Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
Laryngoscope. 2019 Oct;129(10):2280-2285. doi: 10.1002/lary.27626. Epub 2018 Dec 19.
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Scheduling otolaryngology interviews may be a challenge for residency applicants due to overlapping interview dates. Our objective was to identify otolaryngology interview date patterns and scheduling conflicts over the past six application cycles.
Retrospective review of otolaryngology online forums (Otomatch.com and Student Doctor Network).
Online threads related to residency interview dates posted during the 2012 to 2013 through 2017 to 2018 interview seasons on Otomatch.com were reviewed. Program directors were contacted to complete any missing data. The χ- goodness-of-fit test and the χ test of independence was used to compare proportions. Analysis of variance was used to compare values across years.
Data from an average of 98 programs (99%) per year were obtained. The majority of invitations arrived late October (49%), followed by early November (37.1%). Interviews occurred primarily in December (48.4%) and January (37.5%). Programs on average scheduled 2.47 (range, 0-4) interview dates. Most interviews fell on Fridays (28.7%) and Saturdays (22.7%) (P < .0001), with an increasing trend toward interviewing on consecutive days. There was substantial overlap in interview dates, with six dates alone accounting for an average of 31.3% of all interviews in a given interview cycle.
The majority of otolaryngology interviews occur in December or January and fall on a Friday or Saturday. There is considerable overlap with the potential for scheduling conflicts. Our findings can help set expectations for applicants regarding interview invitations, as well as a strategy for scheduling interviews.
NA Laryngoscope, 129:2280-2285, 2019.
目的/假设：由于面试日期重叠，耳鼻喉科面试对于住院医师申请者来说可能是一个挑战。我们的目的是确定过去六个申请周期中耳鼻喉科面试日期的模式和日程安排冲突。
回顾耳鼻喉科在线论坛（Otomatch.com 和 Student Doctor Network）上的研究。
回顾 Otomatch.com 上发布的 2012 至 2013 年至 2017 至 2018 年面试季节期间与住院医师面试日期相关的在线帖子。联系项目主管以完成任何缺失的数据。使用卡方拟合优度检验和卡方独立性检验比较比例。使用方差分析比较各年的值。
每年平均获得 98 个项目（99%）的数据。大多数邀请在 10 月下旬（49%）到达，其次是 11 月初（37.1%）。面试主要在 12 月（48.4%）和 1 月（37.5%）进行。平均每个项目安排 2.47（范围 0-4）个面试日期。大多数面试都在星期五（28.7%）和星期六（22.7%）（P < .0001），连续几天面试的趋势呈上升趋势。面试日期有很大的重叠，仅六个日期就占给定面试周期中所有面试的平均 31.3%。
大多数耳鼻喉科面试都在 12 月或 1 月进行，并且在星期五或星期六。存在大量重叠，存在日程安排冲突的可能性。我们的研究结果可以帮助申请人了解面试邀请的期望，以及安排面试的策略。
无。喉镜，129：2280-2285，2019。
