Standiford Taylor C, Pletcher Steven D, Thorne Marc C
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Jan;166(1):10-12. doi: 10.1177/01945998211024950. Epub 2021 Jun 29.
The process of receiving and scheduling residency interviews for otolaryngology-head and neck surgery positions is chaotic, inducing unnecessary anxiety for applicants and introducing inefficiencies for programs. With incomplete information, applicants often accept all invitations they receive, resulting in interview hoarding and late cancellations. Various specialties have attempted to improve the interview offer and scheduling process through standardization of interview offer dates. In this commentary, we propose that otolaryngology programs adopt a uniform interview offer and scheduling date. We also advise programs commit to limiting the number of interview invitations to the number of interview slots available, and we review best practices to optimize the interview offer and scheduling process for both applicants and programs.
接受和安排耳鼻喉科-头颈外科住院医师面试的过程一片混乱，给申请者带来了不必要的焦虑，也给各项目带来了效率低下的问题。由于信息不完整，申请者往往会接受他们收到的所有邀请，导致面试囤积和面试后期取消。各个专业领域都试图通过标准化面试邀请日期来改进面试邀请和安排流程。在这篇评论文章中，我们建议耳鼻喉科项目采用统一的面试邀请和安排日期。我们还建议各项目承诺将面试邀请数量限制在可用面试时段的数量，并回顾为优化申请者和各项目的面试邀请及安排流程的最佳做法。
