Finney Nicole, Stopenski Stephen, Smith Brian R
Department of Surgery, 8788University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA.
Am Surg. 2022 Oct;88(10):2556-2560. doi: 10.1177/00031348221103658. Epub 2022 May 24.
The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic prompted drastic changes to residency recruitment. The majority of general surgery residency interviews for the 2020-2021 interview cycle were restructured into a virtual format. The goal of this study is to evaluate general surgery residency applicants' perception of virtual interviews.
A secure, anonymous, web-based survey was developed, tested, and distributed via email to all candidates who applied to the University of California Irvine general surgery residency program for Match 2021.
1239 general surgery applicants were invited after Match Day 2021 to take the survey, and 167 (13.5%) completed the survey and were included in the final analysis. Applicants received and accepted a median of 10 (Interquartile range [IQR], 5-18) and 9 (IQR, 5-15) interviews. Using a Likert scale, candidates revealed they were most satisfied with introduction and program overview (72.5%) and interactions with faculty (70.6%). Applicants were dissatisfied with pre-interview socials (66.9%) and hospital tours (66.2%). When evaluating programs, they had the most difficulty discerning program culture and resident autonomy. Most applicants (54%) were satisfied with the virtual format and 52% believed that virtual format should continue.
The majority of applicants were satisfied with virtual interviews and could foresee the format continuing in the future.
2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行促使住院医师招录工作发生了巨大变化。2020 - 2021年面试周期中，大多数普通外科住院医师面试被调整为虚拟形式。本研究的目的是评估普通外科住院医师申请者对虚拟面试的看法。
开发了一项基于网络的安全、匿名调查问卷，进行测试后通过电子邮件分发给所有申请2021年美国住院医师规范化培训匹配计划中加州大学欧文分校普通外科住院医师项目的候选人。
2021年匹配日之后，1239名普通外科申请者受邀参加调查，167人（13.5%）完成调查并纳入最终分析。申请者收到并接受的面试中位数分别为10次（四分位间距[IQR]，5 - 18）和9次（IQR，5 - 15）。使用李克特量表，候选人表示他们对自我介绍和项目概述（72.5%）以及与教员的互动（70.6%）最满意。申请者对面试前社交活动（66.9%）和医院参观（66.2%）不满意。在评估项目时，他们最难辨别项目文化和住院医师自主权。大多数申请者（54%）对虚拟形式感到满意，52%的人认为虚拟形式应继续采用。
大多数申请者对虚拟面试感到满意，并预计这种形式未来会继续存在。
