Jin Joy Q, Ahmad Tessnim R, Parikh Neeti, Srikumaran Divya, Woreta Fasika, Ramanathan Saras
School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Department of Ophthalmology, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
J Acad Ophthalmol (2017). 2022 Sep 8;14(2):e201-e208. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1756123. eCollection 2022 Jul.
This article characterizes the resources used by ophthalmology residency applicants when deciding where to apply, interview, and rank. Cross-sectional, online survey. All applicants to the University of California-San Francisco ophthalmology residency program during the 2019 to 2020 and 2020 to 2021 application cycles. A secure, anonymous, 19-item post-match questionnaire was distributed to participants inquiring about demographic information, match outcomes, and resources used to learn and make decisions about residency programs. Results were analyzed using qualitative and quantitative methods. Qualitative ranking of resources used to decide where to apply, interview, and rank. One hundred thirty-six of 870 solicited applicants responded to the questionnaire, for a response rate of 15.6%. Digital platforms were ranked as more important resources than people (i.e., faculty, career advisors, residents, and program directors) when applicants were deciding where to apply and interview. Digital platforms became far less important when applicants were formulating their rank lists, at which time the program's academic reputation, perceived happiness of residents and faculty, interview experience, and geographic location were more important. When learning about residency programs, 100% of respondents engaged with program Web sites, and the majority engaged with program emails ( =88 [85.4%]), Doximity ( =82 [79.6%]), Reddit ( =64 [62.1%]), Instagram ( =59 [57.3%]), the FREIDA residency program database ( =55 [53.4%]), and YouTube ( =53 [51.5%]). All 13 digital platforms included in the survey were utilized by at least 25% of respondents, largely passively (i.e., reading rather than producing content). Respondents indicated that the most important topics to include on program Web sites were the number of residents accepted per year, current resident profiles, and resident alumni job/fellowship placement. Applicants engage heavily with digital media in deciding where to apply and interview but rely heavily on their personal experiences with the program in deciding where to rank. Ophthalmology programs may facilitate recruitment of applicants by optimizing their digital media platforms.
本文描述了眼科住院医师培训项目申请者在决定申请地点、参加面试及进行排名时所使用的资源。横断面在线调查。2019至2020年以及2020至2021年申请周期内所有申请加利福尼亚大学旧金山分校眼科住院医师培训项目的申请者。向参与者发放了一份安全、匿名的包含19个条目的面试后调查问卷，询问其人口统计学信息、面试结果以及用于了解住院医师培训项目并做出决策的资源。使用定性和定量方法对结果进行分析。用于决定申请地点、参加面试及进行排名的资源的定性排名。870名被邀请的申请者中有136人回复了问卷，回复率为15.6%。在申请者决定申请地点和参加面试时，数字平台被列为比人员（即教员、职业顾问、住院医师和项目主任）更重要的资源。当申请者制定排名列表时，数字平台的重要性大幅降低，此时项目的学术声誉、住院医师和教员的幸福感、面试体验以及地理位置更为重要。在了解住院医师培训项目时，100%的受访者访问了项目网站，大多数人还访问了项目电子邮件（n = 88 [85.4%]）、Doximity（n = 82 [79.6%]）、Reddit（n = 64 [62.1%]）、Instagram（n = 59 [57.3%]）、FREIDA住院医师培训项目数据库（n = 55 [53.4%]）以及YouTube（n = 53 [51.5%]）。调查中包含的所有13个数字平台都至少被25%的受访者使用，且大多是被动使用（即阅读而非制作内容）。受访者表示，项目网站上最重要的内容包括每年录取的住院医师人数、当前住院医师简介以及住院医师校友的工作/奖学金安置情况。申请者在决定申请地点和参加面试时大量使用数字媒体，但在决定排名时严重依赖他们对项目的个人体验。眼科项目可通过优化其数字媒体平台来促进申请者招募。
