University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Department of Radiology, 234 Goodman Street, Cincinnati, OH 45219.
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Department of Radiology, 234 Goodman Street, Cincinnati, OH 45219.
Acad Radiol. 2023 Jun;30(6):1192-1199. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2022.07.015. Epub 2022 Aug 12.
The transition to an all-virtual residency interview process, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has seen numerous benefits beyond applicant and program safety. These benefits include improvements in equity, access and even lowering the applicant's carbon footprint. However, a significant portion of applicants have concerns with being unable to visit a program and interact with residents and faculty in person. A second look opportunity for radiology residency applicants was developed to address applicant concerns while maintaining an equitable interview process for all.
The second look opportunity took place after our program's final rank list was completed. Second look attendees completed a 10-question online survey after completion of our program's second look to ascertain financial obstacles of attending, the importance of a second look opportunity, and reasons why applicants chose to attend.
24/24 (100%) of attendees completed the survey. The majority of attendees were from >100 miles away (54%). Only 21% felt that the financial burden of the second look was substantial. However, this response was more common among attendees from >100 miles away (p = 0.013). All applicants surveyed chose to attend the second look in order to see the radiology department facilities and to meet the faculty in person. All applicants agreed or strongly agreed that they learned more about the residency program through in-person discussions with residents and faculty than they were able to remotely and that the in-person second look opportunity is a valuable tool to help make an informed rank decision when interviewing virtually.
The second look opportunity offers multiple benefits for applicants to help make an informed rank list decision during a virtual interview season.
为应对 COVID-19 大流行，向全虚拟住院医师面试流程的转变除了申请人和项目安全之外，还带来了许多好处。这些好处包括提高公平性、可及性，甚至降低申请人的碳足迹。然而，相当一部分申请人担心无法访问项目并与住院医师和教师进行面对面交流。为了解决申请人的担忧，同时为所有申请人保持公平的面试流程，我们为放射科住院医师申请人开发了第二次机会。
第二次机会在我们的项目最终排名完成后进行。第二次机会的参与者在完成我们项目的第二次机会后，完成了一份 10 个问题的在线调查，以确定参加的财务障碍、第二次机会的重要性，以及申请人选择参加的原因。
24/24（100%）的参与者完成了调查。大多数参与者来自 100 英里以外（54%）。只有 21%的人认为第二次机会的经济负担很大。然而，这种反应在来自 100 英里以外的参与者中更为常见（p=0.013）。所有接受调查的申请人都选择参加第二次机会，以便参观放射科设施并与教师面对面交流。所有申请人都同意或强烈同意，他们通过与住院医师和教师的面对面讨论比远程了解住院医师项目更多，面对面的第二次机会是一个有价值的工具，可以帮助他们在虚拟面试时做出明智的排名决策。
第二次机会为申请人提供了多种好处，有助于他们在虚拟面试季节做出明智的排名决策。
