A new selection system to recruit general practice registrars: preliminary findings from a validation study

doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7493.711

BMJ 2005;330:711-714 (26 March), doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7493.711

Learning in practice

A new selection system to recruit general practice registrars: preliminary findings from a validation study

Fiona Patterson, professor¹, Eamonn Ferguson, professor², Tim Norfolk, research associate¹, Pat Lane, director³

¹ Department of Psychology, City University, London EC1V 0HB, ² School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, ³ Postgraduate General Practice Education, South Yorkshire and South Humberside Deanery

Correspondence to: F Patterson f.patterson{at}city.ac.uk.

Abstract

Objective To design and validate a new competency based selectionsystem to recruit general practice registrars, comprising acompetency based application form, referees' reports, and anassessment centre.

Design Longitudinal predictive validity study and a matchedcase comparison.

Setting South Yorkshire and East Midlands region, United Kingdom,comprising three deaneries.

Participants 46 of 167 doctors were followed up in trainingafter three months in practice, and 20 general practice trainerswere selected by using traditional recruitment methods.

Main outcome measures Trainer ratings of trainee performancein practice on targeted competencies.

Results Performance ratings of targeted competencies at theassessment centre predicted trainer ratings of performance inthe job. Furthermore, those trainees recruited through the newcompetency based process performed significantly better in thejob than those recruited through traditional recruitment processes.

Conclusion A new competency based selection process using assessmentcentres improves the validity of selection of general practiceregistrars compared with traditional selection techniques.

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