The Assessment of Emotional Intelligence Among Candidates Interviewing for General Surgery Residency

• Published in: Journal of surgical education Vol. 70; no. 4; pp. 514 - 521
• Main Authors: Lin, Dana T., MD, Kannappan, Aarthy, MD, Lau, James N., MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2013
• Subjects: Adult; California; Education, Medical, Graduate; Emotional Intelligence; Female; General Surgery - education; Humans; Internship and Residency; Interpersonal and Communication Skills; Interviews as Topic; Male; Patient Care; Personnel Selection; Physicians - psychology; Professionalism; residency interview; residency selection; Surgery; surgical residency; Surveys and Questionnaires; California; Patient Care; residency interview; residency selection; surgical residency; emotional intelligence; Professionalism; Interpersonal and Communication Skills

Background There is an increasing demand for physicians to possess strong personal and social qualities embodied in the concept of emotional intelligence (EI). However, the residency selection process emphasizes mainly academic accomplishments. In this system, the faculty interview is the primary me...