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A novel faculty development tool for writing a letter of recommendation

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  • Kris Saudek
  • Robert Treat
  • Amanda Rogers
  • Danita Hahn
  • Sara Lauck
  • David Saudek
  • Michael Weisgerber

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Objective: Based on a national survey of program directors we developed a letter of recommendation (LOR) scoring rubric (SR) to assess LORs submitted to a pediatric residency program. The objective was to use the SR to analyze: the consistency of LOR ratings across raters and LOR components that contributed to impression of the LOR and candidate. Methods: We graded 30 LORs submitted to a pediatric residency program that were evenly distributed based on final rank by our program. The SR contained 3 sections (letter features, phrases, and applicant abilities) and 2 questions about the quality of the LOR (LORQ) and impression of the candidate (IC) after reading the LOR on a 5-point Likert scale. Inter-rater reliability was calculated with intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC(2,1)). Pearson (r) correlations and stepwise multivariate linear regression modeling predicted LORQ and IC. Mean scores of phrases, features, and applicant abilities were analyzed with ANOVA and Bonferroni correction. Results: Phrases (ICC(2,1) = 0.82, p

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  • Kris Saudek & Robert Treat & Amanda Rogers & Danita Hahn & Sara Lauck & David Saudek & Michael Weisgerber, 2020. "A novel faculty development tool for writing a letter of recommendation," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(12), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0244016
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244016
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