Virtual Interactions and the 2020-2021 Residency Application Cycle in General Surgery: A Look Ahead

DeLay, Thomas K.; Singh, Nikhi P.; Duong, Teressa A; Rais‐Bahrami, Soroush; King, Timothy W.; Chen, Herbert; Corey, Britney

doi:10.1016/j.jss.2022.04.075

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“…While prior authors 18,22,30 have shown survey data or provided recommendations that support or oppose socalled hybrid interviews, most of our respondents opposed this option. Our study's participants worried that hybrid interviews would promote inequities in applicant evaluation without significant benefits.…”

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“…9,17 DeLay and colleagues surveyed 60 surgical PDs and APDs with 54% of respondents reporting that virtual interviews limited the evaluation of applicants. 18 Despite this, another study comparing program ranking changes after virtual compared to in-person interviews among anesthesiology applicants reached different conclusions. This study found similar objective program ranking changes after virtual and after in-person interviews.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Virtual Interviews: Assessing How Expectations Meet Reality

Brian¹,

Wang²,

Park³

et al. 2023

Journal of Surgical Education

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confidence: 84%

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confidence: 99%

Virtual Interviews: Assessing How Expectations Meet Reality

Brian¹,

Wang²,

Park³

et al. 2023

Journal of Surgical Education

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“…As applicants are applying more broadly, this may have contributed to a higher number of interviews for each applicant ( 21 ). We also argue that virtual interviews might not give programs and applicants the best chance to connect on a professional level ( 24 ); it is hard to get a good sense of the applicant’s demeanor and mannerisms and to assess a program’s environment virtually ( 25 ). In a survey of applicants to the pediatric anesthesiology fellowship, more than 50% of applicants felt slightly worse or much worse on the representation of their personality (52.2%), communication skills (52.2%), demonstration of interest in the program (56.8%), and ability to convey “who I am” (60.9%) by virtual interviews ( 9 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These factors could have potentially contributed to confusion and ambivalence during ranking by both programs and applicants. COVID-19 pandemic restrictions might have also limited some of the applicants’ ability to do elective rotations at the programs they were interested in, removing a potential avenue for experiencing a program firsthand and interacting with faculty, staff, and other fellows ( 25 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Impact of Virtual Interviews on Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Match: An Analysis of National Data

Alzghoul,

Alsakarneh,

Abughazaleh

et al. 2024

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Background Internal Medicine residents have historically expressed hesitancy in pursuing a career in pulmonary and critical care medicine (PCCM). However, recent studies have demonstrated newfound competitiveness. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) global outbreak prompted the implementation of a virtual interviewing model for PCCM fellowship match. The effect of this new paradigm on PCCM match results has not been studied previously. Objective With the shift to virtual interviewing, we aim to determine how this new method of interviewing may influence the selection of candidates for fellowship training programs. Methods We acquired data of 4,333 applicants ranking PCCM for the years 2017–2021 from the National Resident Matching Program and the Electronic Residency Application Service websites for the years 2017–2021. Chi-square (χ 2 ) analysis of the applicants’ demographics and the percentage of applicants matching at their first choice versus those who matched at lower than their third-choice program before and after the implementation of virtual interviews season was performed. Results The matching probability for the U.S. Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine significantly increased after the implementation of virtual interviews compared with the years 2017–2020 (χ 2 = 8.569; P = 0.003). The matching probability remained unchanged for U.S. Doctors of Medicine (χ 2 = 2.448; P = 0.118). Overall, an applicant’s probability of matching at their first choice has significantly decreased after the virtual interview format (χ 2 = 4.14; P = 0.04). Conversely, the probability of matching at a program that is lower than the third choice has significantly increased (χ 2 = 11.039; P < 0.001). Conclusion Our study provides evidence regarding the effect of the virtual interview format on PCCM match results. Strikingly, applicants are more likely to match at lower-ranked programs in their rank list after the implementation of the virtual interview process. These results can be helpful for both programs and applicants, to guide their future expectations and decisions while going through the interview process.

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted this process by eliminating away rotations and changing from in-person to virtual interviews [2]. Despite efforts to optimize the virtual experience, it remains challenging for programs to gauge genuine applicant interest and for applicants to obtain a sense of a program's culture and environment [3][4][5]. The transition to a virtual residency match has yielded significant benefits for applicants through reduced travel costs and more schedule flexibility, yet the reduced cost and general process uncertainty have led applicants to apply and interview with more programs, resulting in record high-rank order list lengths for programs and applicants alike [6,7].…”

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Relationship Between Residency Match Distance From Medical School and Virtual Application, School Characteristics, and Specialty Competitiveness

Hasnie¹,

Hasnie²,

Nelson³

et al. 2023

Cureus

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Introduction:The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the residency match process by eliminating away rotations and changing from in-person to virtual interviews. In this study, we explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the geographic match distance of United States (US) senior medical students across all specialties.Methods: We collected publicly available student match data between 2018 and 2021 from US allopathic medical schools and calculated match distance between medical school and residency training using a novel metric -the "match space." Match space was codified by whether the student matched at their home institution, home state, adjacent state, same or adjacent US census division (non-adjacent state) or skipped at least one US census division. Adjusting for covariates, ordinal logistic regression correlated school and specialty characteristics with match distance pre-and post-pandemic for all specialties. We defined and ranked specialty competitiveness using predictive values from factor analysis.Results: A total of 34,672 students representing 66 medical schools from 28 states matched into 26 specialties in 50 states and Canada. Fifty-nine percent of students were from public institutions, and 27% of schools ranked in the top 40 for research. The mean percentage of in-state students by school was 60.3% (range 3-100%). Match space was lower after the pandemic (adjusted odds ratio (OR) 0.94, 95% CI 0.90-0.98; p=0.006), from schools with higher in-state percentages (OR 0.74, 95% CI 0.72-0.76), from top National Institutes of Health-funded institutions (OR 0.88, 95% CI 0.85-0.92), from the Northeast (OR 0.71, 95% CI 0.67-0.75; Midwest reference), and the West (OR 0.67, 95% 0.60-0.74). Match space was higher for students graduating from private schools (

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Virtual Interactions and the 2020-2021 Residency Application Cycle in General Surgery: A Look Ahead

Cited by 9 publications

References 16 publications

Virtual Interviews: Assessing How Expectations Meet Reality

Virtual Interviews: Assessing How Expectations Meet Reality

Impact of Virtual Interviews on Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Match: An Analysis of National Data

Relationship Between Residency Match Distance From Medical School and Virtual Application, School Characteristics, and Specialty Competitiveness

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