Unforeseen Collateral Damage of COVID-19 With the Virtualization of Fellowship Interviews

Rojas, Kristin E.; Teshome, Mediget; Tevis, Sarah E.

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“…Although recent literature has evaluated the virtual fellowship interview process, 9 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 there have been few studies that have specifically focused on the virtual interview process for orthopaedic surgery sports medicine fellowship programs. The purpose of this study was to understand the perceptions of both PDs and fellowship applicants regarding the virtual interview process for orthopaedic surgery sports medicine fellowship programs.…”

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Virtual Interviews for Sports Medicine Fellowship Positions Save Time and Money but Don’t Replace In-Person Meetings

Clark

Kraeutler

McCarty

et al. 2022

Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation

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Purpose: To understand the perceptions of program directors (PDs) and fellowship applicants regarding the virtual interview process for orthopaedic surgery sports medicine fellowship programs. Methods: An anonymous online survey was distributed through the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) to applicants and PDs of orthopaedic surgery sports medicine fellowship programs following the 2020-2021 fellowship application cycle. Results: A total of 40 responses were received from PDs for a response rate of 47% (40 of 85) and 72 responses were received from applicants for a response rate of 27% (72 of 271). All of the surveyed PDs (40/40, 100%) agreed/strongly agreed that the applicant's interview carries significant weight in determining where an applicant is ranked on the match list. Fifty-eight percent (23 of 40) of PDs agreed/strongly agreed that virtual interviews negatively affected their personal connection with the fellowship interviewee. The presence of virtual interviews allowed 80% (57 of 71) of applicants to go on more interviews. Seventy-three percent (51 of 70) of applicants were able to save greater than $5,000 on travel expenses and 63% (25 of 40) of fellowship programs were able to save greater than $2,500 by conducting virtual interviews. Conclusions: Virtual interviews allowed fellowship programs and applicants to complete more interviews, but both PDs and applicants stated that interviewing in-person was important for applicants to meet faculty and tour the institution where they may be spending a year. In contrast, significant financial savings resulted due to the transition to virtual interviews. Finally, both PDs and applicants were in favor of having the option of interviewing virtually, suggesting that virtual interviews may continue to play a role in future application cycles. Clinical Relevance: This study may be valuable to fellowship programs that will continue to implement virtual interviews into future application cycles.

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Virtual Interviews for Sports Medicine Fellowship Positions Save Time and Money but Don’t Replace In-Person Meetings

Clark

Kraeutler

McCarty

et al. 2022

Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation

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“…Applicants must navigate a new interview etiquette and evaluate different programs without physically visiting hospital campuses and new locales. 4 , 5 , 6 The aim of this article is to provide applicants with guidance for every step of their interview process so that they can confidently put forth their strongest performance.…”

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Successful virtual interviews for surgery residents

Palenzuela

McKinley

2023

Surgery

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The lasting impact of virtual interviews on surgical fellowship applicants

Becker,

Xu,

Pratt

et al. 2024

Global Surg Educ

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Purpose Surgical fellowship interviews shifted to a virtual platform in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While virtual interviews provide convenience, they also pose difficulties for programs and raise potential barriers for applicants. This study compares in-person to virtual interviews and characterizes the impact on programs and applicants. Methods In-person (2007–2019) and virtual (2020–2022) fellowship application data were extracted from publicly available NRMP Specialties Matching Service data. Fellowship programs included surgical critical care, surgical oncology, colorectal, pediatric, thoracic, and vascular surgery. Competitiveness was assessed using a validated normalized competitiveness index (NCI). Results Since virtual interviews, rankings per applicant, a surrogate for program interview workload, increased for all fellowships except pediatric surgery. The most competitive subspecialties now include colorectal, pediatric, and thoracic surgery. For non-US MDs in these subspecialties, applicants per position decreased (pediatric), match rate decreased (thoracic), and NCI increased (thoracic) under virtual interviewing. However, for the least competitive subspecialties, non-US MDs had increased rankings per applicant (critical care and vascular), increased match rate (critical care and surgical oncology), and decreased NCI (surgical oncology) with virtual interviewing. Conclusions Since the virtual platform was implemented, applicants have interviewed at and ranked more programs, subsequently increasing program workload. While this is positive for many applicants, a differential pattern of securing a fellowship emerged for non-US MD applicants. This finding is important for fellowship program directors to consider and ensure non-US MD applicants are not marginalized with the virtual platform. Level of Evidence III

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Unforeseen Collateral Damage of COVID-19 With the Virtualization of Fellowship Interviews

Cited by 5 publications

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Virtual Interviews for Sports Medicine Fellowship Positions Save Time and Money but Don’t Replace In-Person Meetings

Virtual Interviews for Sports Medicine Fellowship Positions Save Time and Money but Don’t Replace In-Person Meetings

Successful virtual interviews for surgery residents

The lasting impact of virtual interviews on surgical fellowship applicants

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