Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ.
Department of Urology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI.
Urology. 2022 Jun;164:11-17. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2022.02.016. Epub 2022 Mar 6.
To examine stakeholder perspectives regarding the lack of in-person externships and transition to a virtual urology residency interview format. The unprecedented disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic forced an abrupt pivot to a "virtual" Urology Match for the 2021 cycle. We aim for our study to inform ongoing deliberations on the future of the Urology Match.
Following Urology Match day in February 2021, two surveys were distributed by the Society of Academic Urologists to all applicants and program directors (PDs) who participated in the 2021 Urology Match.
Overall, 192 of 481 applicants (40%) and 63 of 160 PDs (39%) responded. Most applicants (67%) were satisfied with their match outcomes, although unmatched applicants were significantly more likely to be unsatisfied than matched applicants (98% vs 9%, P <.0001). Most PDs were equally (79%) or more satisfied (13%) with their match outcomes compared with prior years. Nearly all applicants (93%) and PDs (94%) recommended retaining an in-person externship option. Most applicants (61%) and PDs (71%) felt their outcomes would not have changed with in-person interviews. Applicants and PDs were evenly split as to whether interviews should be conducted in-person or virtually in the future.
The vast majority of applicants and PDs recommended retaining in-person externships for future match cycles despite high costs. In contrast, there was ambivalence amongst both groups of stakeholders regarding the format of interviews for future match cycles. We recommend virtual interviews moving forward to help alleviate the financial burden placed on applicants and increase equity.
探讨利益相关者对缺乏实地实习和向虚拟泌尿科住院医师面试形式转变的看法。COVID-19 大流行带来的前所未有的破坏迫使 2021 年的“虚拟”泌尿科 Match 突然转变。我们希望我们的研究能够为正在进行的关于泌尿科 Match 未来的讨论提供信息。
在 2021 年 2 月泌尿科 Match 日之后，学术泌尿科医师协会向所有参加 2021 年泌尿科 Match 的申请人和项目主任（PD）发送了两份调查。
共有 481 名申请人中的 192 名（40%）和 160 名 PD 中的 63 名（39%）做出了回应。尽管未匹配的申请人比匹配的申请人更有可能不满意（98%比 9%，P <.0001），但大多数申请人（67%）对他们的匹配结果感到满意。与前几年相比，大多数 PD 对他们的匹配结果同样满意（79%）或更满意（13%）。几乎所有的申请人（93%）和 PD（94%）都建议保留实地实习的选择。大多数申请人（61%）和 PD（71%）认为如果进行面对面的面试，他们的结果不会改变。申请人和 PD 对未来的面试是应该亲自进行还是虚拟进行持平等的看法。
尽管成本高昂，但绝大多数申请人和 PD 建议在未来的 Match 周期中保留实地实习。相比之下，两组利益相关者对于未来 Match 周期的面试形式都存在矛盾。我们建议未来采用虚拟面试，以帮助减轻申请人的经济负担并提高公平性。
