Ahmed Mohamed E, Joshi Vidhu B, Alamiri Jamal, Viers Boyd R, Granberg Candace F, Thompson R Houston
Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Urol Pract. 2021 Jul;8(4):472-479. doi: 10.1097/UPJ.0000000000000233. Epub 2021 May 10.
We aimed to determine criteria of interest to urology residency program directors when selecting applicants for residency interviews during the COVID-19 pandemic.
An anonymous survey was sent via email to all urology residency program directors across the United States. Program directors were asked to assign the degree of importance (1-5, with 5 being very important) of selected factors in deciding which applicants to interview. Surveys were distributed and study data were managed using REDCap. Descriptive statistical analyses were performed.
In total, 130 urology residency program directors were contacted and 64 (49.3%) responded to the survey. Urology letter(s) of recommendation based on nonvirtual rotation(s), urology clerkship grades, research experience, and visa status of the applicant were cited as the most important factors in selecting applicants for interview with median importance ratings of 5, 4, 4, and 5, respectively. Urology letter(s) of recommendation based on virtual rotation(s), virtual sub-internship(s), and participation in social media activities were the least important in selecting applicants for interviews with median importance ratings of 2 for each. Notably, urology letter(s) of recommendation based on nonvirtual rotation(s) and visa status were consistently ranked as the most important factors by more than 50% of program directors.
Urology program directors value urology letter(s) of recommendation from nonvirtual rotation(s), urology clerkship grades, research experience, and applicant visa status as the most important factors in selecting applicants for interviews during the COVID-19 pandemic. Virtual rotation(s) and social media activity were ranked the lowest among criteria that influence the selection process for interviews.
我们旨在确定在新冠疫情期间泌尿外科住院医师培训项目主任在挑选住院医师面试申请人时感兴趣的标准。
通过电子邮件向美国所有泌尿外科住院医师培训项目主任发送了一份匿名调查问卷。要求项目主任对选定因素在决定面试哪些申请人时的重要程度（1至5分，5分为非常重要）进行评分。使用REDCap分发调查问卷并管理研究数据。进行了描述性统计分析。
总共联系了130名泌尿外科住院医师培训项目主任，64名（49.3%）回复了调查。基于非虚拟轮转的泌尿外科推荐信、泌尿外科实习成绩、研究经验以及申请人的签证状态被列为挑选面试申请人时最重要的因素，中位数重要性评分分别为5分、4分、4分和5分。基于虚拟轮转、虚拟实习以及参与社交媒体活动的泌尿外科推荐信在挑选面试申请人时最不重要，每项的中位数重要性评分为2分。值得注意的是，超过50%的项目主任一直将基于非虚拟轮转的泌尿外科推荐信和签证状态列为最重要的因素。
泌尿外科项目主任认为，在新冠疫情期间挑选面试申请人时，基于非虚拟轮转的泌尿外科推荐信、泌尿外科实习成绩、研究经验以及申请人签证状态是最重要的因素。在影响面试选拔过程的标准中，虚拟轮转和社交媒体活动的排名最低。
