Evaluation of the Current Perspectives on Letters of Recommendation for Residency Applicants among Plastic Surgery Program Directors

Table 2

Association between questions.

		Q8. A standardized letter of recommendation would improve the overall selection process.		𝑃 value*	𝑃 value**
		Scales 1–3	Scales 4-5
Q1. The current letters of recommendation are valuable predictors of resident performance.	Scales 1–3	8	10	0.1796	1.0000
	Scales 4-5	4	6
Q5. Increasing the objective nature of the letters of recommendation would be valuable in comparing candidates.	Scales 1–3	4	1	0.0391	0.1331
	Scales 4-5	8	15

*McNemar’s test was used.
**Fisher’s exact test was used.