Applying to Residency in the COVID-19 Era: Virtual Interview Tips for Success

Bhardwaj, Priya; Kleiber, Grant M.; Baker, Stephen B.; Fan, Kenneth L.

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“…Information is now available regarding recommended practices for conducting virtual interviews. For instance, there are guidelines for applicants on how to optimize internet connection, background lighting, and time spent on breaks 2–4 . There are also resources highlighting innovative ways training programs adapted typical interview‐day activities into the virtual format, such as hospital tours and social events 1,5–11 .…”

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“…For instance, there are guidelines for applicants on how to optimize internet connection, background lighting, and time spent on breaks. [2][3][4] There are also resources highlighting innovative ways training programs adapted typical interview-day activities into the virtual format, such as hospital tours and social events. 1,[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Applicants and training programs alike can now access these resources and recommendations on the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) websites.…”

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Expectations versus reality: Understanding the accuracy of impressions made during virtual interviews of pediatric pulmonary fellowship programs

Atwood

Chiel

Nelson

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Pediatric Pulmonology

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Rationale: As a result of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, all pediatric pulmonary fellowship programs conducted virtual interviews for the first time in the Fall of 2020. This study aimed to understand the accuracy of virtual-interview derivedimpressions of fellowship programs, as well as applicant preference for future fellowship interview cycles. Methods: A group of pediatric pulmonary fellows and Program Directors designed a REDCap survey. The survey was distributed to all first-year pediatric pulmonary fellows who participated in the 2020-2021 virtual interview season.Results: 23/52 (44%) of first-year pediatric pulmonary fellows completed the survey. 96% were able to form general impressions about fellowship programs during their virtual interviews. 96% reported that generally their fellowship experience matched their virtual-interview derived-impressions. 17 of the 19 factors applicants use to rank programs had no statistically significant change (p > 0.05) in impression from virtual interview to fellowship experience. The two factors with a statistically significant (p < 0.05) change in impression were patient care related-volume of "bread and butter" pediatric pulmonary patients and volume of tertiary care pediatric pulmonary patients. 87% prefer some form of in-person interview option in future application cycles. A tiered interview format in which applicants are first invited to a virtual interview day followed by an optional in-person second look day was the most popular preference for future interview cycles (48%).Conclusions: Virtual interviews may provide accurate representations of pediatric pulmonary fellowship programs and applicants prefer some type of in-person interview option in future application cycles.

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Expectations versus reality: Understanding the accuracy of impressions made during virtual interviews of pediatric pulmonary fellowship programs

Atwood

Chiel

Nelson

et al. 2022

Pediatric Pulmonology

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“…Some of the Ph.D. applicants had jobs that might cause them some scheduling problems for the interview sessions. VI alleviated these problems by offering flexible and convenient scheduling ( Bhardwaj et al, 2021 ).…”

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“…The same changes in interview processes for recruitment purposes occurred in other educational sects, especially medical education, which was highly impacted by the pandemic ( Bhardwaj et al, 2021 ) including recruiting medical students for residency ( Davis et al, 2020 ; Foong, 2020 ; Shreffler et al, 2021 ), surgical training ( Day et al, 2020 ; McKinley et al, 2020 ), and emergence medicine ( Deiorio et al, 2019 ). The United States health care is dramatically impacted by the pandemic ( Patel et al, 2020 ).…”

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Psychological Benefits and Challenges of Ph.D. Entrance Exam Virtual Interviews During COVID-19 Pandemic: Does Gender Play a Role?

Ebadi

Bashiri

2021

Front. Psychol.

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This study aimed to investigate the reflections of Iranian students on Ph.D. entrance exam interviews held virtually nationwide during the Pandemic. Two hundred thirty-one Ph.D. applicants were invited to fill out an anonymous online survey designed in Google Forms, 36 out of whom volunteered to participate in follow-up semi-structured interviews. Two ANOVA measures were used to investigate the possible influences of gender and prior virtual interview experience on the applicants’ perceptions. Thematic analysis was also adopted to explore the participants’ attitudes and perceptions toward virtual interviews (VI). Quantitative findings showed that Iranian Ph.D. applicants perceived VI as a flexible and helpful procedure that provided them with satisfactory interpersonal treatment. Still, they did not favor the procedure’s perceived behavioral control and ability to communicate information to perform procedural justice. Moreover, neither their gender nor their prior experience of the virtual interview was a predictor of their perspectives’ discrepancies. The thematic analysis of the qualitative data revealed that despite having some cognitive, personal, and financial benefits, VI posed some technical, communicative, and personal challenges. This study provides implications for universities and applicants who will use VI for different purposes in higher education.

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“…2 The transition from in-person visits led to creative recruitment practices. While there has been discussion regarding approaches that are most engaging, [3][4][5] there is minimal research that examines the impact virtual interviews have had from the applicant's perspective. Our study investigates the impact this transition had on applicants' interview experiences and decisions in applying with a family medicine department at a large research university.…”

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The Impact of Virtual Interviews on the Resident Candidate: A Before-and-After Comparison

Bishop

Heinrich

Greenberg

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Fam Med

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Background and Objectives: A significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on family medicine residency recruitment has been a requested transition to virtual interviewing by the Association of American Medical Colleges and the academic family medicine community. This has led to creative and adaptive approaches to virtual interviewing with little previous knowledge, experience, or processes. This work describes the impact of transitioning to virtual recruitment on applicants’ reported experiences and factors influencing decision-making with family medicine at a large research university. Methods: We made a comparison of 2 years of in-person interview day surveys with 2 years of virtual interview surveys following transition to virtual recruitment. We tested differences between in-person and virtual interviews for significance using χ2 tests. Results: There were significant differences in factors influencing a candidate’s decision to apply. Candidates who participated in virtual interviews were more interested in urban training settings, a community setting, and obstetrical training compared with the in-person interview cohort. Nearly 50% of virtual candidates reported preferring virtual interviews in the future. There were no significant differences in how candidates rated their experience of the interview process and they indicated adequate contact with resident personnel despite a transition to virtual interviews. Conclusions: The transition to virtual recruitment has been well received by candidates, as indicated by the high positive ratings of the cohorts. The transition has not resulted in a negative impact on the recruitment experience or the ability to meet with resident leadership.

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Applying to Residency in the COVID-19 Era: Virtual Interview Tips for Success

Cited by 10 publications

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Expectations versus reality: Understanding the accuracy of impressions made during virtual interviews of pediatric pulmonary fellowship programs

Expectations versus reality: Understanding the accuracy of impressions made during virtual interviews of pediatric pulmonary fellowship programs

Psychological Benefits and Challenges of Ph.D. Entrance Exam Virtual Interviews During COVID-19 Pandemic: Does Gender Play a Role?

The Impact of Virtual Interviews on the Resident Candidate: A Before-and-After Comparison

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