Standardized testing doesn’t measure the best doctors
“Who is the best resident in your program?”
If you ask this question at a residency program faculty meeting, the answers are rarely about board scores. You’ll hear discussions about the resident who stays calm during a difficult airway. The junior resident who notices subtle clinical changes before anyone else does. The senior resident others trust at 2 a.m. when the attending is exhausted. The trainee who inspires confidence in both …
Standardized testing doesn’t measure the best doctors
