General surgery residency program websites: usefulness and usability for resident applicants

Reilly, Eugene F.; Leibrandt, Thomas J.; Zonno, Alan J; Simpson, Mary Christina; Morris, Jon B.

doi:10.1016/j.cursur.2003.10.006

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“…The results of our study suggest that top residency applicants weigh educational aspects of programs most heavily, along with resident morale and esprit de corps, supporting similar findings from studies involving smaller [13][14][15][16] perhaps because promotional materials are more important in the initial decision to apply to a program than in the eventual choice of program. Similarly, geographic location was only moderately important to applicants in this study but has been identified as a high priority by other investigators.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 77%

Applicants' Self-Reported Priorities in Selecting a Residency Program

Phitayakorn¹,

Macklin²,

Goldsmith³

et al. 2015

Journal of Graduate Medical Education

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Resident recruitment is a high-stakes, resource-intensive activity for teaching institutions, graduate medical education programs, and applicants. Hospitals direct substantial resources toward attracting top candidates, recognizing that residents affect the quality and efficiency of patient care, and the institution's reputation. Applicants devote substantial time, money, and emotional energy to selecting a program, which requires a multiyear commitment and has implications for their future careers.Limited information is available to help programs optimize their recruitment process or inform applicants about how their peers make these decisions. Previous survey studies were often limited to a single specialty with a small number of respondents. 1-6The goals of this study were to (1) identify the factors influencing residents' selection of their residency program; (2) determine whether sex, race/ethnicity, or specialty affect factors important to applicants; and (3) assess whether applicant priorities changed from 2004 to 2012, given the increasing medical student debt and the apparent shift toward ''controllable lifestyle'' specialties. 7,8 We hypothesized that applicants prioritized academic factors over factors related to quality of life or program environment, but the importance of quality of life would increase over the study period. We also hypothesized that priorities would vary according to applicants' specialty, sex, and race/ethnicity.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 77%

Applicants' Self-Reported Priorities in Selecting a Residency Program

Phitayakorn¹,

Macklin²,

Goldsmith³

et al. 2015

Journal of Graduate Medical Education

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“…In another study, general surgery residency program Web sites were evaluated by both the number of completed items from a 16-item questionnaire and the number of mouse clicks required to complete the questionnaire. 9 Thus, online information quality is affected by the frequency of updates, accuracy, relevance, and Web site user interface, among many other factors.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Accredited Hand Surgery Fellowship Web Sites: Analysis of Content and Accessibility

Trehan¹,

Morrell²,

Akelman³

2015

The Journal of Hand Surgery

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“…Printed brochures are now rarely offered by residency programs, and information is primarily disseminated to medical students via the Internet. 3,4 Applications are submitted electronically, and interview offers, match results, and other routine communications from programs are increasingly online.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%