Deloney Linda A, Perrot L J, Lensing Shelly Y, Jambhekar Kedar
Department of Radiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Department of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Acad Radiol. 2014 Jul;21(7):931-7. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2014.03.009.
Residency recruitment is a critical and expensive process. A program's Web site may improve recruitment, but little is known about how applicants use program sites or what constitutes optimal content. The importance of an interview day and interactions with a program's residents has been described, but candidate preferences for various activities and schedules have not been widely reported. We investigated contemporary use and perceived utility of information provided on radiology program Web sites, as well as preferences for the interview day experience.
Using an anonymous cross-sectional survey, we studied 111 candidates who were interviewed between November 1, 2012 and January 19, 2013 for a diagnostic radiology residency position at our institution. Participation in this institutional review board-approved study was entirely voluntary, and no identifying information was collected. Responses were sealed and not analyzed until after the match.
A total of 70 candidates returned a completed survey (63% response rate). Optimal content considered necessary for a "complete" Web site was identified. The most important factor in deciding where to apply was geographical connection to a program. "AuntMinnie" was the most popular source of program information on social media. Candidates overwhelmingly preferred one-on-one faculty interviews but had no preference between a Saturday and weekday schedule. The ideal interview experience should include a "meet and greet" with residents off campus and a personal interview with the program director. The overall "feel" or "personality" of the program was critical to a candidate's rank order decision.
Our findings offer insight into what factors make programs appealing to radiology applicants. This information will be useful to medical educators engaged in career counseling and recruitment.
住院医师招募是一个关键且成本高昂的过程。项目网站可能会改善招募情况，但对于申请人如何使用项目网站或什么构成最佳内容却知之甚少。面试日以及与项目住院医师互动的重要性已得到描述，但候选人对各种活动和日程安排的偏好尚未得到广泛报道。我们调查了放射科项目网站上信息的当代使用情况和感知效用，以及对面试日体验的偏好。
我们使用匿名横断面调查，研究了2012年11月1日至2013年1月19日期间在我们机构接受诊断放射科住院医师职位面试的111名候选人。参与这项经机构审查委员会批准的研究完全是自愿的，并且没有收集识别信息。答卷密封保存，直到匹配完成后才进行分析。
共有70名候选人返回了完整的调查问卷（回复率为63%）。确定了“完整”网站所需的最佳内容。决定申请何处的最重要因素是与项目的地理联系。“AuntMinnie”是社交媒体上最受欢迎的项目信息来源。候选人绝大多数更喜欢一对一的教员面试，但对周六和工作日的日程安排没有偏好。理想的面试体验应包括在校外与住院医师的“见面会”以及与项目主任的个人面试。项目的整体“感觉”或“个性”对候选人的排名决定至关重要。
我们的研究结果深入了解了哪些因素使项目对放射科申请人具有吸引力。这些信息将对从事职业咨询和招募工作的医学教育工作者有用。
