Risbud Adwight, Pang Jonathan C, Ito Sun, Tjoa Tjoson, Armstrong William B, Abouzari Mehdi
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery University of California, Irvine Orange California USA.
Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2022 Apr 13;7(3):692-698. doi: 10.1002/lio2.681. eCollection 2022 Jun.
To evaluate perceptions of otolaryngology residency program directors (PDs) and department chairs (DCs) on virtual interviews (VIs) at the conclusion of the 2021 residency match.
Cross-sectional survey study.
An anonymous and voluntary survey was administered to PDs and DCs of U.S. otolaryngology residency programs from March 1, 2021 to April 11, 2021. Utilizing Likert scale ratings, the survey measured overall satisfaction with the VI format, perceived ability to assess key candidate attributes, relative importance of traditional candidate metrics, and likelihood to implement VIs in future cycles.
Ninety-four surveys were completed by PDs (48.9%) and DCs (51.1%). Sixty (63.8%) respondents found the VI experience to be satisfactory or strongly satisfactory. Sixty-six (70.2%) respondents felt confident in their ability to assess a candidate's professionalism and communication skills through VIs; however, confidence in gauging an applicant's clinical skills/knowledge (41.2%) and overall program fit (47.3%) was lower. Regarding candidate metrics, 64 (68.1%) respondents believed that personal prior knowledge of the applicant gained increased importance with VIs. Forty-four (46.8%) and 45 (47.9%) participants believed that letters of recommendation in the specialty and perceived commitment to their program similarly attained increased significance in evaluating applicants, respectively.
Most PDs and DCs were satisfied with their VI experiences and expect the quality of interns to be unaffected by virtual assessment modalities. Majority opinion on the relative importance of traditional applicant metrics remained largely unchanged, the exception being an increase in importance of prior knowledge of the applicant.Level of Evidence: N/A.
在2021年住院医师匹配结束时，评估耳鼻喉科住院医师培训项目主任（PDs）和科室主任（DCs）对虚拟面试（VIs）的看法。
横断面调查研究。
于2021年3月1日至2021年4月11日对美国耳鼻喉科住院医师培训项目的PDs和DCs进行了一项匿名自愿调查。该调查采用李克特量表评分，测量了对VI形式的总体满意度、评估关键候选人属性的感知能力、传统候选人指标的相对重要性以及未来周期实施VIs的可能性。
PDs（48.9%）和DCs（51.1%）共完成了94份调查问卷。60名（63.8%）受访者认为VI体验令人满意或非常满意。66名（70.2%）受访者对通过VIs评估候选人的专业精神和沟通能力有信心；然而，对评估申请人临床技能/知识（41.2%）和整体项目匹配度（47.3%）的信心较低。关于候选人指标，64名（68.1%）受访者认为，申请人的个人既往知识在VIs中变得更加重要。44名（46.8%）和45名（47.9%）参与者分别认为，专业领域的推荐信和对其项目的感知承诺在评估申请人时同样变得更加重要。
大多数PDs和DCs对他们的VI体验感到满意，并期望实习生的质量不受虚拟评估方式的影响。关于传统申请人指标相对重要性的多数意见基本保持不变，唯一的例外是申请人既往知识的重要性有所增加。证据水平：无。
