Interviewers' and interviewees' perceptions of the changes in recruitment of orthodontic specialty registrars

摘要

Aim: To assess interviewers' and interviewees' perceptions of the National Recruitment for Orthodontic Specialty Registrars in 2012. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Methods: Interviewers and interviewees completed an anonymous questionnaire comprising of 25 and 16 questions, respectively. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics and frequency distributions. Results: All interviewees (83/83) and 88% (36/41) of interviewers completed the questionnaires. Of the interviewees, 61% were female; their mean age was 28.9 years (95% CI: 28.2-29.6). The mean time since bachelor of dental science (BDS) was 5.6 years (95% CI: 4.9-6.3) with 78% qualifying from a UK university. The interviewees preferred the multi-station interview (MSI) format, considered the questions easy to understand and thought that MSI was fairer than traditional interviews. Of the interviewers, 56% were male; their mean age was 45.5 years (95% CI: 43.0-48.0). The mean time that they had been a consultant was 11.4 years (95% CI: 8.7-13.1). The interviewers thought that the interviews were fair, tested an appropriate range of competences, selected the best candidates to be appointed and would appoint the same people if repeated. Conclusions: Interviewees were very positive about the organization and perceived fairness of the MSI format. Interviewers were positive about the selection of candidates, fairness and conduct of the MSI format.