Improving the online presence of residency programs to ameliorate COVID-19’s impact on residency applications

Tang, Oliver Y.; Ruddell, Jack H.; Hilliard, Ross; Schiffman, Fred J.; Daniels, Alan H.

doi:10.1080/00325481.2021.1874195

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“…Although 97% of residencies had program websites in 2015, the quality/content on these sites varied dramatically, with <50% reporting call schedules 7 . Such variation in online presence may itself have warranted the creation of social media accounts that allow applicants to interact with residents 20 . This coupled with the cancellation of in-person away rotations and interviews during the pandemic likely accelerated the creation of resident-driven social media accounts as a means of attracting applicants.…”

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Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Social Media Presence During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Background:In light of away rotation and in-person interview cancellations for the 2020 to 2021 application cycle, social media has become a popular tool for orthopaedic surgery residency programs to highlight their strengths, curricula, and social life to prospective applicants. The authors sought to explore the proliferation and utilization of 3 popular social media platforms by both orthopaedic surgery departments and residencies.Methods:Orthopaedic surgery departmental and residency program social media accounts and their creation dates across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram were identified using a standardized search methodology. Residency Instagram accounts were further evaluated for the number of posts, followers, likes, and comments. Both departments and residency programs were cohorted by affiliation with a US News &World Report (USNWR) top 50 American hospital for orthopaedics or by status as a Doximity top 20 program based on reputation.Results:Across a total of 192 residency programs included for analysis, Instagram was the most popular social media platform (61.5%), followed by Twitter (19.8%) and Facebook (10.4%). Conversely, orthopaedic departments more frequently used Facebook (33.9%) and Twitter (28.1%) over Instagram (17.2%). Of the 118 residency Instagram accounts, 102 (86.4%) were created after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Larger residency programs (≥6 spots/year) and those programs in the Doximity top 20 or affiliated with USNWR top 50 orthopaedic hospitals had a greater number of followers as well as likes and comments per post (p < 0.05 for all).Conclusions:Given the recruitment challenges faced by residency programs because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Instagram has rapidly become a prominent platform for attracting orthopaedic surgery applicants. These accounts have a large number of followers, particularly for residency programs with higher Doximity reputation rankings.

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Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Social Media Presence During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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“…Not being provided with alternative arrangements has led to dissatisfaction toward education due to scarcity of hands-on practice, randomly organized webinars, unclarity and ambiguity in the evaluation measures, lack of infrastructures, lack of cover when staff require to be in isolation, and the expectation of being called to cover intensive care units or COVID quarantine areas [ 17 ]. Tang et al have reported that US educational websites have been helpful but are limited by inaccurate or outdated information [ 18 ].…”

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Iranian Psychiatric Trainees’ and Early Career Psychiatrists’ Well-being, Work Conditions, and Education

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Objectives This study was conducted to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychiatric trainees and early career psychiatrists in Iran. Methods In this cross-sectional survey, the authors used a 24-item questionnaire inquiring about the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants, their views on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their professional careers, methods of education, workplace environment, well-being and mental health, and the use of telepsychiatry in Iran. Results A total of 159 responses were received. The majority ( n =124, 78.0%) reported that “some but not all obligatory activities have been converted to online activities.” Most of the participants ( n =103, 64.8%) stated that the pandemic had not affected the duration of their training. Less than half ( n =61, 38.4%) reported that their well-being had been affected rather negatively. Some ( n =59, 37.1%) reported that their supervisors or coworkers had no significant impact on their well-being, whereas others ( n =53, 33.3%) reported a rather positive impact. Almost half of the participants ( n =78, 49.0%) did not have access to free psychological counseling. In addition, more than half ( n =89, 56.0%) reported that there were no recommendations on how to proceed with telepsychiatry. Conclusions This study calls for improvements in the education and well-being of psychiatric trainees and early career psychiatrists in Iran amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional research should be carried out to maximize learning, provide mental health care, and use telepsychiatry.

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“…13,14 As programs have shifted to video-based interviews, others have suggested that program websites are even more important than before. 15 Although website content assessments have been done in many medical specialties, including HO, 16 no internal medicine specialties have considered content specific to URMs or the role that national oncologic affiliations or rankings may have. Our study's objective was to evaluate the information and inclusion of diversity content in all HO program websites.…”

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“…13,14 As programs have shifted to video-based interviews, others have suggested that program websites are even more important than before. 15…”

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Analysis of Hematology and Oncology Fellowship Website Content and Diversity Representation

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JCO Oncology Practice

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PURPOSE: Hematology and oncology (HO) lags behind all medicine subspecialties in fellows under-represented in medicine (URM) despite a growing minority patient population. Websites have been effectively used in URM recruitment. We evaluated all US HO program websites to facilitate a more informed and URM-considerate recruitment. We also performed a stratified analysis on programs affiliated with National Cancer Institute (NCI) Designated Cancer Centers, National Comprehensive Cancer Center Network (NCCN) member institutions, and ranked as a top 50 cancer hospital by US News, given their stated commitment to outreach. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Websites of all 2019-2020 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education–accredited HO programs were assessed for 28 informational and three diversity categories. Websites with > 70% of categories were comprehensive. Affiliation with NCI, NCCN, and US News was noted. RESULTS: One hundred fifty-six websites were analyzed: 20% were comprehensive and 22% had any diversity information. Inclusion of diversity content and being comprehensive were significantly associated ( P = .001). NCI, NCCN, and US News ranking were significantly associated with inclusion of more information in univariate analyses ( P < .001, P = .008, and P < .001, respectively). Multivariate analyses showed that US News ranking was significantly associated with more information ( P = .005). Diversity-related univariate and multivariate analyses showed a significant association with US News ranking ( P = .006 and P = .029, respectively). CONCLUSION: Most HO fellowship websites are not comprehensive and lack diversity content. Given COVID-19 travel restrictions limit in-person interviews, digital program presence remains an important opportunity. HO programs should offer comprehensive and inclusive websites to better inform applicants, including URM. This may increase institutional diversity and potentially improve URM representation in the HO workforce.

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Improving the online presence of residency programs to ameliorate COVID-19’s impact on residency applications

Cited by 26 publications

References 33 publications

Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Social Media Presence During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Social Media Presence During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Iranian Psychiatric Trainees’ and Early Career Psychiatrists’ Well-being, Work Conditions, and Education

Analysis of Hematology and Oncology Fellowship Website Content and Diversity Representation

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