Brave New World: Challenges and Opportunities in the COVID-19 Virtual Interview Season

Patel, Tirath Y.; Bedi, Harprit S.; Deitte, Lori A.; Lewis, Petra J.; Marx, M. Victoria; Jordan, Sheryl G.

doi:10.1016/j.acra.2020.07.001

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“…Furthermore, students meeting us during the pre-interview open house mentioned that background images could obscure the details of their face, depending on skin color. Instead, we coached our selection committee to remain conscious of personal intrinsic biases that may occur based on applicant environmental factors such as d ecor, interruptions from family or pets, lighting or audio quality (2,4,8) . Everyone's shared goal was to enable a personal interview experience as much as possible and ensure a fair process for all applicants.…”

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From Beginning to End: A Single Radiology Residency Program's Experience with Web-Based Resident Recruitment during COVID-19 and a Review of the Literature

2021

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COVID-19 disrupted the practice of in-person visits for the 2020-2021 recruitment cycle. This past year, Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs converted to online interviews and virtual visits for all applicants. Given the unpredictable nature of this pandemic, it remains unclear when or if conventional travel for residency interviews will resume. Therefore, it is important to reflect on this past season and look ahead to our next recruitment and interview cycle. Here, we review prior publications studying faculty and applicant experiences with web-based interviewing strategies, and we describe our own residency program's recruitment strategy for a virtual interview season, including survey results of reactions by both interviewers and candidates following our first season in this new era of virtual meetings and interviews. Web-based recruitment and interviews are feasible and can be done well with careful planning and preparation of those involved. Concerns persist primarily among applicants that virtual visits to a training program are inadequate for providing sufficient information prior to ranking. Regardless of future travel restrictions, GME programs will likely benefit all stakeholders by offering web-based recruitment and interviews, while also providing opportunities for optional in-person visits.

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From Beginning to End: A Single Radiology Residency Program's Experience with Web-Based Resident Recruitment during COVID-19 and a Review of the Literature

2021

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“…Virtual interviews raise the challenge of ensuring applicants are able to fully grasp the breadth of what fellowship programs have to offer [ 13 ]. To address this issue, the present study also asked interviewees to rate whether they felt a sufficient amount of information was provided and whether all their questions had been answered by the end of the interview.…”

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Adult Reconstruction Fellowship Interviewee Perceptions of Virtual vs In-Person Interview Formats

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Background Owing to COVID-19, arthroplasty fellowship programs will be required to interview virtually for the current application cycle. Unrelated to COVID-19, our arthroplasty fellowship offered the 2019-2020 interviewees the option of an in-person or virtual interview. The purpose of the present study is to compare interviewee perceptions regarding in-person vs virtual interview formats from that application cycle at a single institution. Methods A 17-question survey was sent to all 26 interviewees (13 in-person and 13 virtual) shortly after the rank-list submission deadline. Interviewees were asked to what extent they agreed or disagreed with several statements, ranging from whether the interview was enjoyable to whether interviewees felt they were being adequately evaluated. In this Likert scale rating system, “strongly agree” was given 5 points (more positive outlook), and “strongly disagree” was given 1 point (more negative outlook). Chi-square analyses were performed. Results Seventeen interviewees (8 in-person and 9 virtual) returned questionnaires (response rate: 65%). Both in-person and virtual interview ratings were similar when averaged across all statements (4.5 vs 4.4, P = .67). In-person and virtual ratings were also similar for each individual statement (all P > .05). On average, interviewees spent $557/in-person interview. Fifteen (88%) said virtual interviews were more convenient, and 14 (94%) said they were more cost-effective. Conclusion At a single institution, perceptions on interview format, as quantified through Likert scale ratings, were similar between in-person and virtual groups. The vast majority also viewed virtual interviews as more convenient and cost-efficient. These findings have immediate implications for future fellowship application cycles.

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic brought about numerous challenges for interventional radiology (IR) residency programs in maintaining resident education, medical student recruitment and engagement of all learners ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ). Travel bans and limitations on in-person gatherings necessary to mitigate viral spread resulted in significant disruptions to the traditional residency recruitment and interview process ( 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 ). A majority of IR residency programs adopted a virtual approach to the process in accordance with Association of Program Directors in Radiology Interventional Radiology guidelines as well as those of the Coalition for Physician Accountability ( 5 ).…”

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Maximizing Educational Engagement and Program Exposure for Recruitment to the Integrated and Independent Interventional Radiology Programs in a Virtual Environment

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Interventional Radiology residency training programs experienced significant impacts secondary to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prospective resident recruitment and resident education were particularly affected due to limitations on in-person gatherings in effort to curb exposure. Finding ways to mitigate the pandemic's effect on recruitment and education was a challenge faced by residency programs across the nation. This article discusses a single Interventional Radiology program's approach to adapting to the reality of limited interpersonal interaction as well as efforts to maintain engagement for resident recruitment and education in a virtual setting.

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Brave New World: Challenges and Opportunities in the COVID-19 Virtual Interview Season

Cited by 51 publications

References 12 publications

From Beginning to End: A Single Radiology Residency Program's Experience with Web-Based Resident Recruitment during COVID-19 and a Review of the Literature

From Beginning to End: A Single Radiology Residency Program's Experience with Web-Based Resident Recruitment during COVID-19 and a Review of the Literature

Adult Reconstruction Fellowship Interviewee Perceptions of Virtual vs In-Person Interview Formats

Maximizing Educational Engagement and Program Exposure for Recruitment to the Integrated and Independent Interventional Radiology Programs in a Virtual Environment

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