Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
J Surg Educ. 2021 Jul-Aug;78(4):1175-1181. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.11.006. Epub 2020 Nov 20.
Traditional in-person fellowship interviews require great time and financial commitments. Here, we studied the response of program directors (PDs) and applicants to virtual interviews. Virtual interviews could decrease both financial and time commitments.
To determine if most applicants and PDs believed that virtual interviews should be used more widely in the future.
After the 2020 cardiothoracic fellowship match, an e-mail survey was sent to 66 program directors and 107 applicants using the Qualtrics platform.
During the 2020 cardiothoracic fellowship interview cycle, the COVID-19 pandemic shut down travel for in-person interviews. This forced a transition to virtual interviews.
Of 107 applicants emailed, 46 (44%) participated with a completion rate of 87%. sixty-six PDs were contacted and of those, 36 (55%) participated with a 92% survey completion rate.
All survey participants were participants in the 2020 cardiothoracic match. MAIN OUTCOME(S) AND MEASURE(S): (1) The percent of participants who agree that virtual interviews should be continued in the future and the percent of participants who agree that virtual interviews could be replacements for in person interviews. (2) Were virtual interviews perceived to have a negative impact on one's ultimate match? (3) What is the current cost of an in-person interview in travel and lodging for an applicant?
Fourty-six applicants (44% participation rate) and 36 PDs (55% participation rate) participated in the survey. Seventy-nine percent of program directors and 55% of applicants either agreed or strongly agreed that virtual interviews should be offered in the future. However, just 15% of PDs and 20% of applicants either agreed or strongly agreed that virtual interviews should be offered without the option of an in-person interview. Twenty-five percent of PDs and applicants agreed or strongly agreed that virtual interviews negatively impacted their chance of matching one of their top applicants/programs. The median cost of an in-person interview was $600 (interquatile range 500-725).
Most applicants and PDs agree that virtual interviews should be offered in the future. Twenty-five percent of participants reported that they believed virtual interviews negatively impacted their match. Given the overall acceptance of virtual interviews and the cost of in-person interviews, virtual interviews could be useful to incorporate into future interview seasons.
传统的现场研究员面试需要大量的时间和财务投入。在这里，我们研究了项目主管（PD）和申请人对虚拟面试的反应。虚拟面试可以减少时间和财务投入。
确定大多数申请人和 PD 是否认为未来应该更广泛地使用虚拟面试。
在 2020 年心胸外科研究员匹配后，使用 Qualtrics 平台向 66 名项目主管和 107 名申请人发送了电子邮件调查。
在 2020 年心胸外科研究员面试周期中，COVID-19 大流行使面对面的面试无法进行。这迫使我们转向虚拟面试。
共向 107 名申请人发送电子邮件，其中 46 名（44%）参加，完成率为 87%。联系了 66 名 PD，其中 36 名（55%）参加，调查完成率为 92%。
所有调查参与者均为 2020 年心胸外科比赛的参与者。
（1）同意未来继续进行虚拟面试的参与者比例和同意虚拟面试可以替代面对面面试的参与者比例。（2）虚拟面试是否被认为对最终匹配产生负面影响？（3）申请人参加一次现场面试的交通和住宿费用是多少？
46 名申请人（44%的参与率）和 36 名 PD（55%的参与率）参加了调查。79%的项目主管和 55%的申请人表示，他们要么同意要么强烈同意未来应该提供虚拟面试。然而，只有 15%的 PD 和 20%的申请人表示要么同意要么强烈同意在没有面对面面试的情况下提供虚拟面试。25%的 PD 和申请人认为虚拟面试对他们与首选申请人/项目匹配的机会产生了负面影响。一次现场面试的中位数费用为 600 美元（四分位距 500-725 美元）。
大多数申请人和 PD 同意未来应该提供虚拟面试。25%的参与者报告说，他们认为虚拟面试对他们的匹配产生了负面影响。鉴于虚拟面试的总体接受程度和现场面试的成本，虚拟面试可能有助于纳入未来的面试季节。
