Accessibility and Content of Abdominal Transplant Fellowship Program Websites in the United States

Evaluating the Accessibility and Content of Plastic Surgery Training Program Websites

“…The mean number of criteria was similar to those reported in other assessments of residency program websites—albeit other specialties. 2 Plastic surgery sites could improve their current platforms in terms of information dissemination; it is advised that these programs update their website to reflect the aforementioned criteria, which have been reported in several studies. 2 – 5 Limitations to our study include that only the presence of the aforementioned criteria were recorded and that the websites could have been updated to include the criteria after the data collection.…”

“…A Google search for the programs included “program name” and “plastic surgery residency.” A set of 15 criteria, based on other studies, were selected for evaluation, including program description, application information, research, and benefits (Table 1 ). 2 – 5 “Life in the area” was included due to travel limitations for this upcoming cycle.…”

“…Even before the current pandemic, websites have been reported to affect an applicant’s program selection for both application and rank list. 2 – 5 Many studies have demonstrated that there is limited content available on these program sites. 2 , 3 , 5 We investigated the content and accessibility of these websites—the initial source of information available to prospective residents.…”

A cross‐sectional evaluation of dermatopathology fellowship website content

“…Each program was evaluated on website accessibility and 23 criteria within the following divisions: education and research, recruitment, and incentives. Evaluation criteria was based on studies that have similarly reviewed fellowship website content as well as information considered both pertinent and beneficial in the holistic assessment of dermatopathology fellowships 1,2 . Criteria were evaluated independently by two individuals and later assessed for agreement by a third party.…”

An Update on Foot and Ankle Fellowship Website Content and Accessibility

“…12 Meanwhile, improving website content and accessibility is a trend observed in more fellowships than just orthopedic subspecialties. 1,9,10,13,19 Seventy percent of pathology residents rate the fellowship's website as the most important source from which to obtain information. 11 Foot and ankle fellowship content has previously been evaluated by Hinds et al, 7 with the authors finding considerable variability in the accessibility of information online.…”