Faculty mentor/PI email address

jim010@aol.com

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Keywords

Emergency Medicine Residency Match, Residency Interview, Behavioral Assessment, Complex Adaptive Systems, Resident Selection

Date of Presentation

5-6-2026 12:00 AM

Poster Abstract

Background: Traditional residency selection metrics incompletely capture behavioral traits essential for emergency medicine (EM) performance.

Objective: To propose a theory-driven framework using structured behavioral questions as stress tests to detect high-value traits.

Methods: Conceptual analysis of three standardized behavioral prompts assessing execution, systems thinking, and team orientation.

Results: Distinct response patterns align with observable domains associated with reliability, performance, and leadership.

Conclusion: Behavioral stress test questions offer a scalable, low-cost method to enhance residency selection processes.

Disciplines

Emergency Medicine | Medical Education | Medicine and Health Sciences

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May 6th, 12:00 AM

Beyond Traditional Emergency Medicine Residency Match Interviews: Behavioral Questions as Stress Tests for Resident Selection A Theory-Driven Micro-Assessment Framework for Detecting High-Value Traits

Background: Traditional residency selection metrics incompletely capture behavioral traits essential for emergency medicine (EM) performance.

Objective: To propose a theory-driven framework using structured behavioral questions as stress tests to detect high-value traits.

Methods: Conceptual analysis of three standardized behavioral prompts assessing execution, systems thinking, and team orientation.

Results: Distinct response patterns align with observable domains associated with reliability, performance, and leadership.

Conclusion: Behavioral stress test questions offer a scalable, low-cost method to enhance residency selection processes.

 

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