Mullen Lisa A, Nguyen Derek L, Katzen Janine T, Brem Rachel F, Ambinder Emily B
Johns Hopkins Medicine, The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Radiology, New York, NY, USA.
J Breast Imaging. 2022 Jun 7;4(3):309-319. doi: 10.1093/jbi/wbac017.
To compare in-person and virtual breast fellowship interview experiences from the perspective of fellowship program directors (PDs) and applicants.
Three separate voluntary, anonymous, e-mail delivered surveys were developed for PDs, in-person interview applicants in 2019-2020, and virtual interview applicants in 2020-2021. PD and applicant survey responses regarding the two interview cycles were compared.
The response rate was 56% (53/95) for PDs, 19% (23/123) for in-person applicants, and 38% (49/129) for virtual applicants. PDs reported significantly lower cost for virtual compared to in-person interviews (P < 0.001). They reported no significant difference in number of applications received, number of applicants interviewed, applicant pool geographic regions, number of interview days offered, or format of interviews. Most PDs (31/53, 58%) felt the virtual format still allowed them to get to know the applicants well. Cost was significantly higher for in-person compared to virtual applicants (P < 0.001). More in-person applicants (11/23, 48%) listed cost as a barrier compared to virtual applicants (7/49, 14%) (P = 0.002). Virtual and in-person applicants reported a similar number of program applications, but virtual applicants completed more interviews (P = 0.012). Both groups preferred scheduled time to speak with the current fellows and a one-on-one interview format with two to four faculty members. Most applicants (36/49, 73%) felt the virtual format still allowed them to get to know each program well.
Virtual interviews provide a reasonable alternative to in-person interviews for breast imaging fellowship applicants, with decreased cost being the main advantage.
从专科培训项目主任（PDs）和申请人的角度比较面对面和虚拟乳腺专科培训面试的经历。
针对PDs、2019 - 2020年参加面对面面试的申请人以及2020 - 2021年参加虚拟面试的申请人，分别设计了三份独立的自愿、匿名电子邮件调查问卷。比较了PDs和申请人关于这两个面试周期的调查回复。
PDs的回复率为56%（53/95），面对面面试申请人的回复率为19%（23/123），虚拟面试申请人的回复率为38%（49/129）。PDs报告称，与面对面面试相比，虚拟面试的成本显著更低（P < 0.001）。他们报告在收到的申请数量、面试的申请人数量、申请人所在地理区域、提供面试的天数或面试形式方面没有显著差异。大多数PDs（31/53，58%）认为虚拟形式仍然使他们能够很好地了解申请人。与虚拟面试申请人相比，面对面面试申请人的成本显著更高（P < 0.001）。与虚拟面试申请人（7/49，14%）相比，更多面对面面试申请人（11/23，48%）将成本列为障碍（P = 0.002）。虚拟面试和面对面面试申请人报告的申请项目数量相似，但虚拟面试申请人完成的面试更多（P = 0.012）。两组都更喜欢安排与现任研究员交谈的时间以及与两到四位教员进行一对一的面试形式。大多数申请人（36/49，73%）认为虚拟形式仍然使他们能够很好地了解每个项目。
对于乳腺影像专科培训申请人来说，虚拟面试为面对面面试提供了一个合理的替代方案，成本降低是其主要优势。
