Open AccessAn Examination of Standardized Letters of Recommendation Rating Scales Among Neurosurgical Residency Candidates During the 2020-2021 Application Cycle
Author(s) -
Michael J. Feldman,
Alexander V. Ortiz,
Steven G. Roth,
Robert J. Dambrino,
Aaron M. YengoKahn,
Rohan Chitale,
Lola B. Chambless
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.455
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1093/neuros/nyab346
Subject(s) - neurosurgery , reliability (semiconductor) , medicine , rating scale , medical physics , family medicine , psychology , medical education , surgery , developmental psychology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
Letters of recommendation (LORs) are historically an important, though subjective, component of the neurosurgery residency application process. Standardized LORs (SLORs) were introduced during the 2020 to 2021 application cycle. The intent of SLORs is to allow objective comparison of applicants and to reduce bias.