How Comprehensive Are Canadian Plastic Surgery Fellowship Websites?

Chawla, Sahil; Ding, Jeffrey; Faheem, Sarim; Shelly, Sandeep; Khosa, Faisal

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“…Providing prospective fellowship applicants with details on the expected workload and rotation schedule is important because a potential discrepancy in expectations between the program and successful applicants may contribute to the growing issue of physician burnout. 15 This lack of information on SCCF websites may have unappreciated effects on applicant recruitment. Studies from other medical fields have implied that the improvement of content quality of fellowship websites may increase candidate interest in a specialty or program.…”

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Content and Accessibility of Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Websites in the United States

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Lasinski

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The American Surgeon™

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Background Resident physicians are using the Internet to gather information about graduate medical education programs. The content of fellowship websites has been demonstrated to influence applicants’ decisions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the content of the surgical critical care fellowship (SCCF) program websites. Methods A list of Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) and American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) SCCF programs was obtained, and compared to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) list of accredited programs. The accessibility of each website was assessed through Google®. Content areas were assessed for each SCCF website. Results At the time of this study, 76 SCCF were listed on the EAST website and an additional 14 were supplied by the AAST database. 125 programs were listed in the ACGME database. Of the 76 SCCF listed by EAST, 44 (58%), 32 (42%), and 7 (9%) of SCCF programs had an EAST listing that was 3, 5, or 10 years or more out of date, respectively. Of the 90 SCCF programs listed on EAST or AAST sites, 36 programs (40%) had an inaccurate PD named on their listing. One hundred and nineteen of the 125 (95%) SCCF programs had websites accessible through Google®. Only 25 (20%) programs had a website containing a program description, faculty list, curriculum, and current/past fellows list. Conclusions Many SCCF websites lacked information regarding program specifics. Valuable information for potential applicants was inadequate across SCCF websites.

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Content and Accessibility of Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Websites in the United States

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The American Surgeon™

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“…14 The remaining seven were derived from studies assessing surgical training program web sites (Table 1). 3,4,6,7,9 Each of the criteria included in these studies were independently evaluated for relevance to head and neck surgery fellowship applicants by three reviewers (A.J.G. ; A.P.…”

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“…There is a growing body of literature concerned with the utility of information presented on fellowship and residency program web sites, both in otolaryngology 3,4 and in other specialties. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Moreover, several recent studies have identified factors important to fellowship applicants in a variety of otolaryngology subspecialties. [12][13][14] The present study aims to determine whether this information is readily available through the AHNS program directory and head and neck surgery fellowship web sites.…”

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Qualitative assessment of online information available on accredited head and neck surgery fellowship programs

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Background: The present study aims to assess the quality and availability of online information about fellowships accredited by the American Head & Neck Society (AHNS). Methods: AHNS directory pages and institutional web sites of 50 AHNSaccredited fellowships were identified. Web pages were scored using 20 standardized criteria including general information, application information, alumni, surgical training, research, and quality-of-life. Results: Median scores for AHNS directory pages and institutional web sites were 11 (range: 7-14) and 10 (4-15), respectively. Faculty listings, contact information, program location, number of positions, and breadth of surgical exposure were the most commonly listed criteria. Less common criteria included didactic schedule, protected academic time, previous research projects, year of accreditation, work-life balance, fellow selection criteria, interview information, and salary. Conclusions: The AHNS directory and institutional web sites are most comprehensive in general program information and details about surgical training.Information about the application process, work-life balance, and research opportunities were less common.

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A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Military Physician Residency Websites

2022

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Introduction Medical physician residency program websites often serve as the first contact for any prospective applicant. No analysis of military residency program websites has yet been conducted, in contrast to their civilian counterparts. This study evaluated all military residency programs certified by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) 2021-2022 to determine program website comprehensiveness and accessibility and identify areas for improvement. Materials and Methods A list of military residency programs in the USA was compiled using Defense Health Agency Graduate Medical Education resources together with the ACGME database. A total of 15 objective website criteria covering education and recruitment content were assessed by two independent evaluators. Accessibility was also scored. Programs’ website scores were compared by geographic location, specialty affiliation, type of institution partnership, and program size. Analysis was performed with descriptive statistics and comparison via an unpaired t-test or Kruskal–Wallis analysis, as appropriate. Results A total of 124 military residency program websites were evaluated with a range of scores from 0 to 15 out of 15 possible points. Six programs had no identifiable website. All three services were represented with 43% joint-service programs. Content concerning physician education and development was more widely available than content directed toward the recruitment of applicants. The number of residency program websites reporting each content criterion varied greatly, but overall, no single service had a significantly higher score across their residencies’ websites. Significant variation occurred among individual specialties (P < .05) but there was no significant difference in surgical and nonsurgical specialties. Civilian-associated programs (18 programs, 14.5%) were associated with significantly greater website comprehensiveness scored best on informatics measures for recruitment and performed 64% better than military-only programs overall. Conclusions Program information in an accessible website platform allows prospective applicants to gain comprehensive perspectives of programs during the application process without reliance on personal visits and audition rotations. Limitations to in-person experiences, such as those caused by reductions in travel and concern for student safety during the global pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, may be alleviated by accessible virtual information. Our results indicate that there is opportunity for all military residency programs to improve their websites and better recruit applicants through understanding their audience and optimizing their reach online.

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How Comprehensive Are Canadian Plastic Surgery Fellowship Websites?

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Content and Accessibility of Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Websites in the United States

Content and Accessibility of Surgical Critical Care Fellowship Websites in the United States

Qualitative assessment of online information available on accredited head and neck surgery fellowship programs

A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Military Physician Residency Websites

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