Reuters interviews Marvin Fried, M.D., on research that found prior excellence in team sports was the best predictor of success in medical residency. Dr. Fried notes that the study, which evaluated residents in head and neck surgery, brings to light that medicine is now often practiced as a team, so the correlation isn’t surprising. Dr. Fried is professor and chair of otorhinolaryngology – head and neck surgery at Einstein and Montefiore Medical Center.
August 23, 2012