Integrity

Endodontics 1.Integrity 2.Interpersonal/Communication Skills 3.Clinical Skills 4.Maturity 5.Critical Thinking

Prosthodontics 1.Integrity 2.Team Player 3.Passionate 4.Critical Thinking 5.Clinical Skills

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 1.Academic Talent 2.Integrity 3.Responsible 4.Team Player 5.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 rank 3.Board scores 4.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 domains of personality evaluation: Knowledge/CreativityResilience CommunicationPlanning/Organization TeamworkEthics/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 – On NBDE – – Recent Changes (VERY useful ppt by ASDA president Adam Shisler) Recent Changes