School of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.
Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
BMC Med Educ. 2023 May 30;23(1):392. doi: 10.1186/s12909-023-04397-9.
All Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS) R1 interviews were conducted virtually for the first time in 2021. We explored the facilitators, barriers, and implications of the virtual interview process for the CaRMS R1 match and provide recommendations for improvement.
We conducted a cross-sectional survey study of CaRMS R1 residency applicants and interviewers across Canada in 2021. Surveys were distributed by email to the interviewers, and by email, social media, or newsletter to the applicants. Inductive thematic analysis was used for open-ended items. Recommendations were provided as frequencies to demonstrate strength. Close-ended items were described and compared across groups using Chi-Square Fisher's Exact tests.
A total of 127 applicants and 400 interviewers, including 127 program directors, responded to the survey. 193/380 (50.8%) interviewers and 90/118 (76.3%) applicants preferred virtual over in-person interview formats. Facilitators of the virtual interview format included cost and time savings, ease of scheduling, reduced environmental impact, greater equity, less stress, greater reach and participation, and safety. Barriers of the virtual interview format included reduced informal conversations, limited ability for applicants to explore programs at different locations, limited ability for programs to assess applicants' interest, technological issues, concern for interview integrity, limited non-verbal communication, and reduced networking. The most helpful media for applicants to learn about residency programs were program websites, the CaRMS/AFMC websites, and recruitment videos. Additionally, panel interviews were preferred by applicants for their ability to showcase themselves and build connections with multiple interviewers. Respondents provided recommendations regarding: (1) dissemination of program information, (2) the use of technology, and (3) the virtual interview format.
Perceptions of 2021 CaRMS R1 virtual interviews were favourable among applicants and interviewers. Recommendations from this study can help improve future iterations of virtual interviews.
2021 年，加拿大住院医师匹配服务（CaRMS）第 1 轮面试首次全部采用线上方式进行。本研究旨在探讨虚拟面试过程对 CaRMS 第 1 轮匹配的促进因素、障碍和影响，并提供改进建议。
2021 年，我们对加拿大各地的 CaRMS 第 1 轮住院医师申请人和面试官进行了一项横断面调查研究。调查通过电子邮件分发给面试官，并通过电子邮件、社交媒体或时事通讯分发给申请人。采用归纳主题分析法对开放式项目进行分析。建议以出现的频率来表示其重要性。使用卡方检验和 Fisher 精确检验对封闭式项目进行描述和比较。
共有 127 名申请人和 400 名面试官（包括 127 名项目主任）对调查做出了回应。193/380（50.8%）名面试官和 90/118（76.3%）名申请人更喜欢虚拟而非面对面的面试形式。虚拟面试形式的促进因素包括节省成本和时间、便于安排、减少环境影响、更大的公平性、减少压力、更大的覆盖面和参与度以及安全性。虚拟面试形式的障碍包括减少了非正式交流、申请人在不同地点了解项目的能力受限、项目评估申请人兴趣的能力受限、技术问题、对面试完整性的担忧、非语言交流受限以及网络交流减少。对申请人了解住院医师项目最有帮助的媒体是项目网站、CaRMS/AFMC 网站和招聘视频。此外，申请人更喜欢小组面试，因为小组面试能够让他们展示自己，并与多名面试官建立联系。受访者提出了以下建议：（1）宣传项目信息；（2）使用技术；（3）虚拟面试形式。
申请人和面试官对 2021 年 CaRMS 第 1 轮虚拟面试的看法较为积极。本研究的建议有助于改进未来的虚拟面试。
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